Storm History: DeWitt County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in DeWitt 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
- 393
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 62
- Damage
- $45 million
- Episodes
- 294
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 | 135 | 4 | 58 | $16 million |
| Hail | 67 | 0 | 0 | $432,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 39 | 0 | 0 | $214,000 |
| Flash Flood | 35 | 0 | 0 | $5.2 million |
| Heavy Snow | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 19 | 0 | 4 | $450,000 |
| High Wind | 15 | 0 | 0 | $90,000 |
| Drought | 14 | 0 | 0 | $22 million |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Tornado, May 30, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2014
- Tornado, May 15, 1968
- Tornado, May 5, 1977
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Tornado, April 11, 1987
- Tornado, May 9, 1995
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Hail, May 31, 2018
- Hail, July 14, 2014
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2015
- Flood, October 23, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2017
- Hail, July 11, 2020
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Hail, August 29, 1990
- Hail, September 19, 1986
- Hail, June 2, 1980
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Hail, August 13, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Hail, June 20, 2016
- Hail, June 25, 2013
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Hail, June 4, 2011
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 5, 1977
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, May 15, 1968
- Tornado, August 13, 1956
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, May 9, 1995
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, April 3, 1956
- Tornado, June 19, 1974
- Tornado, April 13, 1981
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, June 10, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Dust Storm, May 4, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 15, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Dust Storm, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 28, 2025
- Tornado, March 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 27, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2024
- Dust Storm, May 21, 2024
- Tornado, April 18, 2024
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Tornado, June 29, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Drought, June 12, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, January 3, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, June 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2021
- Ice Storm, January 1, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Tornado, May 28, 2019
- Tornado, May 22, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- High Wind, October 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2018
- Tornado, June 10, 2018
- Hail, May 31, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2016
- Hail, August 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Hail, June 20, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Tornado, March 15, 2016
- Blizzard, February 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 23, 2015
- High Wind, December 14, 2015
- Tornado, June 7, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2014
- Hail, July 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2013
- Drought, November 1, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Hail, June 25, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2013
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Strong Wind, November 13, 2011
- Hail, August 13, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 4, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 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, June 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2010
- High Wind, April 29, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Flood, October 23, 2009
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2009
- Tornado, June 19, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Tornado, March 8, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Blizzard, February 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Hail, September 22, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2006
- Tornado, June 2, 2006
- Tornado, May 24, 2006
- Hail, May 17, 2006
- Tornado, April 18, 2006
- Tornado, April 13, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, March 12, 2006
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Hail, September 19, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2005
- Tornado, March 30, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 12, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2004
- Hail, August 9, 2004
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Tornado, May 18, 2004
- High Wind, March 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2003
- Tornado, July 9, 2003
- Tornado, June 11, 2003
- Tornado, May 30, 2003
- Tornado, May 28, 2003
- Tornado, May 14, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2003
- Tornado, April 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2002
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Hail, August 30, 2001
- Hail, August 22, 2001
- Tornado, August 18, 2001
- Flash Flood, February 9, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- Tornado, June 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2000
- Tornado, May 12, 2000
- Tornado, May 8, 2000
- Tornado, April 20, 2000
- Hail, April 7, 2000
- Heat, July 28, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
- Hail, April 10, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 1999
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1998
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Hail, June 28, 1998
- Heat, June 26, 1998
- Hail, June 12, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1998
- Hail, May 2, 1998
- Hail, April 7, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 1997
- High Wind, September 29, 1997
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1997
- High Wind, April 30, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 26, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 24, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 1997
- High Wind, October 30, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 1996
- High Wind, March 25, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 18, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 18, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in DeWitt CountyEvery warning in DeWitt 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.