Peoria County Tornadoes Since 1950

Peoria County tornadoes since 1950

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

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Magnitude
Deaths
Injuries
Property Damage
Crop Damage

**Illinois**
Location or County	Date	Time (CST)	Mag	Inj	PrD	CrD
1 Laura	05/14/1961	07:38 PM	F3	0	2.5M	0
2 Edelstein	05/28/1962	06:30 PM	UNK	0	0K	0
3 Peoria	09/14/1965	02:40 PM	F3	30	2.5M	0
4 Mossville	03/31/1973	05:50 PM	F1	0	3K	0
5 Peoria	06/08/1974	05:15 PM	F0	0	0K	0
6 Kickapoo	06/29/1976	01:45 PM	F4	0	250K	0
7 Elmwood	05/27/1981	01:00 PM	F0	0	0K	0
8 Princeville	07/25/1981	08:40 PM	F2	0	250K	0
9 Princeville	05/13/1995	05:15 PM	F1	0	N/A	0
10 Brimfield	04/19/1996	05:10 PM	F0	0	N/A	0
11 Mossville	06/06/1996	06:45 PM	F0	0	0	0
12 Elmwood	04/30/1997	02:12 PM	F0	0	25K	0
13 Hanna City	04/07/1998	03:01 PM	F0	0	0	0
14 Glasford	07/08/2009	03:55 PM	EF0	0	0	0
15 Laura	05/25/2010	01:10 PM	EF0	0	0	0
16 Elmwood	06/05/2010	07:04 PM	EF2	0	85.0M	N/A
17 Oak Hill	06/05/2010	07:10 PM	EF1	0	85K	N/A
18 Edwards	06/05/2010	07:18 PM	EF1	0	17K	N/A
19 Peoria	06/05/2010	07:32 PM	EF0	0	100K	0
20 Orchard Mines	11/17/2013	10:52 AM	EF0	0	40K	0
21 Dunlap	04/09/2015	12:32 PM	EF0	0	0	0
22 Trivoli	03/15/2016	06:42 PM	EF2	0	1.0M	0
23 Peoria Heights	03/15/2016	07:05 PM	EF0	0	260K	0
24 Dunlap	02/28/2017	05:10 PM	EF0	0	0	0
25 Rome	02/28/2017	05:15 PM	EF0	0	75K	0
26 Princeville	07/10/2017	04:45 PM	EF1	0	0	0
27 Bartonville	03/28/2020	07:58 PM	EF1	0	300K	0
28 Edelstein	05/28/2020	03:10 PM	EFU	0	0	0
TOTALS:				30	92.56M	0

Details:

5/14/1961: This tornado touched down 10 miles east of Macomb, then moved northeast across Fulton, northwest Peoria, and Stark Counties..
5/28/1962: Touched down east of Edelstein.
9/14/1965: This tornado tracked 5 miles across the northwest portion of the city of Peoria. Major damage occurred to the Norwood Grade School, where its roof was removed, along with a wall. Three homes were destroyed, including one made of brick. Several other buildings had damage to roofs and walls.
3/31/1973: One barn was destroyed, and windows in nearby buildings flexed from the wind strength.
6/18/1974: Brief touchdown on the northeast side of Peoria, with no damage reported.
6/29/1976: This tornado touched down 1 mile northwest of Kickapoo, and moved northeast before lifting 2 miles southeast of Dunlap. Two homes and an entire farm was destroyed.
5/27/1981: Tracked for 1/2 mile in an open field north of Brimfield, causing no damage.
7/25/1985: Touched down 2 miles southwest and 1 mile west of Princeville, travelling 2 miles. Four farms were damaged, and the top half of a house was severely damaged as well. A barn and storage shed were destroyed, killing 8 horses and injuring 18 others.
5/13/1995: Touched down 1 mile west of Princeville and was on the ground for 7 miles, lifting near Edelstein. Two homes and several outbuildings were destroyed, and the country club near Edelstein sustained major roof damage.
4/19/1996: This tornado moved across the south side of Brimfield during its 4 mile path. Minor damage occurred in Brimfield, and several trees were damage at Jubilee State Park.
6/6/1996: Touched down in the Brookview Estates subdivision near Mossville, causing mainly tree damage.
4/30/1997: This tornado originally touched down near Fairview, in northeast Fulton County, and moved across southeast Knox County before entering Peoria County. The greatest damage in Peoria County occurred 4 miles northwest of Brimfield, ripping off the top floor of a split level home.
4/7/1998: Brief touchdown in an open field 3 miles west of Hanna City.
7/8/2009: Brief touchdown in an open field about 2 miles northwest of Glasford.
5/25/2010: A landspout tornado developed in an open field 2 miles northwest of Laura, and slowly moved west-northwest for 1 mile before dissipating.
6/5/2010: This strong tornado touched down in Knox County near Yates City, then crossed into Peoria County 1.1 miles west of Elmwood, and moved through Elmwood before dissipating 1 mile east of town. Approximately $85 million damage occurred in Elmwood, with considerable structural damage to 10 homes, 30 businesses, and nearly 2 dozen vehicles.
6/5/2010: After the previous tornado in Elmwood lifted, another one touched down about 2.5 miles east of Elmwood, and continued eastward about 5 miles. This tornado blew down numerous trees and power lines, and caused some damage to a home, shed, and grain bin.
6/5/2010: This tornado touched down 4 miles west-southwest of Kickapoo, and traveled 4 miles before lifting just north of Edwards. Large trees were blown down, two of which landed on homes and causing considerable roof damage. A large barn was also destroyed.
6/5/2010: This tornado touched down 6.5 miles northwest of downtown Peoria, and caused damage in the Lynnhurst subdivision of Peoria. It was on the ground for 2 miles.
11/17/2013: This tornado touched down about 4 miles east-northeast of Mapleton, and crossed the Illinois River before causing most of its damage in Pekin. Several trees and power poles were damaged before the river crossing.
4/9/2015: Brief touchdown in an open field 3.1 miles east-northeast of Dunlap.
3/15/2016: This strong tornado touched down 2 miles northwest of Trivoli, and was on the ground for 7.5 miles. Click here for more details.
3/15/2016: This tornado touched down 4 miles northwest of downtown Peoria, and took an intermittent path to Peoria Heights. Click here for more details.
2/28/2017: This tornado briefly touched down in an open field 3.6 miles east of Dunlap.
2/28/2017: This tornado moved through Rome, before lifting near the Illinois River. Click here for more details.
7/10/2017: This tornado touched down in a field 3.1 miles south-southeast of Princeville, and was on the ground for 1.6 miles. No damage was reported.
3/28/2020: This tornado touched down just east of the Peoria and moved northeast. Click here for more details.
5/28/2020: A landspout tornado was on the ground for 1.6 miles near Edelstein, but caused no damage.