Storm History: Menard County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Menard 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
- 367
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $38 million
- Episodes
- 273
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 95 | 0 | 1 | $13 million |
| Hail | 93 | 0 | 3 | $6.5 million |
| Flash Flood | 51 | 0 | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 28 | 0 | 1 | $41,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 16 | 0 | 2 | |
| Drought | 13 | 0 | 0 | $17 million |
| High Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | $37,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | $90,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Tornado, December 31, 2010
- Hail, August 12, 1999
- Flash Flood, May 8, 1996
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Hail, June 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2008
- Hail, May 11, 2016
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2015
- Lightning, April 25, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Hail, November 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2016
- Hail, June 20, 2016
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2007
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, November 17, 2013
- Hail, August 26, 2000
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Hail, May 15, 2025
- Hail, March 31, 2024
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Hail, May 11, 2016
- Hail, May 13, 2008
- Hail, July 28, 1996
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2021
- Hail, June 20, 2016
- Hail, March 15, 2012
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, December 31, 2010
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, March 21, 1966
- Tornado, June 19, 1974
- Tornado, April 13, 1981
- Tornado, August 16, 1987
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, June 20, 1990
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, June 10, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2026
- Hail, May 4, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 15, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Hail, May 15, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 21, 2025
- High Wind, March 14, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 27, 2024
- Hail, March 31, 2024
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Drought, June 12, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Ice Storm, January 1, 2021
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Tornado, May 25, 2019
- Tornado, May 22, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Tornado, August 16, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2018
- Hail, January 22, 2018
- Hail, June 14, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Flood, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Hail, August 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2016
- Hail, June 20, 2016
- Hail, May 11, 2016
- High Wind, April 2, 2016
- Tornado, September 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2015
- Tornado, June 7, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- Hail, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2012
- Hail, March 15, 2012
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Hail, July 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Tornado, June 10, 2011
- Hail, June 4, 2011
- Hail, May 28, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Tornado, December 31, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2010
- Hail, July 19, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2010
- Tornado, June 21, 2010
- Hail, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Hail, July 24, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Hail, May 7, 2009
- Lightning, April 25, 2009
- High Wind, March 8, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2008
- Tornado, July 21, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Hail, May 13, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2008
- Hail, January 29, 2008
- High Wind, December 22, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Blizzard, February 12, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Hail, September 22, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Tornado, May 24, 2006
- Tornado, April 18, 2006
- Hail, April 14, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, November 5, 2005
- Hail, September 19, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2005
- Tornado, June 8, 2005
- Hail, October 29, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2004
- Hail, August 9, 2004
- Tornado, June 10, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Tornado, May 2, 2004
- Tornado, May 9, 2003
- Hail, April 30, 2003
- Tornado, April 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Hail, February 3, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 17, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2002
- Hail, June 1, 2002
- Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2002
- Tornado, May 1, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2002
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Tornado, April 19, 2002
- Hail, August 22, 2001
- Tornado, August 18, 2001
- Hail, July 17, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2001
- Hail, May 22, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2001
- Hail, April 5, 2001
- Hail, August 26, 2000
- Tornado, June 20, 2000
- Tornado, May 12, 2000
- Tornado, April 20, 2000
- Hail, August 23, 1999
- Hail, August 12, 1999
- Heat, July 28, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 1999
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Hail, October 29, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1998
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Hail, June 28, 1998
- Heat, June 26, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 1998
- Tornado, May 12, 1998
- Hail, May 12, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 1997
- High Wind, September 29, 1997
- Hail, August 24, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 1997
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1997
- High Wind, April 30, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1997
- Hail, March 28, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 26, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 24, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 1997
- High Wind, October 30, 1996
- Hail, July 28, 1996
- Tornado, July 28, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 8, 1996
- High Wind, March 25, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 18, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 4, 1996
- Hail, June 21, 1995
- Hail, May 16, 1995
- Tornado, July 20, 1994
- Hail, July 2, 1994
- Tornado, April 15, 1994
- Tornado, September 9, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 1992
- Tornado, July 2, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 1992
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Menard CountyEvery warning in Menard 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.