Tornado History

McHenry Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on McHenry, Illinois. The records below identify 26 tornadoes from 1958 through 2024, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $32.8M, with 7 deaths and 120 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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26recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$32.8Mminimum property damage
May 7, 2024latest tornado
26.2 milongest listed path
1200 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 April 21, 19671967F4 April 21, 19671967F4 April 11, 19651965EF3 January 7, 20082008F2 October 9, 19581958F2 October 8, 19591959F2 April 19, 19631963F2 August 15, 19781978EF1 June 19, 20092009F1 May 19, 19961996EF1 April 9, 20152015EF1 May 17, 20172017EF1 August 10, 20202020EF1 August 9, 20212021EF1 July 12, 2023F0 June 15, 1973F0 June 16, 1973F0 July 6, 1986F0 April 29, 1991EF0 November 22, 2010EF0 November 22, 2010EF0 July 18, 2015EF0 July 18, 2015EF0 July 12, 2023EF0 May 7, 2024EFU May 31, 2023© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)3
  • EF3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)4
  • F1 (Moderate damage)1
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)6
  • F0 (Light damage)4
  • EF0 (Light damage)6
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 20153
  • 20233
  • 19672
  • 19732
  • 20102
  • 19581
  • 19591
  • 19631

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
April 21, 1967F4McHenry, Illinois14 mi1200 yd040$25.0M
April 21, 1967F4McHenry, Illinois4.3 mi150 yd03$2.5M
April 11, 1965F4McHenry, Illinois9.1 mi400 yd675N/A
January 7, 2008EF3McHenry, Illinois6.3 mi100 yd01$2.0M
October 9, 1958F2McHenry, Illinois26.2 mi33 yd10$2.5M
October 8, 1959F2McHenry, Illinois2 mi90 yd01$250K
April 19, 1963F2McHenry, Illinois0 mi33 yd00$250K
August 15, 1978F2McHenry, Illinois2 mi100 yd00$250K
June 19, 2009EF1McHenry, Illinois0.74 mi75 yd00$75K
May 19, 1996F1McHenry, Illinois0.8 mi50 yd00N/A
April 9, 2015EF1McHenry, Illinois0.32 mi30 yd00N/A
May 17, 2017EF1McHenry, Illinois1.94 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.