Storm History: Hardin County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Hardin 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
- 565
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $18 million
- Episodes
- 558
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dense Fog | 98 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 51 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Heat | 50 | 1 | 1 | |
| Strong Wind | 50 | 0 | 0 | $48,000 |
| Winter Weather | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 46 | 0 | 0 | $329,000 |
| Winter Storm | 35 | 0 | 0 | $9.0 million |
| Drought | 32 | 0 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| Excessive Heat | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 21 | 0 | 0 | $227,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 21 | 0 | 0 | $90,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 17 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 15 | 0 | 1 | $211,000 |
| Tornado | 11 | 0 | 0 | $36,000 |
| High Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $4.2 million |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2004
- Flood, January 5, 2005
- Flood, March 1, 2018
- Hail, June 8, 1995
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Hail, May 31, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 1998
- Flash Flood, March 1, 1997
- Flood, March 1, 2011
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, September 7, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2025
- Flash Flood, December 17, 2001
- Flood, March 7, 2015
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
- Dense Fog, February 19, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 15, 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, November 7, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 3, 2025
- Dense Fog, September 23, 2025
- Drought, September 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 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
- Dense Fog, May 13, 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
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 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
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2024
- Dense Fog, May 18, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 29, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 23, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 7, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 23, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 1, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, October 30, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Heat, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2023
- Heat, June 25, 2023
- Strong Wind, April 1, 2023
- Strong Wind, March 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 3, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 27, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 22, 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
- Dense Fog, December 5, 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
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Dense Fog, June 6, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 23, 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
- Dense Fog, April 25, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2021
- Strong Wind, November 14, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, November 1, 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
- Heat, July 17, 2020
- Dense Fog, July 2, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 12, 2020
- Hail, March 2, 2020
- Flood, February 7, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- 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
- Hail, August 6, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2019
- Heat, July 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 21, 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 26, 2018
- Heat, June 16, 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
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2018
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2018
- Flood, March 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 24, 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
- Flood, November 5, 2017
- Heat, August 21, 2017
- Heat, July 26, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 5, 2017
- Dense Fog, April 19, 2017
- Hail, March 20, 2017
- Dense Fog, March 18, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, March 15, 2017
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2017
- Dense Fog, February 19, 2017
- Strong Wind, February 10, 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
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, November 13, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Dense Fog, October 3, 2016
- Dense Fog, September 19, 2016
- Dense Fog, September 18, 2016
- Heat, August 4, 2016
- Dense Fog, July 23, 2016
- Heat, July 18, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2016
- Heat, June 23, 2016
- Heat, June 16, 2016
- Dense Fog, May 11, 2016
- Tornado, May 10, 2016
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2016
- Strong Wind, February 28, 2016
- Dense Fog, February 20, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Dense Fog, February 16, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2016
- Dense Fog, February 15, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2016
- Flood, January 1, 2016
- Dense Fog, December 22, 2015
- Strong Wind, December 13, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 8, 2015
- Dense Fog, December 4, 2015
- Dense Fog, November 10, 2015
- Dense Fog, November 2, 2015
- Dense Fog, November 2, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2015
- Dense Fog, August 23, 2015
- Dense Fog, August 8, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2015
- Heat, July 18, 2015
- Heat, July 14, 2015
- Heat, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2015
- Dense Fog, March 11, 2015
- Flood, March 7, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 2015
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Hardin CountyEvery warning in Hardin 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.