Storm History: Edgar County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Edgar 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
- 389
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 23
- Damage
- $48 million
- Episodes
- 289
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 | 131 | 0 | 23 | $1.9 million |
| Hail | 82 | 0 | 0 | $381,000 |
| Flash Flood | 59 | 0 | 0 | $885,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 29 | 0 | 0 | $53,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 12 | 0 | 0 | $43 million |
| High Wind | 10 | 1 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Heat | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 0 | $850,000 |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $700,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 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
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2002
- Tornado, April 13, 2006
- Tornado, May 25, 1984
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2016
- Tornado, May 10, 2017
- Hail, September 18, 2005
- Tornado, April 27, 2002
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, May 27, 1995
- Tornado, July 8, 2008
- Tornado, June 18, 2021
- Tornado, July 21, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2016
- Tornado, May 30, 2008
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Tornado, June 6, 2008
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, April 8, 2020
- Hail, May 1, 2016
- Hail, April 10, 1981
- Hail, July 25, 2023
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2013
- Hail, March 28, 2020
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Hail, March 13, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2016
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Hail, March 23, 2012
- Hail, May 28, 2011
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, April 22, 1963
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, June 14, 1974
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, May 3, 1958
- Tornado, June 2, 1973
- Tornado, June 7, 1980
- Tornado, May 25, 1984
- Tornado, May 15, 1986
- Tornado, June 17, 1992
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 9, 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
- Tornado, December 28, 2025
- 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
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 19, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2025
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Hail, April 16, 2024
- Hail, March 13, 2024
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 25, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Tornado, June 29, 2023
- Drought, June 12, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2022
- Tornado, August 1, 2022
- Hail, May 15, 2022
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, October 11, 2021
- Hail, August 25, 2021
- Tornado, June 18, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Hail, March 28, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Hail, August 18, 2019
- Heat, July 3, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- High Wind, October 20, 2018
- Tornado, June 10, 2018
- Hail, July 23, 2017
- Tornado, May 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2017
- Flood, May 1, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Flood, April 29, 2017
- Hail, April 28, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Hail, May 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Blizzard, February 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2014
- Hail, August 25, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Hail, September 7, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 9, 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
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Hail, May 28, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, May 7, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2010
- Tornado, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2010
- Tornado, May 21, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Hail, July 24, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2009
- Hail, September 8, 2008
- Tornado, July 21, 2008
- Tornado, July 8, 2008
- Tornado, June 15, 2008
- Tornado, June 6, 2008
- Flood, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, May 30, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- High Wind, December 22, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Blizzard, February 12, 2007
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, July 20, 2006
- Hail, June 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2006
- Hail, May 30, 2006
- Tornado, April 13, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Blizzard, March 21, 2006
- Hail, November 5, 2005
- Hail, September 18, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2005
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Tornado, May 23, 2004
- High Wind, March 5, 2004
- Tornado, July 9, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, April 4, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2002
- Hail, May 31, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2002
- Tornado, April 27, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2002
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Tornado, August 18, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2001
- Tornado, July 8, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2001
- Flash Flood, February 9, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- Hail, August 6, 2000
- Hail, August 2, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2000
- Hail, June 23, 2000
- Tornado, June 20, 2000
- Tornado, May 12, 2000
- Hail, May 9, 2000
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2000
- Hail, August 12, 1999
- Heat, July 28, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
- Hail, February 27, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 1999
- Ice Storm, January 13, 1999
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Tornado, December 6, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1998
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Heat, June 26, 1998
- Hail, June 12, 1998
- Hail, May 19, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1998
- Flash Flood, May 19, 1998
- Tornado, May 19, 1998
- Hail, May 2, 1998
- Hail, April 7, 1998
- Tornado, April 7, 1998
- Tornado, April 7, 1998
- Tornado, April 7, 1998
- Tornado, April 7, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1998
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Hail, June 21, 1997
- High Wind, April 30, 1997
- Tornado, April 30, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 26, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 1997
- Winter Storm, November 25, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 1996
- Tornado, April 19, 1996
- Tornado, April 19, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 1996
- Hail, April 19, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 1996
- Hail, April 18, 1996
- High Wind, March 25, 1996
- Winter Storm, March 19, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 18, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 18, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 4, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 2, 1996
- Hail, June 21, 1995
- Hail, June 20, 1995
- Tornado, May 27, 1995
- Tornado, April 27, 1994
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Edgar CountyEvery warning in Edgar 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.