Storm History: Cumberland County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Cumberland 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
- 255
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $26 million
- Episodes
- 201
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 | 86 | 0 | 5 | $519,000 |
| Flash Flood | 43 | 0 | 0 | $628,000 |
| Hail | 38 | 0 | 1 | $223,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 15 | 0 | 4 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 13 | 0 | 1 | $83,000 |
| Winter Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $14,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 7 | 0 | 0 | $24 million |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Blizzard | 4 | 1 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2000
- Tornado, April 12, 1984
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2014
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, June 6, 2008
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Tornado, April 9, 2015
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Hail, August 16, 2012
- Hail, May 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2010
- Hail, April 4, 2010
- Tornado, August 21, 1977
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2008
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, June 29, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2014
- Hail, April 10, 1981
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2002
- Hail, July 26, 1987
- Hail, March 26, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2018
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Hail, May 7, 2009
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2002
- Hail, May 9, 2000
- Hail, February 27, 1999
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, March 6, 1961
- Tornado, August 21, 1977
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, April 27, 1984
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, February 9, 1960
- Tornado, May 25, 1984
- Tornado, November 9, 1984
- Tornado, May 9, 1990
- Tornado, May 12, 1990
- Tornado, June 20, 1990
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2026
- Hail, March 26, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2025
- Hail, September 20, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2024
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Tornado, August 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Tornado, June 29, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Drought, June 12, 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 2, 2022
- Tornado, June 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, July 29, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2021
- Flood, January 11, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2019
- Tornado, September 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2019
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Tornado, May 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2018
- Tornado, June 10, 2018
- Tornado, May 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2017
- Flood, May 1, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Flood, April 29, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Hail, April 21, 2016
- Blizzard, February 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2015
- Tornado, April 9, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2013
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- 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
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Blizzard, December 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2010
- Hail, April 4, 2010
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Tornado, July 8, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Hail, May 7, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2008
- Tornado, June 6, 2008
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Hail, June 4, 2008
- Hail, April 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Drought, October 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Tornado, April 18, 2006
- Tornado, April 16, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Blizzard, March 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2003
- Tornado, July 9, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2002
- Tornado, June 11, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2002
- Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2002
- Tornado, May 1, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2002
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Tornado, July 8, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2001
- Flash Flood, February 9, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2000
- Hail, August 26, 2000
- Hail, May 9, 2000
- Tornado, April 20, 2000
- Hail, April 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2000
- Heat, July 28, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 1999
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Hail, February 27, 1999
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Heat, June 26, 1998
- Hail, June 18, 1998
- Hail, June 12, 1998
- Winter Storm, November 13, 1997
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- High Wind, April 30, 1997
- Tornado, April 30, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Hail, March 28, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 26, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 1997
- Tornado, October 17, 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
- Tornado, July 2, 1992
- Tornado, June 20, 1990
- Tornado, May 12, 1990
- Tornado, May 9, 1990
- Tornado, April 22, 1988
- Hail, July 26, 1987
- Hail, July 31, 1986
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 1986
- Tornado, November 9, 1984
- Tornado, May 25, 1984
- Tornado, April 27, 1984
- Hail, April 21, 1984
- Tornado, April 12, 1984
- Tornado, March 15, 1984
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Hail, April 10, 1981
- Hail, May 14, 1979
- Tornado, August 21, 1977
- Tornado, June 13, 1963
- Tornado, March 6, 1961
- Tornado, February 9, 1960
More
Tornadoes in Cumberland CountyEvery warning in Cumberland 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.