Carman, IL Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
The chance of earthquake damage in Carman is lower than Illinois average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Carman is lower than Illinois average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #1531
Carman, IL | 0.01 |
Illinois | 0.24 |
U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
Carman, IL | 0.0000 |
Illinois | 0.0000 |
U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #1257
Carman, IL | 181.54 |
Illinois | 220.15 |
U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 3,700 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Carman, IL were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 24 | Cold: | 52 | Dense Fog: | 43 | Drought: | 36 |
Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 469 | Hail: | 942 | Heat: | 25 | Heavy Snow: | 76 |
High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 52 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 77 |
Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,414 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 115 | Winter Weather: | 125 |
Other: | 250 |
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Carman, IL.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Carman, IL.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Carman, IL.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 71 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Carman, IL.
Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
8.4 | 1967-01-24 | 2 | 40°42'N / 91°14'W | 40°45'N / 91°12'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Lee |
12.1 | 1967-01-24 | 2 | 40°51'N / 90°56'W | 40°55'N / 90°51'W | 5.70 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Henderson |
12.4 | 1967-01-24 | 3 | 40°40'N / 91°19'W | 40°42'N / 91°14'W | 4.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Lee |
13.5 | 1960-03-29 | 2 | 40°40'N / 91°20'W | 40°46'N / 91°18'W | 6.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lee |
14.0 | 1965-08-25 | 3 | 40°52'N / 91°18'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Des Moines | |
14.0 | 1977-05-04 | 2 | 40°52'N / 91°18'W | 2.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Des Moines | |
14.3 | 1967-04-30 | 2 | 40°38'N / 91°19'W | 40°40'N / 91°16'W | 2.30 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lee |
16.0 | 1966-05-23 | 2 | 40°58'N / 91°11'W | 41°01'N / 91°07'W | 4.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Des Moines |
16.6 | 1974-05-13 | 2 | 41°00'N / 91°09'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Des Moines | |
20.6 | 1954-04-30 | 2 | 40°40'N / 91°30'W | 40°48'N / 91°25'W | 9.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Lee |
22.3 | 1999-04-05 | 2 | 40°38'N / 90°41'W | 40°41'N / 90°39'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Warren |
Brief Description: The tornado first touched down along Highway 9 southwest of Good Hope snapping several trees. From there the tornado moved northeast across Town Fork Creek damaging several trees in a densely wooded area and snapping two large trees along a county road. Damage along this path was rated F0. As the tornado continued northeast it moved through plowed farmland and approached a homestead along north-south county road west of Good Hope. The house sustained no structural damage, but several outbuildings suffered substantial damage. An older concrete block hog house was destroyed while the roof and sides of a new machine shed were torn off. A grain bin was blown about 500 yards from the home site into a neighboring field. Damage along this path was rated F2. For the next several miles the tornado tracked through plowed farmland snapping a few trees and blowing over several fences. The tornado then approached US Highway 67 just south of the McDonough-Warren County line. The tornado snapped two very large oak trees at a homestead with one landing on the house. It continued on a northeast track snapping several trees and damaging a roof on a homestead just south of the county line. Damage along this path was rated F1. The tornado then crossed from McDonough county into Warren county just east of highway 67. As the tornado continued northeast it hit a group of farm buildings north of the county line. Three of the buildings sustained major damage. A corn crib was blown on it's side while the roof of a barn and shed were destroyed. Damage along this path was rated F1. The tornado tracked into the south side of Swan Creek destroying a grain elevator. Just northeast of the elevator the walls of a concrete block machine shop were blown in and the building was completely destroyed. As is continued northeast it toppled several trees and antennae. Other damage in Swan Creek included two porches torn off homesteads and two roofs lifted, but not pulled off homesteads. Damage along this path was rated F2. The tornado continued northeast and lifted just north of town. | |||||||||||
23.4 | 1999-04-05 | 2 | 40°32'N / 90°43'W | 40°37'N / 90°41'W | 6.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 6K | 0 | Mcdonough |
Brief Description: The tornado first touched down along Highway 9 southwest of Good Hope snapping several trees. From there the tornado moved northeast across Town Fork Creek damaging several trees in a densely wooded area and snapping two large trees along a county road. Damage along this path was rated F0. As the tornado continued northeast it moved through plowed farmland and approached a homestead along north-south county road west of Good Hope. The house sustained no structural damage, but several outbuildings suffered substantial damage. An older concrete block hog house was destroyed while the roof and sides of a new machine shed were torn off. A grain bin was blown about 500 yards from the home site into a neighboring field. Damage along this path was rated F2. For the next several miles the tornado tracked through plowed farmland snapping a few trees and blowing over several fences. The tornado then approached US Highway 67 just south of the McDonough-Warren County line. The tornado snapped two very large oak trees at a homestead with one landing on the house. It continued on a northeast track snapping several trees and damaging a roof on a homestead just south of the county line. Damage along this path was rated F1. The tornado then crossed from McDonough county into Warren county just east of highway 67. As the tornado continued northeast it hit a group of farm buildings north of the county line. Three of the buildings sustained major damage. A corn crib was blown on it's side while the roof of a barn and shed were destroyed. Damage along this path was rated F1. The tornado tracked into the south side of Swan Creek destroying a grain elevator. Just northeast of the elevator the walls of a concrete block machine shop were blown in and the building was completely destroyed. As is continued northeast it toppled several trees and antennae. Other damage in Swan Creek included two porches torn off homesteads and two roofs lifted, but not pulled off homesteads. Damage along this path was rated F2. The tornado continued northeast and lifted just north of town. | |||||||||||
24.4 | 1957-05-21 | 3 | 40°30'N / 90°48'W | 40°37'N / 90°35'W | 13.70 Miles | 120 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mcdonough |
24.7 | 1963-04-18 | 2 | 41°02'N / 90°45'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Warren | |||
26.0 | 2003-05-10 | 2 | 40°32'N / 91°35'W | 40°38'N / 91°25'W | 11.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Lee |
Brief Description: Tornado developed 1.5 miles west of Argyle at 1728 CST and moved northeast for 11.5 miles before dissipating 1.3 miles North of Viele at 1747 CST. A maximum rating of F2 was noted just west of Argyle where a house was turned approximately 120 degrees and moved 25 to 40 feet off its foundation. Three teens ran inside the house and sought shelter, 2 in an interior bathroom and the other under the stairs. Three large trees on the back edge of the property stopped the house and likely prevented the teens from being injured or killed. The remainder of the damage path saw F0 and F1 damage. | |||||||||||
27.1 | 1959-09-26 | 2 | 40°54'N / 90°38'W | 40°57'N / 90°33'W | 4.90 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Warren |
27.9 | 1977-05-04 | 2 | 40°47'N / 91°36'W | 2.00 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lee | |
28.5 | 1977-05-04 | 2 | 40°58'N / 91°33'W | 41°00'N / 91°31'W | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Henry | ||
30.4 | 1998-06-18 | 2 | 41°06'N / 90°48'W | 41°11'N / 90°43'W | 6.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 110K | 0 | Mercer |
Brief Description: The tornado damaged several rural home sites. Northeast of Seaton damage was noted to farm buildings and a silo. South of Aledo seven power lines poles were snapped, and a farmhouse 4 miles west of Aledo was destroyed. The tornado also damaged or destroyed farm buildings, roofs and chimneys south of Aledo. | |||||||||||
30.7 | 2003-05-10 | 2 | 40°12'N / 91°20'W | 40°27'N / 90°55'W | 28.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 400K | 0 | Hancock |
Brief Description: Tornado developed in Adams County (WFO LSX) and moved northeast, entering Hancock county 1.2 miles southeast of Tioga at 1749 CST. The tornado moved in a northeast direction for 10.7 miles, passing 2.5 miles south of Basco where F2 damage was noted, and then turned slightly right. The tornado continued northeast for 17.7 miles, passing 1.2 miles south of Bentley and exited into McDonough County 3.9 miles SE of Fountain Green at 1830 CST. Most damage along the path in Hancock County was F0 and F1. The tornado was on the ground for a total of 28.4 miles in Hancock County. | |||||||||||
31.0 | 1974-04-13 | 2 | 40°18'N / 90°55'W | 40°26'N / 90°41'W | 15.20 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mcdonough |
31.5 | 1999-04-08 | 3 | 40°21'N / 91°27'W | 40°25'N / 91°20'W | 7.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 15.0M | 0 | Hancock |
Brief Description: A tornado developed just west of Warsaw in Hancock County and produced F2 damage to homes in the south part of the community. 2 homes were destroyed while another 30 structures suffered damage, including the high school track and football field and fairgrounds. Trees and branches were blown down in many parts of town. The tornado moved northeast into Hamilton where F3 damage occurred. The tornado destroyed or damaged 144 homes and businesses amounting to 10 million dollars in total damage. 4 people suffered minor injuries. The KHQA-TV tower and KOKX radio tower were destroyed. Governor George Ryan declared Hancock County a state disaster area. The tornado weakened and lifted just northeast of Hamilton. Strong thunderstorms continued over much of Hamilton County in the wake of the tornado producing torrential rain and water over various roads in town. | |||||||||||
31.9 | 1967-01-24 | 2 | 41°12'N / 91°17'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Louisa | |
32.2 | 1964-04-21 | 3 | 40°25'N / 90°44'W | 40°30'N / 90°29'W | 14.10 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mcdonough |
33.0 | 1970-05-09 | 2 | 41°13'N / 91°17'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Louisa | |
33.2 | 1967-04-21 | 2 | 40°53'N / 91°56'W | 41°04'N / 91°21'W | 32.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Van Buren |
33.6 | 1959-09-27 | 2 | 40°28'N / 90°36'W | 40°33'N / 90°27'W | 9.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Mcdonough |
35.1 | 1974-06-14 | 3 | 40°56'N / 90°24'W | 40°43'N / 90°24'W | 14.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Knox |
35.3 | 1974-04-13 | 2 | 40°14'N / 90°57'W | 40°18'N / 90°55'W | 4.30 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 10 | 2.5M | 0 | Hancock |
35.4 | 1974-04-13 | 3 | 40°16'N / 91°29'W | 40°23'N / 91°20'W | 11.00 Miles | 700 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Hancock |
36.1 | 1982-03-12 | 2 | 40°20'N / 90°41'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Mcdonough | |||
36.4 | 2007-06-01 | 3 | 41°16'N / 91°11'W | 41°19'N / 91°07'W | 6.00 Miles | 774 Yards | 0 | 1 | 1.0M | 0K | Louisa |
Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down on the southern edge of Grandview. It moved through the center of town intensifying in rural areas as it approached the county line. In Grandview, several homes sustained severe damage. North of Grandview, about 1.5 miles, a farm house was completely destroyed. Other homes and trees along the path sustained damage. The tornado crossed the Louisa-Muscatine county line just south of Fruitland, IA. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms pivoted northeast into parts of southeast Iowa during the mid-morning hours of June 1st. Much of the area was just breaking out of a blanket of dense fog where visibilities dropped to less than a quarter mile. Dew point temperatures were in the middle 60s to around 70 degrees. The line of storms appeared to become more broken through the late morning hours, while the area from Iowa City to Waterloo appeared to stratify out into a large area of showers. Just before 12:00 pm CDT, rapid intensification of storm cells on the southeast end of the original line occurred as it moved into northern portions of Louisa County. A tornado touched down just south of Grandview, IA and moved northeast through Fruitland, IA and on to the southwest parts of Muscatine, IA. The tornado then lifted and as the storm cell continued to move northeast across Muscatine County. The super-cell re-intensified as it entered the southeast part of Cedar County just before 1 pm producing a brief tornado near Wilton, IA. The storm then moved across northwest parts of Scott County and Clinton County producing damaging wind gusts and large hail. The super-cell continued northeast into Jackson County producing a tornado near Bellevue around 2:30 pm, which moved across the Mississippi River into Jo Daviess County before lifting. The storm produced yet another tornado just south of Scales Mound, IL around 3:15 pm before moving into southwest Wisconsin and dissipating. During the early afternoon hours, additional storms strengthened on the south end of the original line of storms, which went on to produce wind damage and large hail as they moved through northwest Illinois through the late afternoon hours. | |||||||||||
37.6 | 1973-09-30 | 3 | 40°14'N / 90°56'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hancock | |||
37.6 | 1964-04-26 | 2 | 40°36'N / 91°45'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Van Buren | |
37.8 | 1959-05-09 | 3 | 40°52'N / 91°47'W | 40°54'N / 91°46'W | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Van Buren | ||
38.3 | 1959-05-09 | 3 | 40°54'N / 91°46'W | 41°09'N / 91°40'W | 17.80 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jefferson |
38.3 | 1974-04-13 | 2 | 40°17'N / 91°30'W | 40°19'N / 91°25'W | 4.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clark |
38.4 | 1954-04-30 | 2 | 40°48'N / 91°25'W | 41°50'N / 90°57'W | 75.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Des Moines |
38.5 | 1974-06-14 | 3 | 41°18'N / 90°35'W | 40°56'N / 90°24'W | 26.90 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Mercer |
38.8 | 1964-08-20 | 2 | 40°41'N / 91°48'W | 0.30 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Van Buren | |
39.9 | 1990-03-08 | 2 | 40°12'N / 90°57'W | 40°12'N / 90°54'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hancock |
40.4 | 1973-05-01 | 3 | 40°25'N / 91°44'W | 40°27'N / 91°40'W | 3.60 Miles | 440 Yards | 2 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Clark |
40.5 | 1973-04-21 | 2 | 41°16'N / 90°50'W | 41°20'N / 90°39'W | 10.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Mercer |
40.6 | 1978-08-15 | 3 | 41°16'N / 90°47'W | 41°20'N / 90°41'W | 6.40 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mercer |
41.2 | 1967-01-24 | 2 | 41°18'N / 91°22'W | 41°21'N / 91°20'W | 3.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Louisa |
41.4 | 1961-05-14 | 3 | 39°43'N / 91°18'W | 40°43'N / 90°13'W | 89.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Pike |
41.9 | 1995-05-13 | 2 | 40°44'N / 90°23'W | 40°49'N / 90°09'W | 14.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 2 | 1.6M | 0 | Knox |
Brief Description: A tornado touched down 1 N of St. Augustine and traveled to the northeast. Twelve farm structures and 14 pieces of farm equipment were destroyed. Eighteen homes were either damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees were blown over and a 10 acre orchard with over 1200 trees was destroyed. The tornado also took off the roof of the Maquon Fire Department before it lifted and dissipated 1 NE of Maquon. Two people sustained minor injuries and damage was estimated around $1.6 million. | |||||||||||
42.2 | 2006-04-13 | 2 | 41°16'N / 90°37'W | 41°16'N / 90°35'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 30K | 0 | Mercer |
Brief Description: Rated low F2 Tornado developed just east of 240th Street at 2107 CST and tracked generally east across the far northern part of Matherville and dissipated just west of U.S. 67 east of Matherville at 2111 CST. Two homes had roof damage done to them with the sheriff's office indicating one house was completely unroofed. | |||||||||||
42.5 | 2007-06-01 | 3 | 41°19'N / 91°07'W | 41°27'N / 91°01'W | 10.00 Miles | 774 Yards | 0 | 6 | 15.0M | 0K | Muscatine |
Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado entered into Muscatine County from Louisa County just south of Fruitland, IA. It progressed to the northeast through the center of Fruitland destroying the post office and city hall building, numerous homes, and overturning some railroad cars. The tornado weakened as it approached the southwest portions of Muscatine. In Muscatine, the western sections of town had varying degrees of damage, which was mainly confined to roof damage. At a car dealership, some cars were displaced. The tornado eventually lifted on the northeast side of Muscatine near the junction of highways 22 and 61. Debris from Muscatine and Fruitland fell in Lowden, IA. Some personal papers were found 1 to 4 miles northwest of Lowden. Lowden is approximately 30 miles NNE of Muscatine. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms pivoted northeast into parts of southeast Iowa during the mid-morning hours of June 1st. Much of the area was just breaking out of a blanket of dense fog where visibilities dropped to less than a quarter mile. Dew point temperatures were in the middle 60s to around 70 degrees. The line of storms appeared to become more broken through the late morning hours, while the area from Iowa City to Waterloo appeared to stratify out into a large area of showers. Just before 12:00 pm CDT, rapid intensification of storm cells on the southeast end of the original line occurred as it moved into northern portions of Louisa County. A tornado touched down just south of Grandview, IA and moved northeast through Fruitland, IA and on to the southwest parts of Muscatine, IA. The tornado then lifted and as the storm cell continued to move northeast across Muscatine County. The super-cell re-intensified as it entered the southeast part of Cedar County just before 1 pm producing a brief tornado near Wilton, IA. The storm then moved across northwest parts of Scott County and Clinton County producing damaging wind gusts and large hail. The super-cell continued northeast into Jackson County producing a tornado near Bellevue around 2:30 pm, which moved across the Mississippi River into Jo Daviess County before lifting. The storm produced yet another tornado just south of Scales Mound, IL around 3:15 pm before moving into southwest Wisconsin and dissipating. During the early afternoon hours, additional storms strengthened on the south end of the original line of storms, which went on to produce wind damage and large hail as they moved through northwest Illinois through the late afternoon hours. | |||||||||||
43.5 | 1990-03-08 | 2 | 40°12'N / 90°54'W | 40°14'N / 90°26'W | 25.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Schuyler |
43.9 | 1974-04-13 | 2 | 41°12'N / 90°27'W | 0.10 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mercer | |
43.9 | 1975-11-09 | 2 | 41°15'N / 91°37'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Washington | |||
44.0 | 1970-05-09 | 2 | 41°18'N / 91°32'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Washington | |
44.2 | 1978-08-15 | 3 | 41°20'N / 90°41'W | 41°21'N / 90°42'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rock Island | ||
44.2 | 1988-05-08 | 2 | 41°10'N / 91°49'W | 41°20'N / 91°26'W | 19.00 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Washington |
44.4 | 1954-04-30 | 2 | 40°17'N / 91°44'W | 40°24'N / 91°40'W | 8.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Boone |
44.6 | 1988-05-08 | 2 | 41°20'N / 91°26'W | 41°23'N / 91°24'W | 7.00 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Louisa |
45.1 | 2003-05-10 | 2 | 40°08'N / 91°30'W | 40°13'N / 91°21'W | 10.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Adams |
Brief Description: The tornado that hit Canton, Missouri crossed the Mississippi River Lock and Dam 20 just southwest of Meyer. The tornado was weak, F0 in intensity, as it moved east northeast across the Illinois flood plain causing only sporadic tree damage. The tornado began to strengthen as it moved off the flood plain and severely damaged a home and garage along County Road 603 about 1 mile southwest of Lima. The tornado reached its maximum strength just southwest of Lima where it caused major damage. The tornado cut a 200-300 yard wide path of damage across the north side of Lima. About 40-50 structures were damaged by the tornado. Several barns and similar type buildings were destroyed as were 2 mobile homes. One frame house lost its entire roof with several others suffering major roof damage. There were only 4 injuries as everyone took shelter in basements or interior rooms. | |||||||||||
45.8 | 1974-06-14 | 3 | 41°23'N / 90°40'W | 41°18'N / 90°35'W | 6.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Rock Island |
46.6 | 1975-07-23 | 3 | 40°33'N / 90°20'W | 40°33'N / 90°07'W | 11.10 Miles | 2630 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Fulton |
46.7 | 1975-06-13 | 3 | 40°41'N / 90°15'W | 40°40'N / 90°07'W | 6.60 Miles | 1300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Fulton |
46.7 | 1974-04-13 | 2 | 41°14'N / 90°25'W | 0.10 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Mercer | |
46.8 | 1981-06-21 | 3 | 40°14'N / 90°38'W | 40°12'N / 90°28'W | 8.80 Miles | 880 Yards | 1 | 12 | 2.5M | 0 | Schuyler |
47.1 | 1967-04-16 | 3 | 40°42'N / 92°06'W | 40°54'N / 91°50'W | 19.40 Miles | 500 Yards | 2 | 16 | 2.5M | 0 | Van Buren |
47.5 | 2006-04-02 | 2 | 40°45'N / 92°00'W | 40°47'N / 91°57'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 30K | 0 | Van Buren |
Brief Description: Rated F2. Tornado touched down about 0.5 miles west of Pittsburg near a cemetery and continued northeast for 3 miles just along the west edge of the Des Moines River. Along this path, 2 homes were unroofed and 4 outbuildings were destroyed. Many trees were snapped or uprooted and power poles were blown down. | |||||||||||
48.0 | 1967-04-21 | 3 | 41°00'N / 91°56'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Jefferson | |||
48.7 | 1995-05-13 | 2 | 40°28'N / 92°01'W | 40°30'N / 91°49'W | 8.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 630K | 0 | Clark |
Brief Description: A tornado touched down near Arbela damaging at least half a dozen moble homes at a camp ground. As it moved east, just north of Highway 136, several homes, businesses, barns, and outbuildings were destroyed. Two people were slightly injured when the windows in their car shattered as the vehicle was tossed around by the tornado. A woman was injured in the Granger area when the roof of her home was torn off and a 2x6 support beam fell in. The tornado crossed the county line around 1430 CST and leveled a home and nearby farm before dissipating over an open field northeast of Luray. | |||||||||||
49.0 | 1976-08-11 | 2 | 40°30'N / 90°12'W | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Fulton | |||
49.2 | 1962-05-28 | 2 | 41°13'N / 90°20'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Henry | |||
49.4 | 2006-04-02 | 2 | 41°18'N / 91°42'W | 41°18'N / 91°42'W | 1.00 Mile | 75 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Washington |
Brief Description: Rated F2 A supercell spawned a tornado on the west side of Washington at West Main Street and moved northeast for 1 mile. A garage was competely unroofed and a shed was destroyed. Numerous trees were snapped along the path and metal sheeting was torn off a business near the end of the path. Near environmental, model, and radar data suggests that if the subcloud layer could have been slighly more unstable, a much stronger tornado would probably have occurred causing significant damage. | |||||||||||
49.6 | 2003-05-10 | 2 | 40°07'N / 90°40'W | 40°09'N / 90°35'W | 6.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Schuyler |
Brief Description: A tornado touched down 5.5 miles west of Rushville. It destroyed a house, as well as a barn. The tornado traveled to the northeast blowing down numerous trees and power lines. Also, numerous silos, barns and machine sheds were either damaged or destroyed. The tornado lifted and dissipated 3 miles north northwest of Rushville. No injuries were reported. |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.