Multiple reported tornadoes affected parts of the Midwest on June 17, 2026, causing widespread damage in Illinois. At least one person was injured in Coles County after a reported tornado touched down near Mattoon. Severe damage and gas leaks were reported in Effingham, while a Local State of Emergency was declared for Charleston due to the storm damage.
Seven tornadoes, including two rated EF3, struck parts of Illinois and Indiana on June 11, 2026. The storms injured at least seven people, severely damaged 44 homes in Streator, caused minor damage to 35 others, and damaged at least 200 buildings in Merrillville.
Saskatchewan’s first EF3 tornado since 2010 struck near Oxbow on June 9, 2026. The tornado tracked 32 km (20 miles) on the Canadian side of the border, producing estimated peak winds of 245 km/h (152 mph). It claimed the life of a pet animal, destroyed buildings at a farm property, and caused damage that extended into North Dakota, United States.
An EF3 tornado struck the Washburn area of central Illinois on June 10. 2026. The tornado reached a maximum width of 777 m (2 550 feet) and produced winds of up to 249 km/h (155 mph). Three EF1 tornadoes were confirmed near Lincoln’s New Salem, Athens, and Springfield. An EF0 tornado was also reported near Ipava.
Multiple tornadoes struck Saskatchewan and Manitoba as severe thunderstorms swept across the provinces on June 9, 2026. Large hail, flooding, and widespread damage due to the picturesque and damaging tornadoes were reported in multiple areas.
An EF2 tornado damaged at least five structures near Riley, Kansas, on June 4, 2026, according to damage surveys conducted by the National Weather Service office in Topeka. The same storm system produced flooding across northeast Kansas, prompting a state disaster emergency declaration and multiple water rescues.
At least three tornadoes were reported across McCook, Minnehaha, and Lincoln counties in southeastern South Dakota on May 31, 2026.
An IF2 tornado damaged at least 18 structures, including 11 residential buildings, near the village of Balcarzowice in Opole Voivodeship, Poland, on May 30, 2026. Two homes were completely destroyed.
The Northern Tornadoes Project confirmed Saskatchewan’s first tornado of 2026 after an EF0 landspout touched down near Disley, west of Regina, on May 22, while additional surveys in Ontario and Alberta raised Canada’s confirmed tornado count to 11 this year.
A damaging tornado impacted the municipalities of San Nicolás Buenos Aires and Tlachichuca in Puebla, Mexico, on May 18, 2026, as severe storms produced flash flooding and hail damage across parts of central Mexico. Floodwaters reached depths of 50 cm (19.7 inches) on some streets, while hail damaged vegetable and potato crops in Quecholac and nearby communities.
