301
Recorded events
60
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$0
Property damage
Illinois funnel cloud history: 301 recorded events across 60 counties between 1996 and 2026.
Decade by decade
Illinois funnel cloud history by decade
The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 111 reported funnel cloud events across Illinois. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most funnel cloud events in Illinois
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | LaSalle County | 22 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2025 |
| #2 | Bureau County | 15 | 0 | $0 | 2000–2025 |
| #3 | Henry County | 15 | 0 | $0 | 1999–2026 |
| #4 | Whiteside County | 14 | 0 | $0 | 1999–2018 |
| #5 | Will County | 13 | 0 | $0 | 2000–2025 |
| #6 | Stephenson County | 10 | 0 | $0 | 1998–2022 |
| #7 | Jackson County | 10 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2024 |
| #8 | Williamson County | 10 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2017 |
| #9 | Franklin County | 10 | 0 | $0 | 1998–2024 |
| #10 | Iroquois County | 8 | 0 | $0 | 2010–2025 |
| #11 | Mercer County | 8 | 0 | $0 | 2000–2018 |
| #12 | Livingston County | 8 | 0 | $0 | 2001–2025 |
| #13 | Wayne County | 8 | 0 | $0 | 2006–2025 |
| #14 | Jefferson County | 7 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2013 |
| #15 | Cook County | 7 | 0 | $0 | 2001–2022 |
| #16 | Massac County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 1997–2009 |
| #17 | Winnebago County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 2016–2025 |
| #18 | Hancock County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 1999–2022 |
| #19 | Pulaski County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 1997–2013 |
| #20 | Ogle County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 2009–2026 |
| #21 | Kane County | 6 | 0 | $0 | 2000–2025 |
| #22 | White County | 5 | 0 | $0 | 2003–2019 |
| #23 | Wabash County | 5 | 0 | $0 | 2011–2025 |
| #24 | Alexander County | 5 | 0 | $0 | 2004–2022 |
| #25 | Carroll County | 5 | 0 | $0 | 1999–2026 |