NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Minonk, 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 Minonk, Illinois since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 143 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 143
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Minonk
The highest rating among the 143 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on November 17, 2013, passed within a mile of the city centre. Of the 143, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 75 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 39. The most recent tornado was on December 28, 2025. Minonk has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 55% of the 548 Illinois cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 38 times since 1974, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 548 Illinois cities, 91% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Minonk.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Minonk
By decade
- 2020s26
- 2010s23(3 EF3+)
- 2000s26(1 EF3+)
- 1990s20
- 1980s13
- 1970s23(1 EF3+)
- 1960s8
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF4 | in town | 46.36 mi | 3 / 125 |
| Jul 13, 2004 | F4 | 11 mi | 9.6 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF3 | 6 mi | 17.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF3 | 21 mi | 8.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 17, 1972 | F3 | 23 mi | 81.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF2 | 6 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 2016 | EF2 | 13 mi | 11.1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 19 mi | 2.28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 21 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 14 mi | 17.62 mi | 0 / 17 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 17 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2004 | F2 | 13 mi | 13.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 143, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Minonk
The Storm Prediction Center has 38 hail reports within 10 miles of Minonk since 1974, made on 30 separate days. Of these, 26 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 17, 1991. The most recent report is from March 31, 2023. May has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Minonk
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Minonk, IL, 1 mile north of Minonk at 750 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 15°F. May is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 37.7 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 27 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 135 nights a year. Snowfall averages 21.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 37.7 inches is more than at 28 of the 146 Illinois stations used on this site (19%). Eureka, 17 miles southwest, has its own station (Congerville 2NW, IL): 37.5 inches a year, 0.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 15 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.9 |
| Feb | 38 | 19 | 1.8 | 4 | 5.2 |
| Mar | 50 | 29 | 2.5 | 6 | 3.2 |
| Apr | 63 | 39 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.8 |
| May | 74 | 51 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 61 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 64 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 62 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 54 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 42 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 51 | 31 | 2.6 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 38 | 21 | 2.2 | 5 | 5.5 |
| Year | 62 | 41 | 37.7 | 72 | 21.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Minonk, IL (750 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 Minonk
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 67 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Minonk: 60 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 2 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on July 15, 2024. April has had the most flash floods, 2 of 5. Of the 547 Illinois cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 28 have had fewer than Minonk.
May 6, 2012: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Minonk — $900,000 damage.
NWS: “5 miles east of Toluca in Marshall County.”
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
Woodford County, which includes Minonk, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 26, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Woodford County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, hail and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $21.9 million a year, the 45th highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.2 million (56%), 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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