Storm History: Crawford County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Crawford 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
- 362
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $38 million
- Episodes
- 273
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 | 107 | 3 | 11 | $3.0 million |
| Hail | 73 | 0 | 0 | $919,000 |
| Flash Flood | 63 | 3 | 1 | $2.3 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 40 | 0 | 0 | $307,000 |
| Winter Storm | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 2 | |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Drought | 8 | 0 | 0 | $30 million |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | $600,000 |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2000
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2000
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2006
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Tornado, February 19, 2026
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, May 31, 1982
- Tornado, March 6, 1983
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Hail, July 19, 2010
- Hail, June 27, 2008
- Lightning, June 12, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Hail, May 7, 2016
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, August 26, 2000
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Hail, July 20, 1990
- Hail, November 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2022
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Hail, June 26, 2006
- Hail, June 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2018
- Hail, April 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, February 10, 1959
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, April 21, 1972
- Tornado, August 21, 1977
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, May 1, 1983
- Tornado, May 30, 1974
- Tornado, May 9, 1990
- Tornado, May 12, 1990
- Tornado, June 20, 1990
- Tornado, April 26, 1994
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 27, 2026
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Hail, March 22, 2026
- High Wind, March 15, 2026
- Tornado, March 15, 2026
- Tornado, March 10, 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
- Hail, November 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, September 27, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Tornado, June 29, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2022
- Hail, May 19, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Flood, August 9, 2021
- Tornado, July 29, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2020
- Tornado, May 17, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2019
- Hail, June 30, 2019
- Tornado, June 19, 2019
- Tornado, May 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2018
- Hail, June 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2017
- Tornado, May 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2017
- Flood, May 1, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Flood, April 29, 2017
- Hail, April 26, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Hail, May 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 23, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2015
- Tornado, April 9, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 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
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Hail, April 28, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2012
- Hail, March 17, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Tornado, June 15, 2011
- Lightning, June 12, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Blizzard, December 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2010
- Hail, July 19, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Hail, April 7, 2010
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Tornado, June 19, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Hail, May 27, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Flood, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2008
- Hail, June 27, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Tornado, June 6, 2008
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Hail, June 4, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Hail, January 29, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Hail, September 27, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, June 26, 2006
- Tornado, May 24, 2006
- Tornado, April 18, 2006
- Tornado, April 16, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Flood, January 15, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 12, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2004
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Tornado, September 26, 2003
- Hail, August 3, 2003
- Tornado, May 14, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, May 9, 2003
- Hail, May 4, 2003
- Sleet, February 16, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2002
- Hail, May 25, 2002
- Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2002
- Tornado, May 1, 2002
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- High Wind, November 29, 2001
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Tornado, August 18, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2001
- Tornado, July 8, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2001
- Tornado, April 9, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2000
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2000
- Hail, August 26, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2000
- Hail, August 6, 2000
- Hail, August 2, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2000
- Tornado, May 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2000
- Heat, July 28, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 1999
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 1999
- Hail, May 5, 1999
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1998
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Heat, June 26, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 1998
- Hail, May 31, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 1998
- Winter Storm, November 13, 1997
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 1997
- Hail, June 25, 1997
- High Wind, April 30, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 26, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 1996
- Hail, July 2, 1996
- Hail, May 8, 1996
- Tornado, May 8, 1996
- Flash Flood, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 1995
- Hail, July 15, 1995
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Hail, June 12, 1994
- Tornado, April 26, 1994
- Tornado, April 15, 1994
- Tornado, July 2, 1992
- Tornado, May 16, 1991
- Hail, March 21, 1991
- Hail, July 20, 1990
- Tornado, June 20, 1990
- Hail, June 17, 1990
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, May 16, 1990
- Tornado, May 12, 1990
- Tornado, May 9, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 1989
- Tornado, May 25, 1989
- Tornado, May 19, 1989
- Hail, April 26, 1989
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Crawford CountyEvery warning in Crawford 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.