Storm History: Hamilton County, Illinois

Events

662

Deaths

1

Injuries

9

Damage

$18 million

Episodes

625

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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• Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 20161 death · $40,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here

• Drought, September 1, 2007$3.5 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 1996$2.8 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 7, 1989$2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 1990$2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 2002$750,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 18, 19577 injured · $500,000 · F5 · 2 events here
• Flood, March 18, 2008$340,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 1982$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 3, 1990$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 3, 2023$201,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011$150,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 28, 1996$140,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 19, 2020$125,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 2009$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 20, 2014$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 1, 2024$90,000 · 74 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2010$80,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006$75,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020$60,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, August 6, 20193.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 2023$2,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 26, 2016$2,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 2005$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 19642 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 2012$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 2008$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 11, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, December 18, 19577 injured · $500,000 · F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 7, 1989$2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 1990$2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 1996$2.8 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$35,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 25, 19642 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 1982$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1990$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 3, 1990$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011$150,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 29, 2013$1,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Hamilton County, with its track

• 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
• Dense Fog, November 23, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, November 22, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 19, 2025$7,000 · 83 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, September 23, 20251 event here
• Drought, September 9, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 14, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2025$5,000 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2025$15,000 · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20252 events here
• Dense Fog, May 5, 20251 event here
• Strong Wind, March 28, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 19, 2025$1,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 14, 2025$1,000 · 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 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20251 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$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 29, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, November 30, 20241 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 17, 20241 event here
• Flood, August 1, 2024$90,000 · 74 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2024$15,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 20240.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 14, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 3, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20241 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$35,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Dense Fog, May 18, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, April 29, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, April 23, 20241 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
• Tornado, March 14, 2024$20,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, March 2, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20241 event 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
• Strong Wind, January 12, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 30, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20232 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2023$60,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 30, 2023$2,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20231 event here
• Heat, June 25, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2023$30,000 · 61 kt wind · 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, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, March 3, 2023$201,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events 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$9,000 · 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
• 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
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20221.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, August 3, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 202265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2022$15,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20221 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2022$8,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 12, 20221 event here
• Strong Wind, March 30, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 4, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, October 8, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 24, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, August 22, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 9, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2021$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 19, 20211 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
• 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, 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
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020$60,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event 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
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2020$5,000 · 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
• Tornado, March 19, 2020$125,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, March 18, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, March 12, 20201 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
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 6, 20193.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 10, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 201965 kt wind · 1 event 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Flash Flood, September 25, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 2018$40,000 · 1 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 26, 2018$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Heat, June 16, 20181 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 2018$10,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 7, 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 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
• Heat, August 21, 20171 event here
• Heat, July 26, 20171 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20171 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 17, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 5, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 29, 2017$6,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, April 19, 20171 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, March 18, 20171 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 15, 20171 event here
• Strong Wind, March 6, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, January 15, 20171 event here
• Ice Storm, January 13, 20171 event here
• Strong Wind, January 10, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 event here
• Dense Fog, January 2, 20171 event here
• Dense Fog, December 25, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, December 25, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, December 17, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 13, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, October 3, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, September 19, 20161 event here
• Flood, September 16, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2016$4,000 · 3 events here
• Heat, August 4, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, July 23, 20161 event here
• Heat, July 18, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016$36,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, July 7, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2016$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 23, 20161 event here
• Heat, June 16, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, May 11, 20161 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2016$3,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 201665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 2016$2,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, April 24, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 20161 death · $40,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 28, 2016$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, February 20, 20161 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 2016$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, February 16, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, February 15, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 27, 20151 event here
• Dense Fog, December 22, 20151 event here
• Strong Wind, December 13, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, December 4, 20151 event here
• Dense Fog, November 3, 20151 event here
• Dense Fog, November 2, 20151 event here
• Dense Fog, November 2, 20151 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 18, 20151 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.