Aurora, Illinois tornadoes

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36confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Aurora since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: March 14, 2025, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total36within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.5average since 1950
Peak monthJuly7 of 36
StrongestF5Aug 28, 1990
Deaths29whole paths, see note
Injuries374whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Aurora.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

70 Jan: 0Feb: 3Mar: 6Apr: 5May: 2Jun: 4Jul: 7Aug: 7Sep: 2Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

July is the peak month, with 7 of 36 tornadoes.

By time of day

100 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 1: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 1: 0: 012 PM: 3: 2: 33 PM: 1: 3: 26 PM: 4: 10: 19 PM: 2: 3: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 7:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

70 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 1: 11960: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 1: 0: 01970: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 01980: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 1: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 1: 1: 6: 7: 119501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
16
EF1
12
EF2
5
EF3
2
EF5
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F5, August 28, 1990

29 deaths, 350 injuries Strongest

F5, August 28, 1990

16.4 mile path Longest path

22.6 miles, F3

March 12, 1976, whole path Widest

600 yards, F5

August 28, 1990
Every tornado

All 36 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 14, 2025EF03.64 mi125 yd00
Jul 15, 2024EF119.2 mi200 yd00
Jul 15, 2024EF010.1 mi250 yd00
Jul 15, 2024EF18.4 mi300 yd00
Jul 14, 2024EF00.8 mi150 yd00
Jun 22, 2024EF07.82 mi300 yd00
Feb 27, 2024EF11.16 mi125 yd00
Feb 27, 2024EF18.13 mi125 yd00
Jul 14, 2023EF08.74 mi400 yd00
Jul 12, 2023EF04.14 mi100 yd00
Mar 31, 2023EF01.58 mi125 yd00
Mar 31, 2023EF01.6 mi225 yd00
Mar 31, 2023EF05.6 mi200 yd00
Feb 27, 2023EF01.4 mi30 yd00
Jul 23, 2022EF04.5 mi150 yd00
Jun 20, 2021EF317.6 mi600 yd011
Aug 18, 2015EF03.19 mi75 yd00
Aug 4, 2008EF11.11 mi50 yd00
Aug 23, 2007EF12.67 mi500 yd00
May 28, 2003F01 mi50 yd00
Apr 23, 1991F10.1 mi100 yd00
Mar 27, 1991F03 mi50 yd00
Aug 28, 1990F516.4 mi600 yd29350
Jun 7, 1980F00.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 12, 1976F322.6 mi30 yd03
Nearby

Aurora and its county

Aurora spans 4 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Kane County (46 tornadoes), DuPage County (46), Will County (100), and Kendall County (32). A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.