Storm History: Hancock County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Hancock 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
- 710
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 21
- Damage
- $62 million
- Episodes
- 459
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 171 | 0 | 1 | $4.3 million |
| Tornado | 124 | 0 | 18 | $35 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 87 | 0 | 2 | $376,000 |
| Flash Flood | 82 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Flood | 71 | 0 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| Winter Storm | 62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 27 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Drought | 16 | 0 | 0 | $13 million |
| Heavy Snow | 15 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Dense Fog | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 5 | 0 | 0 | $5.6 million |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado, May 13, 1995
- Drought, July 1, 2005
- Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005
- Tornado, April 13, 1974
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Hail, July 18, 2003
- Tornado, June 21, 1981
- Tornado, April 30, 1997
- Flood, May 20, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- Tornado, March 8, 1990
- Flood, May 15, 2009
- Flood, May 13, 2010
- Flood, June 14, 2010
- Flood, June 22, 2010
- Flood, June 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2011
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Hail, August 29, 1990
- Tornado, May 7, 2023
- Hail, June 7, 1982
- Hail, November 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2002
- Flood, October 21, 2001
- Hail, June 19, 1955
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Hail, June 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2019
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Hail, June 4, 2011
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2010
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 13, 1995
- Tornado, September 30, 1973
- Tornado, April 13, 1974
- Tornado, March 4, 1976
- Tornado, June 21, 1981
- Tornado, May 9, 1995
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado, April 23, 1955
- Tornado, August 30, 1956
- Tornado, June 2, 1973
- Tornado, August 12, 1973
- Tornado, April 21, 1974
- Tornado, May 30, 1974
- Tornado, March 26, 1976
- Tornado, April 13, 1981
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Tornado, April 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 21, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2025
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Tornado, May 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2024
- Hail, April 16, 2024
- Hail, March 31, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Tornado, August 6, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2023
- Hail, June 4, 2023
- Tornado, May 7, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Blizzard, December 21, 2022
- Hail, September 18, 2022
- Tornado, May 31, 2022
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2021
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Tornado, November 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Hail, June 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2019
- Hail, June 1, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2019
- Tornado, May 22, 2019
- Flood, May 19, 2019
- Flood, May 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2019
- Flood, April 30, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Flood, March 16, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Flood, October 8, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2018
- Hail, July 19, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2018
- Hail, May 26, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2017
- Tornado, October 14, 2017
- Hail, August 18, 2017
- Hail, August 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2017
- Hail, June 17, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Hail, August 29, 2016
- Hail, April 27, 2016
- Tornado, March 15, 2016
- Ice Storm, December 28, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2015
- Tornado, April 9, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2014
- Flood, July 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2014
- Hail, June 16, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2014
- Hail, May 12, 2014
- Hail, April 28, 2014
- Hail, April 27, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2013
- Drought, September 3, 2013
- Heat, August 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2013
- Flood, June 1, 2013
- Tornado, May 30, 2013
- Flood, May 29, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Flood, May 5, 2013
- Flood, April 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Dense Fog, November 21, 2012
- Dense Fog, November 20, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, August 7, 2012
- Drought, July 17, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 24, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2012
- Hail, April 28, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 12, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Flood, June 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2011
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2011
- Hail, June 4, 2011
- Hail, April 22, 2011
- Hail, February 27, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2010
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Hail, November 22, 2010
- Hail, October 23, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2010
- Hail, August 10, 2010
- Flood, July 25, 2010
- Flood, July 24, 2010
- Flood, July 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Flood, June 22, 2010
- Flood, June 22, 2010
- Tornado, June 21, 2010
- Flood, June 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2010
- Hail, June 4, 2010
- Hail, June 1, 2010
- Flood, May 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- Hail, April 4, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2010
- Dense Fog, January 17, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Hail, June 8, 2009
- Tornado, June 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Flood, May 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2009
- Flood, May 1, 2009
- Flood, April 30, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 27, 2008
- Tornado, December 27, 2008
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2008
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Flood, June 1, 2008
- Flood, May 1, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2008
- Tornado, April 10, 2008
- Flood, April 1, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Dense Fog, December 20, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2007
- Tornado, June 2, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2006
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Drought, March 1, 2006
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2006
- Drought, February 1, 2006
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2006
- Drought, January 1, 2006
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Hancock CountyEvery warning in Hancock 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.