Storm History: Clark County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Clark 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
- 302
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $39 million
- Episodes
- 226
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 | 88 | 0 | 0 | $659,000 |
| Hail | 77 | 0 | 0 | $364,000 |
| Flash Flood | 42 | 0 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 20 | 0 | 0 | $78,000 |
| Winter Storm | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 7 | 0 | 0 | $34 million |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 2 | $700,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2013
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Tornado, May 15, 2018
- Tornado, May 10, 2017
- Hail, April 26, 2017
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Hail, August 16, 2012
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2008
- Hail, June 4, 2008
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Hail, November 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2013
- Hail, July 9, 1992
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2002
- Hail, March 13, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Hail, June 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2018
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Hail, March 23, 2012
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Hail, November 14, 2011
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, April 1, 1974
- Tornado, May 1, 1983
- Tornado, April 27, 1984
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, June 16, 1970
- Tornado, April 8, 1980
- Tornado, May 12, 1990
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, September 9, 2016
- Tornado, June 29, 2023
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Tornado, February 19, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Hail, November 18, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Hail, March 13, 2024
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Tornado, June 29, 2023
- Drought, June 12, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Tornado, June 17, 2022
- Hail, May 26, 2022
- Hail, May 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flood, January 11, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2019
- Hail, June 30, 2019
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2019
- Tornado, May 29, 2019
- Tornado, May 27, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Tornado, May 15, 2018
- Tornado, November 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2017
- Hail, July 7, 2017
- Tornado, May 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2017
- Flood, May 1, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Flood, April 29, 2017
- Hail, April 26, 2017
- Tornado, September 9, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2013
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2013
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Hail, September 21, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 16, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, March 30, 2012
- Hail, March 23, 2012
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2012
- Hail, November 14, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Blizzard, December 12, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Tornado, May 21, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Flood, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2009
- Tornado, July 8, 2008
- Hail, June 27, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Tornado, June 6, 2008
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Hail, June 4, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 2007
- Drought, October 18, 2007
- Tornado, May 25, 2007
- Hail, April 11, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, May 17, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Blizzard, March 21, 2006
- Tornado, November 15, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Flood, January 15, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Hail, August 18, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2004
- Tornado, July 3, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Tornado, August 31, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2003
- Tornado, May 14, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2002
- Hail, August 2, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2002
- Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2002
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2001
- Hail, May 17, 2001
- Flash Flood, February 9, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2000
- Tornado, June 20, 2000
- Hail, May 9, 2000
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2000
- Heat, July 28, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Tornado, June 4, 1999
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 4, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1998
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Hail, June 28, 1998
- Heat, June 26, 1998
- Hail, June 18, 1998
- Hail, June 12, 1998
- Winter Storm, November 13, 1997
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Hail, June 21, 1997
- High Wind, April 30, 1997
- Tornado, April 30, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 26, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 1996
- Hail, July 29, 1996
- Hail, July 2, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1996
- High Wind, April 28, 1996
- High Wind, March 25, 1996
- Winter Storm, March 19, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 18, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 4, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 2, 1996
- Hail, June 21, 1995
- Tornado, May 14, 1994
- Hail, July 16, 1992
- Hail, July 9, 1992
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, May 12, 1990
- Tornado, May 25, 1989
- Hail, April 26, 1989
- Tornado, April 22, 1988
- Tornado, July 6, 1987
- Tornado, June 13, 1987
- Tornado, June 24, 1985
- Tornado, April 27, 1984
- Tornado, March 15, 1984
- Tornado, May 1, 1983
- Tornado, July 10, 1982
- Hail, June 15, 1982
- Hail, May 20, 1982
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 1980
- Tornado, April 8, 1980
- Tornado, August 20, 1979
- Hail, June 20, 1979
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, April 1, 1974
- Tornado, June 16, 1970
- Hail, June 10, 1958
More
Tornadoes in Clark CountyEvery warning in Clark 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.