Storm History: Cass County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Cass 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
- 319
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $44 million
- Episodes
- 268
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 73 | 1 | 7 | $6.1 million |
| Hail | 58 | 0 | 0 | $7.2 million |
| Flash Flood | 46 | 0 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 31 | 0 | 0 | $186,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 14 | 0 | 0 | $29 million |
| Flood | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 1 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 12, 1999
- Tornado, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 8, 1996
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado, June 23, 1960
- Tornado, December 1, 2018
- Tornado, April 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2010
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Tornado, June 10, 2018
- Hail, March 31, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2007
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Tornado, July 27, 1973
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, July 26, 1978
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Hail, August 18, 1999
- Hail, August 13, 2011
- Hail, July 9, 1992
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Hail, May 11, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2021
- Hail, June 21, 2014
- Hail, March 15, 2012
- Hail, February 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Hail, March 11, 2006
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 5, 1977
- Tornado, May 15, 1968
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Tornado, December 1, 2018
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, June 23, 1960
- Tornado, March 21, 1966
- Tornado, July 27, 1973
- Tornado, June 19, 1974
- Tornado, November 10, 1975
- Tornado, March 26, 1976
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2026
- Hail, May 4, 2026
- Hail, March 15, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 15, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Tornado, April 20, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 27, 2024
- Tornado, June 13, 2024
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 14, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2021
- Tornado, July 10, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Ice Storm, January 1, 2021
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Hail, July 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2019
- Tornado, May 25, 2019
- Tornado, May 22, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Tornado, December 1, 2018
- Heavy Snow, November 15, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018
- Tornado, June 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Flood, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2016
- Hail, May 11, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2014
- Hail, June 21, 2014
- Hail, May 8, 2014
- Hail, April 28, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- Hail, November 17, 2013
- Drought, September 19, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2013
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Flood, May 1, 2013
- Flood, April 18, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Hail, March 15, 2012
- Hail, August 13, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Hail, February 27, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Hail, August 4, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2010
- Tornado, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Hail, March 31, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 30, 2007
- Hail, May 26, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Blizzard, February 12, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Hail, August 2, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, July 20, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Blizzard, March 21, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, November 5, 2005
- Hail, September 18, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2005
- Hail, January 1, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2004
- Hail, October 29, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Tornado, September 26, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2003
- Tornado, May 9, 2003
- Tornado, April 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 17, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2002
- Flood, June 1, 2002
- Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2002
- Tornado, April 19, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2001
- Hail, July 17, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- Tornado, September 11, 2000
- Hail, August 2, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2000
- Hail, June 23, 2000
- Tornado, June 20, 2000
- Tornado, April 20, 2000
- Hail, August 18, 1999
- Hail, August 12, 1999
- Heat, July 28, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Tornado, June 4, 1999
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 1999
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Hail, October 29, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1998
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Heat, June 26, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1998
- Hail, June 18, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 1998
- Hail, May 12, 1998
- Tornado, April 7, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1998
- Flood, February 27, 1998
- Flood, February 15, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 14, 1998
- Flood, January 10, 1998
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 1997
- High Wind, September 29, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 1997
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- High Wind, April 30, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1997
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flood, February 21, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 26, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 24, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 1997
- High Wind, October 30, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 8, 1996
- Hail, April 19, 1996
- Hail, April 18, 1996
- Hail, April 18, 1996
- High Wind, March 25, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 18, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 4, 1996
- Hail, June 21, 1995
- Hail, May 16, 1995
- Tornado, July 20, 1994
- Hail, July 2, 1994
- Hail, June 12, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 1993
- Hail, July 9, 1992
- Tornado, July 2, 1992
- Tornado, March 6, 1992
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, June 4, 1986
- Tornado, May 14, 1985
- Hail, September 10, 1984
- Tornado, May 30, 1982
- Hail, September 6, 1980
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Cass CountyEvery warning in Cass 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.