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A timeline of Illinois' most severe tornadoes.

Created by bjane6 on Apr 28, 2011

Last updated: 04/28/11 at 04:45 PM

• The Plainfield Tornado
  Aug 28, 1990

  F5 Tornado, path length over 16 miles, 29 killed, 300 injured

• The Lake Zurich Tornado
  Apr 21, 1967

  F4 Tornado, path length 9 miles, width up to 150 yards, 1 killed, 100 injured

• The Oak Lawn Tornado
  Apr 21, 1967

  F4 Tornado, path length 16 miles, width up to 200 yards, 33 killed, 500 injured

• The Belvidere Tornado
  Apr 21, 1967

  F4 Tornado, path length 25-28 miles, width up to 1⁄2 mile, 24 killed, 500 injured

• The Great Tri-State Tornado
  Mar 18, 1925

  F5 Tornado, more than 600 killed in Illinois, traveled over 215 miles from Missouri through Southern Illinois and into Indiana

• The Mattoon/Charleston Tornado
  May 26, 1917

  F4 Tornado, path of 155 miles over 4 miles, more than 100 people killed

• The St. Louis to E. St. Louis Tornado
  May 27, 1896

  F4 Tornado, more than 250 killed Photo Credit:US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration