Storm History: Gallatin County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Gallatin 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
- 774
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 13
- Damage
- $16 million
- Episodes
- 748
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 145 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Dense Fog | 108 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 53 | 0 | 0 | $51,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 51 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Heat | 51 | 1 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 48 | 0 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 38 | 0 | 0 | $347,000 |
| Winter Storm | 35 | 0 | 0 | $620,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 32 | 0 | 13 | $4.3 million |
| Drought | 29 | 0 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| Flash Flood | 27 | 0 | 0 | $666,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 21 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $120,000 |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Hail, June 12, 2021
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Tornado, February 29, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Flood, January 5, 2005
- Flood, March 1, 2018
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Tornado, May 23, 2011
- Hail, May 27, 2004
- Flood, April 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 28, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 10, 1996
- Flood, January 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- Lightning, June 5, 2011
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, April 27, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 19, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 15, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2026
- Dense Fog, November 23, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 22, 2025
- Dense Fog, September 23, 2025
- Drought, September 9, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2025
- Dense Fog, July 9, 2025
- Dense Fog, July 8, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 5, 2025
- High Wind, March 19, 2025
- High Wind, March 14, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 5, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 4, 2025
- Flood, March 1, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2025
- Flood, February 10, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 30, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Freezing Fog, January 11, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2024
- Hail, July 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Dense Fog, May 18, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 29, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 23, 2024
- Flood, April 7, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 7, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2024
- Dense Fog, March 2, 2024
- Strong Wind, February 27, 2024
- Flood, February 1, 2024
- Flood, January 30, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 23, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 30, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Heat, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Heat, June 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2023
- Flood, April 1, 2023
- Strong Wind, April 1, 2023
- Strong Wind, March 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 3, 2023
- Flood, March 1, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 27, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 22, 2023
- Flood, February 21, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 12, 2022
- Strong Wind, November 5, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Heat, August 3, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Flood, May 12, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Flood, March 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2022
- Flood, February 8, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- Flood, January 4, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, November 4, 2021
- Dense Fog, October 8, 2021
- Heat, August 24, 2021
- Dense Fog, August 22, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, July 29, 2021
- Hail, June 12, 2021
- Dense Fog, April 25, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2021
- Dense Fog, March 16, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2021
- Strong Wind, November 14, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, November 1, 2020
- Wildfire, October 14, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 12, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 5, 2020
- Dense Fog, August 22, 2020
- Heat, August 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2020
- Lightning, July 22, 2020
- Heat, July 17, 2020
- Dense Fog, July 2, 2020
- Flood, June 1, 2020
- Flood, May 21, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Flood, May 1, 2020
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 13, 2020
- Flood, April 1, 2020
- Flood, March 18, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 12, 2020
- Flood, February 7, 2020
- Flood, January 12, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Flood, December 20, 2019
- Strong Wind, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2019
- Dense Fog, August 8, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2019
- Heat, July 10, 2019
- Flood, July 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Flood, June 20, 2019
- Dense Fog, May 2, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Flood, April 20, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2019
- Strong Wind, April 11, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2019
- Hail, March 13, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 9, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2019
- Flood, March 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2019
- Flood, February 7, 2019
- Dense Fog, February 6, 2019
- Flood, February 1, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Flood, January 22, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Strong Wind, January 8, 2019
- Flood, January 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, December 27, 2018
- Flood, December 23, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2018
- Dense Fog, November 29, 2018
- Strong Wind, November 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 14, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 21, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 27, 2018
- Flood, September 12, 2018
- Dense Fog, July 27, 2018
- Heat, July 20, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 29, 2018
- Tornado, June 28, 2018
- Tornado, June 26, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Heat, June 16, 2018
- Hail, May 20, 2018
- Strong Wind, April 13, 2018
- Strong Wind, April 12, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 7, 2018
- Flood, April 1, 2018
- Flood, March 29, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2018
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2018
- Flood, March 1, 2018
- Dense Fog, February 17, 2018
- Flood, February 16, 2018
- Strong Wind, February 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2018
- Strong Wind, January 22, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2018
- Dense Fog, January 9, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Strong Wind, November 18, 2017
- Heat, August 21, 2017
- Heat, July 26, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 5, 2017
- Flood, May 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2017
- Dense Fog, April 19, 2017
- Dense Fog, March 18, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, March 15, 2017
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2017
- Flood, March 5, 2017
- Strong Wind, February 10, 2017
- Flood, February 1, 2017
- Flood, January 19, 2017
- Dense Fog, January 15, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Strong Wind, January 10, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Dense Fog, January 2, 2017
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2016
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2016
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Gallatin CountyEvery warning in Gallatin 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.