Joliet, Illinois tornadoes

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54confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Joliet since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: March 19, 2025, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total54within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.7average since 1950
Peak monthApril12 of 54
StrongestF5Aug 28, 1990
Deaths33whole paths, see note
Injuries484whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

120 Jan: 0Feb: 1Mar: 4Apr: 12May: 8Jun: 11Jul: 9Aug: 7Sep: 1Oct: 0Nov: 1Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April is the peak month, with 12 of 54 tornadoes.

By time of day

90 12 AM: 1: 0: 13 AM: 0: 1: 16 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 1: 1: 012 PM: 1: 9: 33 PM: 2: 4: 66 PM: 4: 4: 99 PM: 3: 1: 212 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 1:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

60 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 01960: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 11970: 0: 0: 5: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 11980: 0: 0: 1: 0: 6: 1: 0: 0: 3: 01990: 1: 2: 0: 2: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 1: 0: 2: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 12020: 2: 1: 2: 5: 3: 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
20
EF1
22
EF2
7
EF3
3
EF4
1
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

81.5 miles, F3

July 17, 1972, whole path Widest

800 yards, F1

September 22, 1961
Every tornado

All 54 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 19, 2025EF00.25 mi90 yd00
Jul 15, 2024EF017 mi300 yd00
Jul 15, 2024EF234.6 mi325 yd02
Jul 15, 2024EF119.5 mi250 yd02
Jul 28, 2023EF05.1 mi250 yd00
Jul 28, 2023EF17.57 mi225 yd00
Mar 31, 2023EF01.58 mi125 yd00
Mar 31, 2023EF04.72 mi250 yd00
Feb 27, 2023EF02.2 mi100 yd00
Jul 23, 2022EF00.7 mi150 yd00
Jul 23, 2022EF04.1 mi200 yd00
Jun 20, 2021EF04.8 mi200 yd00
Aug 10, 2020EF114.45 mi250 yd00
May 23, 2020EF06.3 mi100 yd01
May 27, 2019EF03.23 mi300 yd00
Aug 20, 2018EF00.27 mi100 yd00
Jun 30, 2014EF13.06 mi75 yd00
Apr 26, 2007EF03.2 mi5 yd00
Apr 20, 2004F11.6 mi250 yd00
May 30, 2003F15.7 mi100 yd00
May 30, 2003F11.7 mi100 yd00
Aug 25, 2001F00.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 2, 1995F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 15, 1993F20.2 mi20 yd00
Aug 15, 1993F10.2 mi20 yd00
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Joliet and its county

Joliet spans 2 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Will County (100 tornadoes) 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.