Storm History: Calhoun County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Calhoun County, Illinois: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 270
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $559,000
- Episodes
- 250
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 46 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Hail | 39 | 0 | 0 | $26,000 |
| Tornado | 30 | 0 | 5 | $426,000 |
| Winter Storm | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 17 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Flood | 15 | 0 | 0 | $49,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, February 11, 1999
- Tornado, February 11, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2025
- Tornado, October 10, 1969
- Flood, April 16, 2013
- Hail, July 9, 2007
- Flood, May 1, 2013
- Flood, June 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 1996
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Flood, June 1, 2013
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Flood, April 12, 2013
- Hail, June 8, 1995
- Tornado, April 26, 1994
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Tornado, May 31, 1958
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- High Wind, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Hail, May 6, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Tornado, June 25, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Hail, June 1, 2019
- Hail, May 22, 2019
- Hail, March 24, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 15, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 7, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2018
- Hail, May 6, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Drought, November 1, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Heat, June 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2016
- Tornado, April 27, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2014
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2014
- Hail, May 10, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Heat, September 1, 2013
- Heat, August 30, 2013
- Flood, June 1, 2013
- Flood, June 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2013
- Flood, May 1, 2013
- Flood, April 16, 2013
- Flood, April 12, 2013
- Blizzard, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2012
- Drought, July 10, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2012
- Hail, June 4, 2012
- Heat, September 1, 2011
- Heat, August 31, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Heat, July 1, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Tornado, December 31, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Hail, May 3, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2009
- Tornado, March 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2008
- Hail, July 11, 2008
- Flood, June 3, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Sleet, February 21, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2008
- Tornado, January 7, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2007
- Flood, August 25, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2007
- Hail, July 9, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Heat, July 17, 2006
- Hail, June 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006
- Hail, March 13, 2006
- Tornado, March 13, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2006
- Tornado, March 12, 2006
- Hail, January 2, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2005
- Hail, November 5, 2005
- Drought, October 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2005
- Drought, September 1, 2005
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Heat, July 20, 2005
- Heavy Rain, January 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 2004
- Heat, July 20, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Hail, May 27, 2004
- Hail, May 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2003
- Heavy Rain, November 17, 2003
- Heat, August 24, 2003
- Heat, August 15, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 18, 2002
- Heat, August 1, 2002
- Heat, July 26, 2002
- Heat, July 20, 2002
- Heat, July 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2002
- Tornado, May 7, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2002
- Flood, May 1, 2002
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Flood, April 27, 2002
- Flood, April 27, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2001
- Heat, August 21, 2001
- Heat, August 7, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 29, 2001
- Heat, July 17, 2001
- Heat, July 7, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2001
- Flood, May 20, 2001
- Flood, May 1, 2001
- Flood, April 13, 2001
- High Wind, March 13, 2001
- High Wind, February 25, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 2000
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2000
- Heat, July 18, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 1999
- Tornado, February 11, 1999
- Tornado, February 11, 1999
- Ice Storm, January 13, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Winter Storm, December 21, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 1998
- Tornado, June 14, 1998
- Hail, June 12, 1998
- Hail, June 12, 1998
- Hail, June 12, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 12, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 8, 1998
- High Wind, April 30, 1997
- Winter Storm, April 10, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 8, 1997
- Hail, December 23, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 7, 1996
- Hail, May 3, 1996
- Hail, May 3, 1996
- Flood, May 1, 1996
- Hail, April 19, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 2, 1996
- Hail, June 8, 1995
- Tornado, April 26, 1994
- Tornado, September 9, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 1992
- Tornado, July 2, 1992
- Tornado, June 17, 1992
- Tornado, April 15, 1992
- Tornado, October 4, 1991
- Tornado, May 12, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 1990
- Hail, April 26, 1989
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, May 16, 1986
- Tornado, April 29, 1984
- Hail, September 6, 1983
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 1983
- Hail, June 7, 1982
- Tornado, March 12, 1982
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 23, 1977
- Hail, September 28, 1974
- Tornado, October 10, 1969
- Tornado, May 31, 1958
More
Tornadoes in Calhoun CountyEvery warning in Calhoun County since 1986Every county in Illinois
Sources
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.