Storm History: Madison County, Illinois

Events

1,009

Deaths

21

Injuries

186

Damage

$100 million

Episodes

645

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, December 10, 20216 deaths · 1 injured · $5.0 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 4, 20072 deaths · 6 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20082 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20112 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20122 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, July 18, 19991 death · 10 injured · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20001 death · 1 event here
• Heat, June 23, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20061 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 17, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 198132 injured · $25 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 19833 injured · $25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 2, 2019$25 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 20011 injured · $5.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 20216 deaths · 1 injured · $5.0 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 2, 1950$2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 30, 196017 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 1988$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 2006$1.7 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 2005$1.0 million · 57 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 1998$800,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1999$600,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 3, 1950$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 6, 19552 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 10, 1959$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 10, 1959$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 9, 19602 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 1978$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 1990$250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 18, 2024$215,000 · EF1 · 5 events here

• Flash Flood, May 11, 20164.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20124.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 14, 20243.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, November 5, 20173 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20153 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 19753 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 19653 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20212.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20232.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 7, 19822.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20102.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20262 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 4, 20262 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 4, 20172 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, December 18, 19571 injured · $25,000 · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 10, 1959$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1976F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 198132 injured · $25 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 19903 injured · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 20216 deaths · 1 injured · $5.0 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 3, 1950$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 2, 1950$2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 28, 1976$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 19833 injured · $25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 1988$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF3 · 10 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 2013EF3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, October 6, 19552 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Madison County, with its track

• Hail, May 4, 20262 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20262 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2026EF1 · 20 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 2026EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 11, 20261 injured · EF1 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20251 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025$5,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• High Wind, March 14, 2025$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025$30,000 · EF2 · 19 events here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2024$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 2024$215,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, March 14, 20243.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 13, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 16, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202361 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20232.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 202356 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 30, 20231.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2023$200,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023$35,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2023$15,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2022$40,000 · 66 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022$44,000 · 61 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2022$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2022$17,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Sleet, February 24, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 20216 deaths · 1 injured · $5.0 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 2021$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 10, 20211 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20212.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 20211 injured · EF1 · 7 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202056 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20201 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20201.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20191 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 201951 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20191 event here
• Heat, July 17, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 201956 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 2, 2019$25 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 2019EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 18, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 15, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201865 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 28, 20181 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 2018EF0 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 15, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20181.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 201856 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 6, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 2018EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20180.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 5, 20173 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 9, 20171.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 4, 20172 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 23, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20171 event here
• Heat, July 9, 20171 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 201765 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 201761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017EF2 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 13, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, October 19, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, September 6, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 201665 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, June 22, 20161 event here
• Heat, June 14, 20161 event here
• Hail, May 26, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20164.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 201656 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 30, 20162 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 26, 20152 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 201561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20151 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 12, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 201556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 201556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20153 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 28, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20151 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 4, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 201461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20141 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 30, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20141.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20141.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 2, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20141 event here
• High Wind, February 20, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 20, 20141 injured · EF2 · 3 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20141 event here
• High Wind, November 17, 2013$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, September 1, 20131 event here
• Heat, August 27, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 201353 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20130.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2013$2,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 2013EF3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 20, 2013EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20131.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Blizzard, March 24, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Hail, October 22, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2012EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 201256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 2012EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 31, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 10, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20122 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 27, 20121 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20121.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20124.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20122 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF0 · 6 events here
• Hail, January 17, 20121.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 201156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, September 1, 20111 event here
• Heat, August 31, 20111 event here
• Heat, August 24, 20111 event here
• Heat, August 6, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20112 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 26, 201170 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 4, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20111.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 23, 2011$15,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 23, 20110.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 2011EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 22, 20111.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20112 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF3 · 10 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 10, 201161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20111.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 27, 20111 injured · $2,000 · EF2 · 9 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 201060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 201056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 201061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 8, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 201054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 14, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 201056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 26, 20101 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20102.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, June 12, 20101 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20101 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 24, 20101.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20101 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20101 event here
• Strong Wind, December 9, 2009$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 17, 20090.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20091 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 17, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 2009EF2 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 20091.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 2009EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20091.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20091 event here
• Tornado, December 27, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 14, 2008$5,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 8, 20081.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20081 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 200864 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2008$100,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 13, 20081 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2008$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 3, 2008$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2008EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20081.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 13, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 11, 2008$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20081 in hail · 3 events 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.