Springfield, Illinois tornadoes

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39confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Springfield since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: June 29, 2023, EF2.

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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

Total39within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.5average since 1950
Peak monthJune9 of 39
StrongestF4Jun 14, 1957
Deaths3whole paths, see note
Injuries70whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

90 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 5Apr: 6May: 7Jun: 9Jul: 3Aug: 8Sep: 0Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

June is the peak month, with 9 of 39 tornadoes.

By time of day

90 12 AM: 1: 0: 13 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 212 PM: 0: 2: 23 PM: 4: 7: 96 PM: 5: 0: 49 PM: 0: 0: 212 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 5:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

60 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 01960: 2: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 4: 1: 01980: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 1: 01990: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 1: 02000: 1: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 6: 0: 0: 22010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 12020: 1: 0: 0: 3: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

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
12
EF1
13
EF2
9
EF3
4
EF4
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

F4, June 14, 1957

2 deaths, 50 injuries Strongest

F4, June 14, 1957

4.3 mile path Longest path

50 miles, F3

May 9, 1995, whole path Widest

880 yards, F3

May 9, 1995
Every tornado

All 39 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 29, 2023EF29.07 mi800 yd00
Mar 31, 2023EF221.01 mi200 yd00
Mar 31, 2023EF25.42 mi400 yd00
Apr 28, 2020EF02.1 mi100 yd00
May 22, 2019EF115.25 mi150 yd00
Dec 1, 2018EF14.57 mi100 yd00
Mar 15, 2016EF13.62 mi75 yd00
Aug 19, 2009EF112.93 mi200 yd00
Aug 19, 2009EF219.15 mi440 yd03
Apr 2, 2006F11.5 mi100 yd01
Apr 2, 2006F10.8 mi50 yd00
Apr 2, 2006F11 mi100 yd00
Apr 2, 2006F11 mi100 yd00
Mar 12, 2006F212.5 mi200 yd04
Mar 12, 2006F24 mi400 yd00
Aug 26, 2004F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 9, 2003F00.3 mi20 yd00
Jun 20, 2000F00.2 mi150 yd00
Jun 29, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00
Jul 28, 1996F00.1 mi50 yd00
May 9, 1995F350 mi880 yd06
Jun 20, 1990F10.2 mi100 yd00
Jun 2, 1990F18 mi200 yd00
May 8, 1988F20.1 mi50 yd00
May 16, 1986F00.2 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Springfield and its county

Springfield is in Sangamon County, where NOAA has recorded 92 tornadoes since 1950. 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.