Crawford County Tornadoes Since 1950

Crawford County tornadoes since 1950

17 TORNADOES were reported in Crawford County, Illinois between 01/01/1950 and 12/31/2023.

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Magnitude
Deaths
Injuries
Property Damage
Crop Damage


Location or County	Date	Time (CST)	Mag	Dth	Inj	PrD	CrD
1 Oblong	02/10/1959	04:30 PM	F1	0	0	3K	0
2 Robinson	10/24/1967	02:15 PM	Unk	0	0	3K	0
3 Robinson	04/21/1972	07:20 PM	F1	0	0	25K	0
4 Hutsonville	05/30/1974	05:27 PM	F2	0	0	3K	0
5 West York	03/20/1976	03:25 PM	F1	0	0	25K	0
6 Oblong	05/31/1982	04:07 PM	F0	0	1	250K	0
7 Palestine	05/19/1989	03:20 PM	F1	0	0	3K	0
8 Oblong	06/02/1990	05:22 PM	F1	0	0	25K	0
9 Palestine	06/02/1990	05:40 PM	F0	0	0	0K	0
10 CRAWFORD	06/20/1990	02:30 AM	F1	0	0	25K	0
11 CRAWFORD	04/26/1994	11:11 PM	F0	0	0	50K	0
12 Oblong	05/08/1996	01:21 PM	F0	0	0	0	0
13 Robinson	04/16/2006	05:09 PM	F0	0	0	0	0
14 Robinson	04/16/2006	06:06 PM	F1	0	0	0	0
15 Robinson	05/25/2011	06:57 PM	EF2	0	0	920K	N/A
16 Palestine	07/29/2021	06:20 PM	EF1	0	0	N/A	N/A
17 Robinson	03/31/2023	08:03 PM	EF3	3	8	N/A	0
TOTALS:				3	9	1.6M	0

Details:

2/10/1959: Touched down in Oblong.
10/24/1967: Brief tornado of unknown strength, between Robinson and Palestine.
4/21/1972: Path length 1 mile through Robinson, causing $25,000 damage.
5/30/1974: This tornado touched down southeast of Hutsonville, then crossed the Wabash River into Indiana.
3/20/1976: This tornado touched down in extreme northeast Crawford County near West York, then moved 3 miles into southeast Clark County.
5/31/1982: Touched down about 5 miles south of Oblong, then moved north-northeast for 5 miles, lifting near the southeast corner of Oblong. Damage was approximately $250,000.
5/19/1989: Traveled for 1 mile through Palestine.
6/2/1990: This tornado touched down in extreme eastern Jasper County, and moved east into Crawford County before lifting in Oblong.
6/2/1990: Touched down approximately 3 miles south of Palestine, then moved northeast into Indiana.
6/20/1990: Touched down about 5 miles north of Robinson, and moved northeast to approximately 3 miles northwest of Hutsonville. Path length 4 miles, width 100 yards.
4/26/1994: Brief touchdown, uprooting 8 to 10 trees.
5/8/1996: This tornado originally touched down in central Jasper County north of Newton, and moved southeast, only making periodic contact with the ground. In Crawford County, the main damage was approximately 4 miles south-southeast of Oblong, damaging a shed and numerous trees.
4/16/2006: Brief touchdown in an open field, 5 miles southwest of Robinson.
4/16/2006: Touched down in Robinson, on the ground for 1 minute. It destroyed a garage and several trees, and did siding damage to several homes and a church.
5/25/2011: Touched down 3 miles south of Robinson, and tracked northeast for 5.5 miles. It damaged 14 homes, and destroyed numerous garages and outbuildings.
7/29/2021: Touched down about 4 miles south of Palestine, and moved south-southeast. Multiple power lines were knocked down, and a piece of sheet metal was torn off a building.
3/31/2023: This strong tornado, part of a multi-state tornado outbreak, touched down in Jasper County and tore across the length of Crawford County before moving into Indiana. Click here for more details.