Storm History: Lee County, Illinois

Events

539

Deaths

0

Injuries

15

Damage

$3.4 million

Episodes

362

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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None recorded.

• Tornado, April 9, 2015$1.0 million · EF4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 20157 injured · $1.0 million · EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 1967$275,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 15, 1958$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 19726 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2013$115,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010$100,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 20011 injured · $55,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2010$50,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2009$30,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2010$26,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Tornado, September 26, 1959$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 19861 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 29, 1991$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2009$21,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 13, 2004$20,000 · 4 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, August 10, 2006$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2010$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2010$6,000 · 63 kt wind · 3 events here

• Hail, July 13, 2004$20,000 · 4 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20253 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 4, 20233 in hail · 6 events here
• Flood, May 2, 20183 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 2010$3,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 13, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20032.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 16, 19682.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 20192.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20252 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, September 7, 20212 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20032 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20022 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20002 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 11, 1965F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1967$275,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015$1.0 million · EF4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 1975F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 4, 1976F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 1976F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 1991F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1995F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 20157 injured · $1.0 million · EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2021EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2026EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 30, 1956$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 1957F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Lee County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2026EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2026EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2026EF1 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 202660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20261 event here
• High Wind, December 28, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 14, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2025$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20252 in hail · 9 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20251 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20253 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 15, 20241 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, June 20, 20241 event here
• Dust Storm, June 16, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 4, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 27, 2024EF1 · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 23, 20231 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 20231 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 2023EF1 · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20231 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20231.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 202369 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flood, April 4, 20233 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF2 · 9 events here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20231 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20221 event here
• Tornado, November 5, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 28, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 22, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 5, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 13, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, March 23, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 202270 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20223 events here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20212 in hail · 8 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202170 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 9, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2021EF3 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2020EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 202055 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 202060 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flood, January 21, 20201 event here
• Ice Storm, January 10, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, October 31, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 30, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2019EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20192.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, April 27, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 6, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, February 5, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 25, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 201865 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20181 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 2, 20183 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 14, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20182 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20171 event here
• Flood, July 19, 201761 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 23, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 2016$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2016EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 201665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20161 event here
• High Wind, April 2, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 201659 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 20151 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 20157 injured · $1.0 million · EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015$1.0 million · EF4 · 3 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Hail, August 25, 2014$5,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20141 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2014EF2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2013$115,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2013EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2013EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20131 event here
• Drought, July 24, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20121.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 201175 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 10, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20101 event here
• Tornado, November 22, 2010$1,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2010$50,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010$100,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 21, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2010$26,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2010$1,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2010$6,000 · 63 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2010$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 5, 2010$3,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20091 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 26, 20091 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 5, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 200961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2009$21,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 200965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2009$30,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, January 13, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, December 27, 200865 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20081 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20081 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 2008$5,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, July 10, 20081.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2008EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 11, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 20071 event here
• Tornado, August 23, 2007$5,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 200755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 200755 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2007$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 2007$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, March 31, 200783 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 21, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 25, 20071 event here
• Blizzard, February 13, 20071 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20061 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 2, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20061.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 20061.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, August 10, 2006$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 3, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20061.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 27, 2006$1,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2006F1 · 5 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20061 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20061 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20061 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20061 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20051 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, June 15, 20051 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20051 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, March 30, 20051.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20051 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2004$20,000 · 4 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 31, 200460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20041 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2004F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 3, 20041 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20041 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 20041 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 200351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2003F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20031.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20031 in hail · 2 events here

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Tornadoes in Lee CountyEvery warning in Lee County since 1986Every county in Illinois

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.