Storm History: Boone County, Illinois

Events

419

Deaths

26

Injuries

454

Damage

$8.3 million

Episodes

327

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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• Tornado, April 21, 196724 deaths · 410 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20011 death · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 20231 death · 40 injured · EF2 · 2 events here

• Tornado, November 22, 2010$4.5 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 7, 20084 injured · $2.0 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 2006$400,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 196724 deaths · 410 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$250,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015$245,000 · EF4 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2007$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017$100,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 2017$100,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011$95,000 · 75 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, October 26, 2010$50,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 26, 1959$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 1984$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 1991$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 2006$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2008$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2016$24,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2013$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 2007$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2007$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here

• Hail, July 13, 20153.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20253 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 4, 20233 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20203 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 2, 20183 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 26, 19783 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 19, 20052.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20172 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$250,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 15, 2003$6,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 23, 20012 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 21, 196724 deaths · 410 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015$245,000 · EF4 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 1972F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 1991F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 7, 20084 injured · $2.0 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2026EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 20231 death · 40 injured · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 26, 1959$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 1986$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 16, 1987F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 1992F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 22, 2010$4.5 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2014$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Boone County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2026EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 2026EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2026EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 14, 20261.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20261 event here
• High Wind, January 14, 202661 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 28, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20251.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20251 event here
• Flood, June 18, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2025EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20253 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 202460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 202460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 22, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 23, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202360 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 2023EF1 · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 202361 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 202369 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 4, 20233 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 20231 death · 40 injured · EF2 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20221 event here
• Tornado, November 5, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 28, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 5, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, July 4, 202265 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 13, 20221 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 2022EF0 · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 202270 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, February 22, 20220.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 20221 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20221 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202170 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 202160 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 9, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202165 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 2020EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 2020EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 29, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20201.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20203 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 10, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, October 31, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 201955 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, April 27, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, February 5, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 25, 20181 event here
• High Wind, October 20, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 2, 20183 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, July 23, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 19, 201761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 2017$100,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flood, June 14, 20171.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017$100,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20172 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 2016$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2016$24,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 16, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20153.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015$245,000 · EF4 · 6 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20151 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2014$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 2014$250,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 21, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, October 5, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 30, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2013$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20131 event here
• Hail, September 4, 2012$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 201261 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2012EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, March 17, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011$95,000 · 75 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2011$500 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 2011EF1 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20101 event here
• Tornado, November 22, 2010$4.5 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2010$50,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 13, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 201061 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2010$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20091 event here
• Tornado, July 30, 2009EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 200965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2008$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 200860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 2008$5,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2008$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20081 event here
• Tornado, January 7, 20084 injured · $2.0 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 200765 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 2007$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2007$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 200755 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 2007$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 31, 200783 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 25, 20071 event here
• Blizzard, February 13, 20071 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20061 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 2006$400,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 24, 2006$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, July 20, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 30, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20061 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20061 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20061 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20061 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20051 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 200555 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, June 15, 20051 event here
• Flood, May 19, 20052.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 200455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 200450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 3, 20041 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20041 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 200351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 2003$6,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 200361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 200390 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2003F0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20031 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20031 event here
• High Wind, October 4, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 20022 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 200251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 200260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 20021 event here
• High Wind, March 9, 200251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 2, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20021 event here
• Hail, October 23, 20012 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 22, 20011 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20011 death · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20011.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20011 in hail · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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Tornadoes in Boone CountyEvery warning in Boone County since 1986Every county in Illinois

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.