Tornado Outbreak Sets December Record

The December 1 severe weather event has set the record for largest tornado outbreak during the month of December in Illinois history with 27 tornadoes.

The previous record was 21 tornadoes on December 18-19 in 1957.

The December 1 outbreak will also rank as the third-largest tornado outbreak in Illinois during any month of the year. The largest outbreak was on April 19, 1996 with 39 tornadoes, followed by April 2, 2006 with 36 tornadoes.