Storm History: Brown County, Illinois

Events

261

Deaths

1

Injuries

22

Damage

$3.4 million

Episodes

233

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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• Flash Flood, June 15, 20131 death · 52 kt wind · 2 events here

• Tornado, October 14, 196620 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 2021$400,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 26, 1959$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2024$30,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 3, 1955$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 1956$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 1959$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 1996$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 16, 2013$21,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 12, 1999$20,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2013$12,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2000$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2013$6,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 1994$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, May 11, 2008$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2022$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 9, 2009$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 1993$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here

• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 2021$400,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 19982.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 9, 19922.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 23, 19912 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 3, 1955$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 1956$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 1959$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 26, 1959$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 14, 196620 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1974F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 27, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 1992F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2003F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 27, 2011EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 20171 injured · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 1, 2018EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Brown County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 202656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2024$30,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Tornado, October 13, 20231 injured · EF1 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2022$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 14, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 9, 2021$400,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 201951 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 26, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 201970 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20191 event here
• Tornado, December 1, 2018EF2 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20171 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 20171 injured · EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 201665 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20151 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20151 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 12, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 201556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20151 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20141 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20131 event here
• Hail, October 30, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20131 death · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2013$6,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 2013$12,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 16, 2013$21,000 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 24, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 27, 20121 event here
• Heat, September 1, 20111 event here
• Heat, August 31, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 26, 201170 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 201161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20110.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 10, 201161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 27, 2011EF2 · 3 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20112 events here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 201056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 8, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 14, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 18, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 201060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20101 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20101 event here
• Strong Wind, December 9, 2009$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 200952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20091 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 20091.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 200864 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20081.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 11, 2008$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 7, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 8, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20071 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20071 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 4, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 13, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, January 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20061 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20061 event here
• Heat, July 30, 20061 event here
• Heat, July 17, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 11, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20051 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20051 event here
• Hail, September 19, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 200552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 200552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20051 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, November 24, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 20041 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20040.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 200460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20041 event here
• Ice Storm, January 3, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 200355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 200356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 24, 20031 event here
• Heat, August 15, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 200357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2003F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20031 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20021 event here
• Heat, July 8, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 200255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 12, 20021 event here
• Flood, April 27, 20021 event here
• High Wind, March 9, 20021 event here
• Ice Storm, January 29, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 200152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 21, 20011 event here
• Heat, August 7, 20011 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20011 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20011 event here
• Heat, July 17, 20011 event here
• Heat, July 7, 20011 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20011.25 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 13, 20011 event here
• High Wind, February 25, 20011 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 20001 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 200056 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2000$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 16, 20001.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 16, 20001.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20001 event here
• Hail, August 18, 19991 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 199960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 199960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 199961 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 12, 1999$20,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 18, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 199954 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 19991 event here
• Hail, February 11, 19991 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 19991 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 199858 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 29, 19981.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 199855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 199854 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 199853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 19982.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 199856 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 19981 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 19981 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 19981 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 19971 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 19971 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 19971 event here
• Winter Storm, April 10, 19971 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 199750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 19971 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 19971 event here
• Hail, June 2, 19960.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 1996$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 19961 event here
• Hail, June 21, 199561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 1994$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 18, 1993$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 19922.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 2, 1992F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 1992F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 23, 19912 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 27, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 19891.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 19871.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 1985F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 19801 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1974F2 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 19731.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 14, 196620 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 26, 1959$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 1959$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 1956$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 3, 1955$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Tornadoes in Brown CountyEvery warning in Brown 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.