Areas of Severe Thunderstorms, Excessive Rainfall, and Extreme Heat Tuesday

In the Northern Plains into the Upper Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic, heavy to excessive rain may bring flash and urban flooding Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms producing damaging winds are most likely over parts of the Dakotas into Minnesota Tuesday afternoon into the overnight, with other isolated storms producing hail or wind over the northern High Plains. Extreme heat returns to the southwest U.S. Read More >

Crawford County tornadoes since 1950

18 TORNADOES were reported in Crawford County, Illinois between 01/01/1950 and 12/31/2025.

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Deaths
Injuries


Location or County	Date	Time (CST)	Mag	Dth	Inj
1 Oblong	02/10/1959	04:30 PM	F1	0	0
2 Robinson	10/24/1967	02:15 PM	Unk	0	0
3 Robinson	04/21/1972	07:20 PM	F1	0	0
4 Hutsonville	05/30/1974	05:27 PM	F2	0	0
5 West York	03/20/1976	03:25 PM	F1	0	0
6 Oblong	05/31/1982	04:07 PM	F0	0	1
7 Palestine	05/19/1989	03:20 PM	F1	0	0
8 Oblong	06/02/1990	05:22 PM	F1	0	0
9 Palestine	06/02/1990	05:40 PM	F0	0	0
10 CRAWFORD	06/20/1990	02:30 AM	F1	0	0
11 CRAWFORD	04/26/1994	11:11 PM	F0	0	0
12 Oblong	05/08/1996	01:21 PM	F0	0	0
13 Robinson	04/16/2006	05:09 PM	F0	0	0
14 Robinson	04/16/2006	06:06 PM	F1	0	0
15 Robinson	05/25/2011	06:57 PM	EF2	0	0
16 Palestine	07/29/2021	06:20 PM	EF1	0	0
17 Robinson	03/31/2023	08:03 PM	EF3	3	8
18 Annapolis	05/16/2025	05:38 PM	EF1	0	0
TOTALS:				3	9

Details:

2/10/1959: Touched down in Oblong.
10/24/1967: Brief tornado of unknown strength, between Robinson and Palestine.
4/21/1972: Path length 1 mile through Robinson, causing $25,000 damage.
5/30/1974: This tornado touched down southeast of Hutsonville, then crossed the Wabash River into Indiana.
3/20/1976: This tornado touched down in extreme northeast Crawford County near West York, then moved 3 miles into southeast Clark County.
5/31/1982: Touched down about 5 miles south of Oblong, then moved north-northeast for 5 miles, lifting near the southeast corner of Oblong. Damage was approximately $250,000.
5/19/1989: Traveled for 1 mile through Palestine.
6/2/1990: This tornado touched down in extreme eastern Jasper County, and moved east into Crawford County before lifting in Oblong.
6/2/1990: Touched down approximately 3 miles south of Palestine, then moved northeast into Indiana.
6/20/1990: Touched down about 5 miles north of Robinson, and moved northeast to approximately 3 miles northwest of Hutsonville. Path length 4 miles, width 100 yards.
4/26/1994: Brief touchdown, uprooting 8 to 10 trees.
5/8/1996: This tornado originally touched down in central Jasper County north of Newton, and moved southeast, only making periodic contact with the ground. In Crawford County, the main damage was approximately 4 miles south-southeast of Oblong, damaging a shed and numerous trees.
4/16/2006: Brief touchdown in an open field, 5 miles southwest of Robinson.
4/16/2006: Touched down in Robinson, on the ground for 1 minute. It destroyed a garage and several trees, and did siding damage to several homes and a church.
5/25/2011: Touched down 3 miles south of Robinson, and tracked northeast for 5.5 miles. It damaged 14 homes, and destroyed numerous garages and outbuildings.
7/29/2021: Touched down about 4 miles south of Palestine, and moved south-southeast. Multiple power lines were knocked down, and a piece of sheet metal was torn off a building.
3/31/2023: This strong tornado, part of a multi-state tornado outbreak, touched down in Jasper County and tore across the length of Crawford County before moving into Indiana. Click here for more details.
5/16/2025: This tornado touched down north-northeast of Annapolis, and caused minor tree damage before moving into Clark County.

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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms, Excessive Rainfall, and Extreme Heat Tuesday

Crawford County Tornadoes Since 1950