Storm History: McDonough County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in McDonough 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
- 786
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $35 million
- Episodes
- 474
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 | 194 | 0 | 0 | $657,000 |
| Tornado | 166 | 0 | 2 | $2.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 107 | 0 | 0 | $6.3 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 104 | 0 | 1 | $212,000 |
| Winter Storm | 63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 39 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Winter Weather | 25 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 15 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Drought | 15 | 0 | 0 | $16 million |
| Ice Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Dense Fog | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $170,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 5 | 0 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, July 1, 2005
- Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2003
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, May 21, 1957
- Tornado, September 27, 1959
- Tornado, April 13, 1974
- Tornado, July 25, 1992
- Flood, May 15, 2009
- Flood, May 13, 2010
- Flood, June 14, 2010
- Flood, June 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Tornado, March 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2009
- Hail, July 18, 2003
- Hail, July 9, 2003
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, June 21, 2010
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Hail, August 29, 1990
- Hail, June 2, 1980
- Tornado, May 7, 2023
- Hail, June 7, 1982
- Hail, May 26, 2017
- Hail, November 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2002
- Hail, October 23, 1991
- Hail, April 30, 1973
- Hail, August 17, 2023
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Hail, June 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2019
- Hail, April 2, 2014
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 13, 1995
- Tornado, May 21, 1957
- Tornado, April 21, 1964
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 13, 1974
- Tornado, July 23, 1975
- Tornado, September 27, 1959
- Tornado, May 16, 1960
- Tornado, June 2, 1973
- Tornado, June 14, 1975
- Tornado, March 26, 1976
- Tornado, June 1, 1980
- Tornado, July 10, 1980
- Tornado, March 12, 1982
- Tornado, August 24, 1982
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 2026
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2025
- Tornado, April 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 21, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2025
- Ice Storm, December 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Tornado, June 13, 2024
- Tornado, May 24, 2024
- Tornado, May 19, 2024
- Hail, May 2, 2024
- Hail, March 31, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Tornado, March 4, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Hail, August 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2023
- Tornado, May 7, 2023
- Tornado, April 20, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Tornado, April 4, 2023
- Blizzard, December 21, 2022
- Hail, August 1, 2022
- Tornado, July 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2022
- Hail, June 12, 2022
- Flood, June 1, 2022
- Tornado, May 31, 2022
- Tornado, May 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 15, 2021
- Hail, October 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2021
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Hail, June 20, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Tornado, November 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Tornado, March 28, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Hail, June 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Flood, May 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2019
- Tornado, May 24, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Tornado, December 1, 2018
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2018
- Hail, May 26, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2017
- Hail, August 2, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2017
- Hail, May 26, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2017
- Hail, April 10, 2017
- Hail, April 10, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Hail, May 11, 2016
- Tornado, May 9, 2016
- Tornado, March 15, 2016
- Ice Storm, December 28, 2015
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2015
- Tornado, July 16, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2015
- Hail, June 28, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2015
- Hail, June 8, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2015
- Tornado, April 9, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2014
- Hail, April 28, 2014
- Hail, April 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2013
- Hail, November 17, 2013
- Heat, August 26, 2013
- Hail, June 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2013
- Flood, May 5, 2013
- Flood, April 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Dense Fog, November 21, 2012
- Dense Fog, November 20, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, August 7, 2012
- Drought, July 17, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 12, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Hail, March 17, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Flood, June 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2011
- Hail, April 3, 2011
- Hail, February 27, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2010
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Hail, November 22, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2010
- Flood, July 24, 2010
- Flood, July 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Flood, June 22, 2010
- Tornado, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2010
- Flood, June 14, 2010
- Hail, June 4, 2010
- Hail, June 1, 2010
- Flood, May 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- Hail, May 7, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Dense Fog, January 17, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Tornado, June 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Flood, May 15, 2009
- Flood, May 1, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Tornado, December 27, 2008
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2008
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Hail, May 25, 2008
- Hail, May 13, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Hail, May 2, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 29, 2008
- Tornado, April 10, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 31, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Dense Fog, December 20, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2007
- Hail, June 21, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2007
- Hail, March 31, 2007
- Hail, March 1, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Hail, June 22, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2006
- Hail, May 24, 2006
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in McDonough CountyEvery warning in McDonough 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.