Storm History: Macoupin County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Macoupin 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
- 649
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 19
- Damage
- $9.5 million
- Episodes
- 464
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 | 239 | 0 | 1 | $5.9 million |
| Tornado | 143 | 1 | 15 | $1.2 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 102 | 0 | 0 | $196,000 |
| Flash Flood | 39 | 0 | 0 | $26,000 |
| Winter Storm | 30 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Heat | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Drought | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 5 | 2 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Hail, May 12, 2000
- Hail, May 12, 2000
- Tornado, January 24, 1967
- Tornado, May 12, 1978
- Tornado, May 9, 1990
- Tornado, May 25, 1996
- Lightning, July 23, 2001
- Hail, June 12, 2022
- Tornado, May 12, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- Hail, May 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Tornado, April 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2024
- Tornado, December 2, 1950
- Tornado, August 4, 1959
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, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, December 2, 1950
- Tornado, January 24, 1967
- Tornado, April 18, 1975
- Tornado, April 27, 1984
- Tornado, May 9, 1995
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, August 4, 1959
- Tornado, March 29, 1960
- Tornado, March 26, 1976
- Tornado, May 12, 1978
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, May 9, 1990
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026
- Hail, May 3, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Tornado, March 15, 2026
- Tornado, March 11, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 8, 2026
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Tornado, August 30, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2024
- Tornado, April 18, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Hail, August 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 23, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Hail, May 13, 2023
- Hail, April 20, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Hail, June 12, 2022
- Hail, April 29, 2022
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, June 24, 2021
- Hail, May 27, 2021
- Hail, May 3, 2021
- Tornado, March 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Tornado, July 21, 2020
- Tornado, July 15, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2019
- Hail, June 21, 2019
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Hail, May 22, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Tornado, December 1, 2018
- Heavy Snow, November 15, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 28, 2018
- Tornado, June 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2018
- Hail, May 31, 2018
- Hail, May 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2018
- Hail, September 4, 2017
- Hail, July 23, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2017
- Hail, June 14, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Hail, April 10, 2017
- Hail, March 30, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 26, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 25, 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
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2014
- Tornado, June 3, 2014
- Hail, May 15, 2014
- Hail, April 28, 2014
- High Wind, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Heat, September 1, 2013
- Heat, August 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 20, 2013
- Hail, April 10, 2013
- Blizzard, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2012
- Drought, July 10, 2012
- Hail, July 2, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2012
- Hail, May 28, 2012
- Hail, May 4, 2012
- Hail, April 28, 2012
- Hail, April 25, 2012
- Hail, March 14, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2011
- Heat, September 1, 2011
- Heat, August 31, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Heat, July 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2011
- Hail, May 28, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Tornado, April 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 15, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2010
- Hail, June 1, 2010
- Hail, May 26, 2010
- Hail, May 3, 2010
- Hail, April 24, 2010
- Tornado, April 5, 2010
- Hail, April 4, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2009
- Hail, June 19, 2009
- Hail, June 8, 2009
- Tornado, June 2, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Tornado, March 8, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- Tornado, December 27, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2008
- Hail, July 12, 2008
- Tornado, June 27, 2008
- Hail, May 31, 2008
- Tornado, May 30, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Hail, May 2, 2008
- Hail, April 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2008
- Sleet, February 21, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Hail, February 3, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2008
- Hail, January 29, 2008
- Tornado, January 7, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2007
- Hail, June 1, 2007
- Tornado, May 4, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Hail, March 1, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Tornado, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Heat, July 17, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2006
- Hail, June 6, 2006
- Hail, May 24, 2006
- Hail, May 24, 2006
- Hail, May 24, 2006
- Hail, April 6, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2005
- Hail, November 5, 2005
- Drought, October 1, 2005
- Lightning, September 19, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2005
- Lightning, September 19, 2005
- Drought, September 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2005
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Heat, July 20, 2005
- Hail, June 13, 2005
- Tornado, June 13, 2005
- Hail, June 13, 2005
- Tornado, June 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2005
- Hail, June 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2005
- Hail, June 13, 2005
- Tornado, June 13, 2005
- Tornado, June 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Macoupin CountyEvery warning in Macoupin 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.