Storm History: Clinton County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Clinton 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
- 470
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $33 million
- Episodes
- 355
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 120 | 0 | 0 | $259,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 100 | 0 | 0 | $185,000 |
| Tornado | 99 | 2 | 0 | $32 million |
| Flash Flood | 36 | 0 | 0 | $535,000 |
| Winter Storm | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 25 | 0 | 2 | |
| Excessive Heat | 25 | 0 | 2 | |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $26,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sleet | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, December 2, 1982
- Tornado, February 25, 1956
- Tornado, December 21, 1967
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 10, 1996
- Tornado, April 5, 1958
- Tornado, April 3, 1968
- Tornado, April 18, 1975
- Hail, October 4, 2000
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, April 7, 2024
- Tornado, May 19, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2023
- Tornado, March 8, 1964
- Tornado, October 22, 1979
- Tornado, November 26, 1990
- High Wind, September 26, 1996
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2016
- Hail, April 28, 2012
- Hail, March 14, 2024
- Hail, November 5, 2017
- Hail, July 5, 1975
- Tornado, August 3, 1967
- Hail, May 30, 2004
- Hail, June 7, 1982
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Hail, September 4, 2017
- Hail, April 25, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- Hail, July 26, 1987
- Hail, March 30, 2025
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, February 25, 1956
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, December 2, 1982
- Tornado, May 21, 1957
- Tornado, April 5, 1958
- Tornado, December 21, 1967
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 18, 1975
- Tornado, March 4, 1976
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, May 1, 1983
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, March 8, 1964
- Tornado, April 3, 1968
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, May 16, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Tornado, March 15, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 8, 2026
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2025
- Tornado, April 30, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Hail, March 30, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, April 7, 2024
- Hail, March 14, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Tornado, April 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Tornado, May 19, 2022
- Sleet, February 24, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, October 24, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Tornado, July 15, 2020
- Tornado, May 27, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2019
- Hail, August 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2019
- Hail, May 22, 2019
- Tornado, May 21, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 28, 2018
- Tornado, June 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2018
- Hail, November 5, 2017
- Hail, September 4, 2017
- Hail, July 23, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2017
- Hail, March 30, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Heat, June 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2015
- Flood, May 11, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2014
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2014
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Heat, September 1, 2013
- Heat, August 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2013
- Blizzard, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Tornado, September 25, 2012
- Hail, September 7, 2012
- Hail, August 16, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2012
- Drought, July 10, 2012
- Hail, July 8, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2012
- Hail, April 28, 2012
- Hail, April 25, 2012
- Hail, March 30, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Hail, January 17, 2012
- Heat, September 1, 2011
- Heat, August 31, 2011
- Heat, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Hail, July 3, 2011
- Heat, July 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 17, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2011
- Tornado, April 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 15, 2011
- Tornado, February 27, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 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
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2009
- Hail, June 19, 2009
- Tornado, June 2, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2009
- Hail, April 5, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2008
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2008
- Hail, July 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2008
- Tornado, June 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2008
- Tornado, May 30, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Heavy Rain, May 7, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2008
- Sleet, February 21, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2008
- Hail, January 29, 2008
- Tornado, January 7, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2007
- Hail, October 18, 2007
- Hail, August 24, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Hail, March 1, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Tornado, July 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Hail, July 21, 2006
- Tornado, July 21, 2006
- Hail, July 21, 2006
- Heat, July 17, 2006
- Hail, May 24, 2006
- Hail, April 30, 2006
- Hail, April 30, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2005
- Hail, November 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2005
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Heat, July 20, 2005
- Tornado, July 4, 2005
- Hail, July 4, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2005
- Hail, June 6, 2005
- Hail, May 19, 2005
- Hail, April 12, 2005
- Hail, March 31, 2005
- Hail, March 31, 2005
- Heavy Rain, January 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2004
- Hail, July 22, 2004
- Hail, July 22, 2004
- Hail, July 22, 2004
- Hail, July 22, 2004
- Heat, July 20, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Hail, May 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Hail, May 27, 2004
- Hail, May 25, 2004
- Tornado, May 19, 2004
- Hail, March 20, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Heavy Rain, November 17, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2003
- Heat, August 24, 2003
- Heat, August 15, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2003
- Tornado, June 10, 2003
- Tornado, April 4, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2002
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, November 10, 2002
- Heat, August 1, 2002
- Heat, July 26, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2002
- Heat, July 20, 2002
- Heat, July 8, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2002
- Flood, May 1, 2002
- Flood, April 28, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2001
- Heat, August 21, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2001
- Heat, August 7, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Clinton CountyEvery warning in Clinton 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.