Tornado History

Kendall Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Kendall, Illinois. The records below identify 30 tornadoes from 1954 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F5 (Incredible damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $5.3M, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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30recorded tornadoes
F5 (Incredible damage)highest rating
$5.3Mminimum property damage
March 14, 2025latest tornado
10.9 milongest listed path
600 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F5 August 28, 19901990F3 March 12, 19761976F3 April 27, 19841984F2 May 27, 19541954EF1 June 30, 20142014F1 September 26, 19591959EF1 August 10, 20202020EF1 July 28, 20232023EF1 July 15, 20242024EF1 July 15, 20242024F0 June 5, 19891989F0 July 27, 20032003F0 May 28, 20032003F0 May 30, 20032003F0 May 30, 2003EF0 May 27, 2019EF0 May 23, 2020EF0 November 5, 2022EF0 July 12, 2023EF0 February 27, 2023EF0 July 28, 2023EF0 July 28, 2023EF0 July 28, 2023EF0 March 31, 2023EF0 March 31, 2023EF0 July 15, 2024EF0 March 14, 2025Unknown June 30, 1977Unknown June 30, 1977EFU May 17, 2020© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F5 (Incredible damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)1
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)5
  • F0 (Light damage)5
  • EF0 (Light damage)12
  • Unknown rating2
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 20238
  • 20034
  • 20203
  • 20243
  • 19772
  • 19541
  • 19591
  • 19761

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
August 28, 1990F5Kendall, Illinois5.2 mi600 yd00$250K
March 12, 1976F3Kendall, Illinois7.8 mi30 yd00$2.5M
April 27, 1984F3Kendall, Illinois5 mi200 yd00$2.5M
May 27, 1954F2Kendall, Illinois7.9 mi200 yd00$25K
June 30, 2014EF1Kendall, Illinois1.15 mi50 yd00$50K
September 26, 1959F1Kendall, Illinois3 mi33 yd00$25K
August 10, 2020EF1Kendall, Illinois10.47 mi250 yd00N/A
July 28, 2023EF1Kendall, Illinois1.59 mi225 yd00N/A
July 15, 2024EF1Kendall, Illinois10.9 mi200 yd00N/A
July 15, 2024EF1Kendall, Illinois8 mi250 yd00N/A
June 5, 1989F0Kendall, Illinois0.1 mi10 yd00N/A
July 27, 2003F0Kendall, Illinois1 mi100 yd00N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.