Storm History: Jersey County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Jersey 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
- 388
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $6.0 million
- Episodes
- 322
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 | 88 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Tornado | 71 | 1 | 2 | $5.7 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 59 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Winter Storm | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 23 | 2 | 0 | $56,000 |
| Flood | 19 | 0 | 0 | $49,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 1, 1983
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, November 27, 1990
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2007
- Tornado, September 24, 1961
- Tornado, December 21, 1967
- Tornado, June 1, 1970
- Flood, April 16, 2013
- Flood, May 1, 2013
- High Wind, March 14, 2025
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2008
- Flood, June 1, 2013
- Flood, April 12, 2013
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2022
- Tornado, March 6, 1961
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 6, 1961
- Tornado, December 21, 1967
- Tornado, June 14, 1974
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, May 1, 1983
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, September 24, 1961
- Tornado, October 10, 1959
- Tornado, June 30, 1960
- Tornado, March 4, 1961
- Tornado, June 1, 1970
- Tornado, March 29, 1974
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Tornado, March 11, 2026
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2025
- Tornado, April 20, 2025
- High Wind, March 14, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Tornado, April 18, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Hail, April 20, 2023
- Hail, February 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Sleet, February 24, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2019
- Flood, June 2, 2019
- Hail, May 22, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Excessive Heat, June 28, 2018
- Tornado, June 28, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Drought, November 1, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, October 19, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Heat, June 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2016
- Tornado, April 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 26, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2015
- Hail, April 9, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2014
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2014
- Tornado, June 3, 2014
- Hail, May 10, 2014
- Hail, April 28, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2014
- Heat, September 1, 2013
- Heat, August 30, 2013
- Flood, June 1, 2013
- Flood, June 1, 2013
- Flood, May 1, 2013
- Flood, April 16, 2013
- Flood, April 12, 2013
- Hail, April 10, 2013
- Blizzard, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Hail, October 22, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Tornado, August 31, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2012
- Drought, July 10, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2012
- Heat, September 1, 2011
- Heat, August 31, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Heat, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- Hail, May 28, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Hail, May 3, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2009
- Hail, June 19, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Tornado, March 8, 2009
- Tornado, December 27, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2008
- Flood, July 18, 2008
- Hail, July 12, 2008
- Flood, June 3, 2008
- Hail, May 31, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2008
- Sleet, February 21, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Hail, February 3, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 2007
- Tornado, October 2, 2007
- Tornado, September 6, 2007
- Flood, August 25, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2007
- Hail, June 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Heat, July 17, 2006
- Hail, June 22, 2006
- Hail, May 24, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2006
- Hail, April 6, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006
- Hail, February 16, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2005
- Hail, November 5, 2005
- Drought, October 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2005
- Drought, September 1, 2005
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Heat, July 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2005
- Tornado, June 13, 2005
- Hail, June 13, 2005
- Hail, June 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2005
- Heavy Rain, January 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2004
- Heat, July 20, 2004
- Hail, June 26, 2004
- Hail, May 31, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2004
- Hail, May 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2003
- Heavy Rain, November 17, 2003
- Heat, August 24, 2003
- Heat, August 15, 2003
- Hail, August 2, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2003
- Hail, May 8, 2003
- Hail, May 4, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2002
- Heat, August 1, 2002
- Heat, July 26, 2002
- Heat, July 20, 2002
- Heat, July 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2002
- Flood, May 1, 2002
- Flood, May 1, 2002
- Flood, April 27, 2002
- Flood, April 27, 2002
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2002
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Heat, August 21, 2001
- Heat, August 7, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 29, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2001
- Heat, July 17, 2001
- Heat, July 7, 2001
- Flood, June 4, 2001
- Flood, May 20, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2001
- Flood, May 1, 2001
- Flood, April 13, 2001
- High Wind, March 13, 2001
- High Wind, February 25, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 9, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 9, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2000
- Tornado, July 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2000
- Hail, May 18, 2000
- Hail, April 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 2000
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 1999
- Heat, July 18, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Jersey CountyEvery warning in Jersey 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.