Storm History: Coles County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Coles 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
- 542
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 58
- Damage
- $63 million
- Episodes
- 372
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 | 180 | 0 | 39 | $23 million |
| Hail | 149 | 0 | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 56 | 1 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 49 | 0 | 0 | $561,000 |
| High Wind | 23 | 0 | 0 | $29,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 17 | 2 | 1 | |
| Winter Storm | 14 | 0 | 2 | |
| Drought | 11 | 0 | 0 | $35 million |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 7 | 1 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 5 | 1 | 0 | $600,000 |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Tornado, September 26, 2003
- Tornado, April 26, 1994
- Tornado, March 28, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 1, 1999
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Tornado, June 6, 2008
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Hail, August 16, 2012
- Tornado, December 15, 1971
- Tornado, March 29, 1974
- Tornado, April 3, 1982
- Tornado, May 15, 1986
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, May 25, 1989
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2013
- Hail, June 21, 1995
- Tornado, April 30, 1997
- Hail, May 20, 2013
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 10, 2001
- Hail, August 26, 2000
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Hail, May 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Hail, July 25, 2023
- Hail, July 9, 1992
- Hail, June 7, 1982
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Hail, June 26, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2002
- Hail, July 26, 1987
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, July 11, 1958
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, June 14, 1974
- Tornado, August 10, 1974
- Tornado, April 18, 1975
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, May 6, 1960
- Tornado, June 4, 1973
- Tornado, March 29, 1974
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 27, 2026
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Hail, June 16, 2026
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2026
- Hail, May 4, 2026
- Hail, May 3, 2026
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- High Wind, March 15, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 15, 2026
- Tornado, March 10, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- High Wind, January 8, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Tornado, May 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- High Wind, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, April 30, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 19, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2024
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Hail, July 30, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Hail, March 13, 2024
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Tornado, August 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 25, 2023
- Hail, July 20, 2023
- Hail, June 30, 2023
- Tornado, June 29, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Drought, June 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- High Wind, March 3, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2022
- Tornado, June 17, 2022
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Flood, June 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Tornado, April 28, 2021
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Tornado, July 21, 2020
- Hail, May 2, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flood, January 11, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2019
- Tornado, August 12, 2019
- Hail, June 30, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- High Wind, October 28, 2018
- High Wind, October 20, 2018
- Tornado, June 10, 2018
- Tornado, May 15, 2018
- Hail, May 9, 2018
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2017
- Hail, June 14, 2017
- Tornado, May 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2017
- Flood, May 1, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Flood, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Hail, May 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2016
- Blizzard, February 24, 2016
- Hail, September 4, 2015
- Tornado, August 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2015
- Tornado, June 7, 2015
- Hail, May 10, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Tornado, October 13, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2013
- Tornado, June 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2013
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Tornado, May 9, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2013
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Hail, September 7, 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 23, 2012
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Strong Wind, January 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Hail, May 28, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Hail, February 27, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2011
- Blizzard, December 12, 2010
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2010
- Hail, July 19, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2009
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Tornado, July 8, 2009
- Tornado, June 19, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Hail, May 30, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Flood, February 11, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 27, 2008
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Tornado, July 21, 2008
- Tornado, July 8, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 21, 2008
- Tornado, June 6, 2008
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, May 30, 2008
- Hail, May 2, 2008
- Hail, March 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2007
- Hail, October 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2007
- Hail, June 21, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Hail, March 22, 2007
- Blizzard, February 12, 2007
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, June 26, 2006
- Hail, June 22, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2006
- Tornado, May 24, 2006
- Tornado, April 16, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Blizzard, March 21, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 28, 2005
- Hail, November 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2005
- Hail, May 19, 2005
- High Wind, November 24, 2004
- Hail, August 18, 2004
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Hail, July 6, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Tornado, May 23, 2004
- Tornado, September 26, 2003
- Tornado, May 14, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2002
- High Wind, December 18, 2002
- Hail, August 2, 2002
- Hail, June 24, 2002
- Tornado, June 12, 2002
- Hail, May 31, 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
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2002
- Tornado, April 27, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Hail, September 6, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Coles CountyEvery warning in Coles 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.