Storm History: Macon County, Illinois

Events

716

Deaths

3

Injuries

90

Damage

$100 million

Episodes

424

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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• Tornado, April 3, 19741 death · 26 injured · $5.0 million · F3 · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 25, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 14, 20201 death · 1 event here

• Drought, September 1, 2012$46 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 2014$20 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 199629 injured · $9.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 19741 death · 26 injured · $5.0 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 30, 1975$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 19762 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 1999$2.2 million · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 18, 19969 injured · $1.5 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 2006$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 1995$1.4 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2025$1.0 million · 87 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 2013$823,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, April 22, 1963$500,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 29, 1998$500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 1, 2018$500,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, December 26, 2015$400,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 13, 2014$285,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011$265,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 19783 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 1, 1984$250,000 · F0 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, May 21, 20144 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 2020$250,000 · 3 in hail · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 20092.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 12, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 19612.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20252.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, November 18, 20252.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20242.5 in hail · 20 events here
• Hail, July 11, 2020$125,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 9, 19922.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 18, 19962.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20092 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20062 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 20, 19762 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 1995$1.4 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 2004F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 19741 death · 26 injured · $5.0 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 22, 1963$500,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 1974$3,000 · F3 · 13 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 1982F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 1983F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 199629 injured · $9.0 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2009$30,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 1, 2018$500,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2026EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2026EF3 · 16 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 1960$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Macon County, with its track

• Tornado, June 17, 2026EF3 · 16 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2026EF3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 2026EF1 · 5 events here
• Dust Storm, May 4, 20261 event here
• Hail, March 26, 20261.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 2026EF1 · 3 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, December 28, 2025EF2 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 20251 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 29, 20251 event here
• Hail, November 18, 20252.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2025$1.0 million · 87 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 20251 injured · EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20252.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 19, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 12, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20241 event here
• High Wind, September 27, 202457 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 27, 20241 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 20241.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, April 27, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 2024EF1 · 9 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20242.5 in hail · 20 events here
• Ice Storm, January 22, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 202361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20231 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 2023EF2 · 16 events here
• Drought, June 12, 20231 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 20231 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF3 · 5 events here
• High Wind, March 3, 202363 kt wind · 11 events here
• Strong Wind, February 9, 20231 event here
• Tornado, January 3, 2023EF1 · 4 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 202264 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 202253 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20221 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 1, 2022EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 20221.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 5, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 2021EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 10, 2020$20,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 11, 2020$125,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 202052 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2020$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 2020$250,000 · 3 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, March 28, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 14, 20201 death · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 20191 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 20191 event here
• Tornado, August 21, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 2019$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2019EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 2019$1,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 201952 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20191 event here
• Tornado, December 1, 2018$500,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2018$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2018$32,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2018$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 4, 20171.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2017$8,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2017EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, November 2, 2016$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016$167,000 · 78 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$17,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 30, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 26, 2015$400,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 23, 2015$105,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2015$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2015$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 2015$101,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 20, 2015$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20151 event here
• Tornado, October 13, 2014$285,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 2014$20 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2014$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 20144 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 2014$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 20, 2014EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20131 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, September 19, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20131.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 2013$823,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2013$159,000 · 70 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2012$46 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20121 event here
• Drought, June 19, 20121 event here
• Strong Wind, February 29, 2012$12,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20122 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, November 14, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 13, 2011$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2011$95,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011$265,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011$210,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 2011$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2010$90,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 2010$55,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 9, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 3, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 2010$75,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2010$25,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2010$15,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20101 event here
• Hail, June 21, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2010$25,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2010$55,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 201070 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 29, 2010$12,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20091 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 20091 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2009$30,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 4, 2009$40,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20092 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 20092.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 2009$110,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 24, 2009$12,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 8, 2009$40,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, February 26, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, December 27, 2008$52,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 2008$20,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 2008$20,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2008$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2008$15,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2008$12,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 11, 2008$15,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2008$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 2008$25,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, February 4, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 31, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 8, 20071 event here
• Hail, October 18, 2007$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2007$3,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20070.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20071 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 28, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 1, 20071 injured · $37,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Blizzard, February 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 2006$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20061 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20061 event here
• Heat, July 30, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20061 event here
• Tornado, July 26, 2006F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20062 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 20061 injured · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 2006F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 2006F2 · 6 events here
• Hail, April 14, 20061.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 6, 20061 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 20063 injured · F2 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 2, 20061.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 2006F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 2006F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 12, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 200555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, July 22, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20051.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20051.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 22, 2005F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 12, 200560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 11, 20051 event here
• High Wind, November 24, 200452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 200452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 200455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 2004F4 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 200460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20041 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2004F2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20035 injured · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 200355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2003F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2003F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2003F1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 200360 kt wind · 1 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.