Storm History: Franklin County, Illinois

Events

962

Deaths

6

Injuries

59

Damage

$35 million

Episodes

844

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.

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• Tornado, April 27, 19711 death · 20 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20101 death · 3 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20131 death · 1 event here
• Heat, August 4, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 20251 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20251 death · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, May 10, 1996$8.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2009$6.0 million · EF1 · 4 events here
• Drought, September 1, 2007$3.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 28, 1996$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 18, 195710 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 19711 death · 20 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 18, 2008$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017$800,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 19941 injured · $500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20111 injured · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2015$500,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2011$455,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011$370,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, February 9, 1960$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 2002$250,000 · 74 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 2009$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20112 injured · $250,000 · 78 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$230,000 · 2 in hail · 10 events here
• High Wind, September 14, 2008$200,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006$150,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, June 30, 20233 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 26, 20163 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 5, 19553 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20032.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 19672.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 2024$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2020$15,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 1, 2012$230,000 · 2 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, April 15, 2011$6,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 22, 2005$7,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20042 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 19952 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 19922 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 27, 20261.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, December 18, 195710 injured · $2.5 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 7, 1989F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 1990F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 19711 death · 20 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 1975F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017$800,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$30,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 9, 1960$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 1962F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 1973F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 30, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 1981F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1990F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Franklin County, with its track

• Hail, April 27, 20261.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, April 2, 2026$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, February 15, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 10, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20261 event here
• Strong Wind, January 8, 2026$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, November 23, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, November 22, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 19, 2025$38,000 · 83 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, September 23, 20251 event here
• Hail, September 14, 2025$28,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, September 9, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 14, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2025$20,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, July 17, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20252 events here
• Dense Fog, July 9, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF4 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, May 5, 20251 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2025EF1 · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, March 28, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 19, 2025$1,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 18, 2025$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 14, 2025$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 5, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20251 death · 1 event here
• Flood, February 18, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 20251 death · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, January 30, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, January 5, 2025$70,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, November 30, 20241 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 17, 20241 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 16, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, September 27, 2024$4,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2024$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20241 event here
• Hail, July 29, 2024$35,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 14, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2024$40,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2024$140,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2024$1,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 3, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20241 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$30,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, May 18, 20241 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, April 29, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, April 23, 20241 event here
• Hail, April 18, 2024$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, April 7, 20241 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 6, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, March 25, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, March 2, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20241 event here
• Hail, February 10, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, January 24, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, January 23, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 12, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 30, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023$50,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2023$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2023$26,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Heat, July 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20233 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20231 event here
• Heat, June 25, 20231 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 5, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 1, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 31, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 24, 20232 events here
• Flash Flood, March 3, 2023$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 1, 20231 event here
• Strong Wind, February 27, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 22, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 14, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 9, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 8, 2023$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20231 event here
• Flood, January 18, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, December 9, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, December 6, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, November 25, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, November 12, 20221 event here
• Strong Wind, November 5, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 17, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2022$9,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20221 event here
• Heat, August 3, 20221 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2022$4,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20221 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2022$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 12, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, June 6, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 19, 20221 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2022$62,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 30, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 2022$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 17, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 5, 2021$89,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, November 4, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, October 8, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 24, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 9, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2021$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2021$3,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, April 25, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 19, 20211 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 1, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, March 25, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, March 16, 20211 event here
• Flood, March 15, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, March 11, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, March 10, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, December 27, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 14, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 1, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 5, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, August 22, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020$75,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, August 10, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 17, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, July 2, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 20201 event here
• Flood, May 25, 2020$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 2020$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, April 24, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20201 event here
• Strong Wind, April 13, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, March 25, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, March 18, 20201 event here
• Flood, March 18, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, March 12, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2020$15,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, January 10, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, December 13, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, November 26, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 11, 20191 event here
• Hail, October 21, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20191 event here
• Heat, July 10, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 21, 2019$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 25, 20192 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, April 11, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 24, 2019$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 13, 2019$1,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 9, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, February 24, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20191 event here
• Flood, February 7, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, February 7, 2019$20,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, February 6, 20191 event here
• Dense Fog, February 2, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, December 27, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 15, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, November 29, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, November 25, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 14, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 21, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, July 27, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20182 events here
• Heat, June 29, 20181 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 2018$70,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Heat, June 16, 20181 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 2018$8,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 7, 20181 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, March 29, 20181 event here
• Flood, March 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, February 24, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, February 24, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, February 17, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, February 15, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, January 22, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, January 9, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, November 18, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 2, 2017$5,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, September 14, 20171 event here
• Hail, September 4, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, August 21, 20171 event here
• Heat, July 26, 20171 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20171 event here

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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.