Menard County Tornadoes Since 1950

Tornadoes in Menard County since 1950

15 TORNADO(s) were reported in Menard County, Illinois between 01/01/1950 and 12/31/2025.

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Location or County	Date	Time (CST)	Mag	Inj	PrD
1 Athens	06/16/1973	09:35 PM	F0	0	0K
2 Athens	05/09/1995	04:25 PM	F3	0	1.0M
3 Athens	07/28/1996	06:25 PM	F0	0	0
4 Petersburg	05/12/1998	07:55 PM	F0	0	0
5 Tallula	04/08/1999	07:54 PM	F0	0	0
6 Greenview	04/02/2006	05:22 PM	F0	0	0
7 Petersburg	12/31/2010	12:37 PM	EF3	1	12.0M
8 Athens	04/15/2011	05:22 PM	EF0	0	10K
9 Athens	04/15/2011	05:25 PM	EF1	0	450K
10 Culver	06/07/2015	07:22 PM	EF0	0	15K
11 Fancy Prairie	05/22/2019	11:20 PM	EF1	0	0
12 Atterberry	12/10/2021	08:07 PM	EF2	0	N/A
13 Tallula	06/18/2025	11:36 AM	EF1	0	0
14 Tallula	06/18/2025	11:40 AM	EFU	0	0
15 Atterberry	06/18/2025	11:41 AM	EF1	0	0
TOTALS:				0	13.5M

Details:

6/16/1973: Brief touchdown on the north edge of Athens.
5/9/1995: This tornado had touched down in far northern Sangamon County east of Salisbury. It moved northeast, and clipped a portion of Menard County south of Athens, at the Brookwood Mills subdivison. Here it destroyed 1 home and damaged 13 others. After moving back into Sangamon County, it again entered Menard County south of Fancy Prairie, before continuing into southwest Logan County. Total Menard County damage was $1 million.
7/28/1996: Brief touchdown in a field 2 miles south of Athens.
5/12/1998: Brief touchdown in a field 2 miles east of Petersburg.
4/8/1999: This tornado first touched down near Sinclair, in northeast Morgan County. It traveled through Ashland, in extreme southeast Cass County, before entering Menard County 4 miles southwest of Tallula. It was on the ground for 1 mile in Menard County.
4/2/2006: Brief touchdown in Greenview, causing minor house damage.
12/31/2010: This strong tornado touched down on New Year's Eve on the west side of Lake Petersburg, tracking northeast over the lake and across Sunny Acres Rd, before lifting near the intersection of Tice Rd and state highway 123. A total of 29 homes were significantly damaged, 4 of which were unrepairable. Two barns were destroyed, and nearly 100 homes and a nursing home had minor damage. One serious injury occurred when a tree limb crushed a car, trapping the occupant.
04/15/2011: Touched down 1 miles northeast of Athens, damaging a house.
04/15/2011: Touched down 3 miles northeast of Athens, tracking north for about 1.7 miles. Severe damage was casued to a home, and a garage was destroyed.
6/7/2015: Brief touchdown 8 miles east of Petersburg, knocking down several trees and damaging an old barn. An anemometer at the residence where the damage occurred measured a peak wind gust of 77 mph.
5/22/2019: This tornado moved into far southeast Menard County, about 1.5 miles south-southeast of Fancy Prairie, on its path from Sangamon County to Logan County.
12/10/2021: A severe storm that had produced an EF2 tornado in Cass County produced another one in Menard County, beginning near Atterberry. Click here for more details.
6/18/2025: Touched down in Sangamon County, before crossing into Menard County about 3 miles southeast of Tallula. Click here for more details.
6/18/2025: Touched down in eastern Cass County, and moved into western Menard County 5 miles northwest of Tallula. Click here for more details.
6/18/2025: Touched down west of Petersburg. Click here for more details.