Storm History: Bureau County, Illinois

Events

692

Deaths

2

Injuries

2

Damage

$46 million

Episodes

434

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, December 6, 19511 death · 1 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20081 death · 1 event here

• Drought, July 1, 2005$31 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2005$3.7 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1995$3.2 million · F3 · 6 events here
• Hail, September 22, 2005$2.1 million · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 1973$500,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2003$500,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 24, 2009$400,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 28, 2003$350,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 6, 19511 death · 1 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 1975$250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 4, 1976$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2003$250,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2003$250,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 11, 2003$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 2008$250,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 3, 2000$225,000 · 80 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 2003$200,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 2003$200,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005$198,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2004$195,000 · 4 in hail · 6 events here

• Hail, July 13, 2004$195,000 · 4 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 19783 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 10, 20262.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, September 22, 2005$2.1 million · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 20232.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 2004$30,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 22, 20102 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20241.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20231.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 20121.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20111.75 in hail · 4 events here

• Tornado, April 21, 1967$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 6, 19511 death · 1 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 1975F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 4, 1976$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 2, 1982$3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1995$3.2 million · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 1956$50,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 1973$500,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 1974F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 1975$250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1980F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 1981F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Bureau County, with its track

• Tornado, June 11, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202668 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20261 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2026EF2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20261.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• Hail, March 10, 20262.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20251.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 2025$8,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Funnel Cloud, March 19, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20241.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20242 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 2023EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 20232.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 2023EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20231.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 2023EF2 · 7 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF2 · 17 events here
• Hail, March 26, 20231.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20221 event here
• Hail, September 18, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 202264 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 6, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20221 injured · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20211 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 9, 2021EF1 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20212 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 202073 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20201.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 20201 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20201 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201970 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 201970 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 30, 20190.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 14, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201951 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, February 24, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 201885 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 201865 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20181 event here
• Hail, January 22, 20180.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20171 event here
• Tornado, October 14, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20171.25 in hail · 10 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 201770 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, February 23, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 201660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2016EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 201665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2016EF2 · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 19, 201654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 13, 2015$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 201561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2015$15,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20150.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 201463 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20131 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, September 17, 20131 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20131 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2013$10,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 201378 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 19, 20121 event here
• Dense Fog, November 21, 20121 event here
• Dense Fog, November 20, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 7, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 17, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20121.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 6, 20121.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 3, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 12, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 3, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20111 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 21, 2011$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2011$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 2011$30,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 22, 2011$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20111.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, February 27, 20110.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 20, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20101 event here
• Hail, November 22, 20102 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 201053 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2010$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2010$150,000 · 74 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2010$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2010$14,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2010$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20101 event here
• Dense Fog, January 17, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20091 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Tornado, July 24, 2009$400,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 200961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2009$100,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Dense Fog, December 26, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 3, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, November 29, 20081 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 2008$250,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2008$10,000 · 82 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 200861 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2008$25,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 28, 200861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20081.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2008EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 31, 2008$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, May 25, 2008$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 11, 200856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 29, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20081 event here
• Dense Fog, February 4, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 31, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20071 event here
• Dense Fog, December 20, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, August 23, 200787 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 2007$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20071 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20071 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, January 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20061 event here
• Winter Storm, November 30, 20061 event here
• Hail, October 2, 2006$1,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Heavy Rain, August 10, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2006$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2006$19,000 · 57 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20060.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 29, 2006$500 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 2006$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 200657 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20061.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2006$6,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20061 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 2006$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20061 event here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20061 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20051 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20051 event here
• Hail, September 22, 2005$2.1 million · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20051 event here

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Tornadoes in Bureau CountyEvery warning in Bureau 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.