The tornado outbreak of April 19, 1996

60 tornadoesIllinois, Indiana, Missouri and 2 more states

60 tornadoes touched down across 5 states between 4:20 PM and 12:55 AM the next day CDT, 6 of them rated F3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · April 19, 1996

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times

Tornadoes—of 60 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day’s milestones

Tornado pathsWider and brighter with the rating; F3 and stronger glow

On the groundEach grows from its logged touchdown time

Counties crossedLit as a tornado reaches them, brighter for F3 or stronger

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database (touchdown times, ratings, start and end points) and Storm Events Database (segment paths and times for the notable tornadoes that have record pages). SPC logs the touchdown time only; other paths are drawn at a typical forward speed of 35 mph. Times are Central Daylight Time.

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 60; 49th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
F3 or stronger: 6; None rated F4 or F5
Killed: 1; Along all the paths
Injured: 75; Along all the paths
Path miles: 201; All the paths end to end
First and last: 4:20 PM to 12:55 AM the next day; Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of April 19, 1996

4:20 PM	F0	Coles County IL	0.1	100	0	0
4:35 PM	F0	Coles County IL	0.1	100	0	0
5:10 PM	F1	Edgar County IL	2.0	440	0	0
5:12 PM	F0	Edgar County IL	1.0	220	0	0
5:40 PM	F1	LaSalle County IL	0.5	50	0	0
5:44 PM	F0	Scott County IL	2.0	100	0	0
5:45 PM	F0	Monroe County IL	1.0	50	0	0
6:00 PM	F0	Henderson County IL	5.0	50	0	0
6:07 PM	F2	Mason County IL	9.0	250	0	1
6:10 PM	F1	Henderson County IL	3.5	100	0	0
6:10 PM	F0	Peoria County IL	4.0	100	0	0
6:17 PM	F1	Mason County IL	9.0	250	0	0
6:18 PM	F2	Morgan County IL	6.0	880	0	1
6:20 PM	F0	St. Clair County IL	1.5	50	0	0
6:25 PM	F0	Kankakee County IL	4.0	20	0	0
6:31 PM	F0	Morgan County IL	0.1	100	0	0
6:32 PM	F0	Sangamon County IL	4.0	330	0	0
6:58 PM	F3	Logan County, Tazewell County and 1 more IL	9.4	880	0	0
7:00 PM	F1	Henry County IL	3.5	100	0	4
7:00 PM	F0	Randolph County IL	1.5	60	0	0
7:00 PM	F0	Ste. Genevieve County MO	0.3	50	0	0
7:01 PM	F0	Kankakee County IL	5.0	20	0	0
7:22 PM	F3	Macon County IL	14.5	440	0	29
7:30 PM	F0	Coryell County TX	0.1	20	0	0
7:35 PM	F2	Marion County IL	20.0	150	0	7
7:38 PM	F2	Hunt County TX	0.5	50	0	0
7:40 PM	F1	Morgan County, Johnson County IN	5.0	100	0	5
7:40 PM	F0	Bureau County IL	0.1	10	0	0
7:55 PM	F1	Piatt County IL	0.3	50	0	0
7:59 PM	F0	Randolph County IL	2.0	70	0	0
8:00 PM	F1	Piatt County IL	2.0	300	0	1
8:05 PM	F1	Marion County IL	3.0	50	0	0
8:10 PM	F0	Clay County IL	2.0	50	0	0
8:12 PM	F0	Randolph County IL	3.0	70	0	0
8:15 PM	F0	Randolph County IL	2.0	50	0	0
8:17 PM	F0	Jackson County IA	0.1	10	0	0
8:17 PM	F0	Clinton County IA	0.2	25	0	0
8:20 PM	F1	Perry County, Franklin County IL	2.5	100	0	0
8:20 PM	F1	Fayette County, Marion County IL	11.5	80	0	0
8:34 PM	F3	Champaign County IL	4.0	220	0	12
8:50 PM	F1	Marshall County IN	1.0	20	0	0
8:55 PM	F3	Champaign County IL	2.0	1,500	1	13
9:05 PM	F1	Marshall County IN	0.5	20	0	0
9:08 PM	F0	Vermilion County IL	0.1	100	0	0
9:10 PM	F0	Madison County MO	0.3	50	0	0
9:15 PM	F3	Jefferson County, Hamilton County and 1 more IL	17.0	400	0	0
9:30 PM	F3	Perry County MO	11.5	175	0	0
9:30 PM	F1	White County IL	1.0	100	0	0
9:52 PM	F0	Kosciusko County IN	0.1	20	0	0
10:00 PM	F2	Ripley County MO	10.0	100	0	0
10:05 PM	F2	Butler County MO	2.5	75	0	0
10:15 PM	F0	Knox County IN	1.0	50	0	0
11:03 PM	F1	Stoddard County MO	0.6	50	0	0
11:32 PM	F2	Lake County IL	2.0	100	0	2
11:40 PM	F2	Warrick County IN	2.0	100	0	0
11:42 PM	F2	Pike County IN	0.8	100	0	0
11:57 PM	F0	Lawrence County IN	1.0	75	0	0
12:05 AM	F0	Jackson County IN	1.0	50	0	0
12:45 AM	F1	Bartholomew County IN	1.0	50	0	0
12:55 AM	F0	Decatur County IN	0.1	50	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, April 19, 1996

Illinois	39	5	1
Indiana	11	0	0
Missouri	6	1	0
Iowa	2	0	0
Texas	2	0	0

Tornadoes in 1996 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.