NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mackinaw, IL
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Mackinaw, Illinois since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 195 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 195
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Mackinaw
The highest rating among the 195 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on November 17, 2013, came within 12 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on May 15, 1968, killed 4 people. Of the 195, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 88 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 59. The most recent tornado was on December 28, 2025. Mackinaw has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 93% of the 548 Illinois cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 114 times since 1967, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Mackinaw has more hail reports within 10 miles than 56% of the 548 Illinois cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Mackinaw
By decade
- 2020s21
- 2010s18(1 EF3+)
- 2000s49(2 EF3+)
- 1990s38(3 EF3+)
- 1980s21
- 1970s28(1 EF3+)
- 1960s13(2 EF3+)
- 1950s7(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF4 | 12 mi | 46.36 mi | 3 / 125 |
| Jul 13, 2004 | F4 | 18 mi | 9.6 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 5, 1977 | F4 | 18 mi | 7.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 27, 1951 | F3 | 18 mi | 18.2 mi | 1 / 15 |
| May 10, 2003 | F3 | 10 mi | 17.5 mi | 0 / 32 |
| Apr 19, 1996 | F3 | 14 mi | 9.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1995 | F3 | 7 mi | 25 mi | 0 / 25 |
| May 9, 1995 | F3 | 25 mi | 50 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 15, 1968 | F3 | 21 mi | 12.6 mi | 0 / 25 |
| Sep 14, 1965 | F3 | 18 mi | 6.6 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Aug 13, 1956 | F3 | 11 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 7, 2017 | EF2 | 11 mi | 2.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 195, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Mackinaw
The Storm Prediction Center has 114 hail reports within 10 miles of Mackinaw since 1967, made on 79 separate days. Of these, 58 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on May 9, 2003. The most recent report is from March 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 31.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Mackinaw
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Congerville 2NW, IL, 8 miles northeast of Mackinaw at 640 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 17°F. May is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 37.5 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 24 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 134 nights a year. Snowfall averages 22.3 inches a year, most of it in January. That 37.5 inches is more than at 23 of the 146 Illinois stations used on this site (16%). Danvers, 8 miles east, has its own station (Bloomington 5W, IL): 40.6 inches a year, 3.1 more than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 17 | 2.1 | 4 | 6.8 |
| Feb | 38 | 21 | 1.8 | 4 | 5.2 |
| Mar | 50 | 31 | 2.4 | 6 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 63 | 41 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.8 |
| May | 74 | 52 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 61 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 65 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 63 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 55 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 43 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 51 | 32 | 2.6 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 39 | 23 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.2 |
| Year | 62 | 42 | 37.5 | 70 | 22.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Congerville 2NW, IL (640 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Mackinaw
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 155 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mackinaw: 140 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 flash floods and 2 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $16.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on December 10, 2021. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 13. Of the 547 Illinois cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 195 have had fewer than Mackinaw.
August 9, 2012: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Mackinaw — 1 injured, $3.5 million damage.
November 10, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Mackinaw — 1 injured, $275,000 damage.
June 25, 2021: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Mackinaw — $11.8 million damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Tazewell County, which includes Mackinaw, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 3 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 26, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Tazewell County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $60.0 million a year, the 17th highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $28.5 million (47%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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