Tornado History

Warren Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Warren, Illinois. The records below identify 32 tornadoes from 1959 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F2 (Considerable damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $2.5M, with 1 deaths and 1 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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32recorded tornadoes
F2 (Considerable damage)highest rating
$2.5Mminimum property damage
June 3, 2025latest tornado
15 milongest listed path
700 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF2 July 16, 20152015F2 September 26, 19591959EF2 July 16, 20152015F2 April 18, 19631963F2 April 5, 19991999F1 May 10, 20032003EF1 March 15, 20162016F1 April 7, 19981998F1 April 7, 19981998EF1 July 16, 20152015F1 July 17, 19681968EF1 December 23, 20152015EF1 March 14, 20242024EF1 June 3, 20252025F0 May 27, 1995F0 June 13, 1975F0 June 29, 1998F0 April 7, 1998F0 May 18, 1982F0 May 9, 1996F0 April 7, 1998F0 April 7, 1998F0 June 18, 1998F0 April 8, 1999F0 April 22, 1999F0 July 17, 2001EF0 May 8, 2009EF0 May 9, 2016EF0 April 20, 2025EFU August 25, 2021EFU May 13, 2022EFU May 13, 2022© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)4
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)5
  • F0 (Light damage)12
  • EF0 (Light damage)3
  • Unknown rating3

Most Active Years

  • 19987
  • 20154
  • 19993
  • 20162
  • 20222
  • 20252
  • 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
July 16, 2015EF2Warren, Illinois5.95 mi700 yd01$1.5M
September 26, 1959F2Warren, Illinois4.9 mi300 yd10$250K
July 16, 2015EF2Warren, Illinois1.72 mi300 yd00$150K
April 18, 1963F2Warren, Illinois0 mi33 yd00$25K
April 5, 1999F2Warren, Illinois3 mi100 yd00$3K
May 10, 2003F1Warren, Illinois7.8 mi200 yd00$300K
March 15, 2016EF1Warren, Illinois6.4 mi400 yd00$200K
April 7, 1998F1Warren, Illinois0.5 mi1.2 yd00$8K
April 7, 1998F1Warren, Illinois0.1 mi1 yd00$3K
July 16, 2015EF1Warren, Illinois1.41 mi50 yd00$2K
July 17, 1968F1Warren, Illinois3.8 mi127 yd00$250
December 23, 2015EF1Warren, Illinois2.6 mi50 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.