Storm History: Mercer County, Illinois

Events

538

Deaths

2

Injuries

6

Damage

$61 million

Episodes

408

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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• Ice Storm, February 24, 20071 death · $965,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 5, 19971 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 30, 2003$14 million · F1 · 18 events here
• Hail, July 20, 2003$13 million · 80 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 2005$12 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005$6.6 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2010$5.0 million · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2005$2.6 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1973$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 20, 2003$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 20071 death · $965,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 2006$475,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 19651 injured · $275,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 15, 1978$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2008$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 16, 2011$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 30, 2016$200,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 1, 2003$138,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, July 25, 2010$125,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1998$110,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 1997$100,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2003$100,000 · F0 · 1 event here

• Hail, March 10, 20262.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 20232.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20022 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, October 23, 19912 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 19732 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 17, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 8, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20141.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 2006$475,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, August 1, 2003$138,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 9, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 14, 1961F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 1965F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 19741 injured · $28,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 19741 injured · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 1975F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 23, 1975F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 15, 1978$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 27, 1959F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 19651 injured · $275,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 24, 1971F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1973$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 1975F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 1981F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1988F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 15, 1993F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Mercer County, with its track

• Tornado, June 17, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2026EF2 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20261 event here
• Hail, March 10, 20262.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2025EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 2, 20242 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 202456 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 16, 20241.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, February 27, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Hail, August 17, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 20232.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 22, 20231 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF2 · 3 events here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20221 event here
• Tornado, August 20, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202165 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 202165 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 2020EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 202073 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20201.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 202056 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 14, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20191 event here
• Flood, October 13, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 19, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 19, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20192 events here
• Flood, April 25, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 16, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 8, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 9, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 201878 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 201860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 201756 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017$25,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017EF1 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20161 event here
• Flood, October 1, 20162 events here
• Flood, September 30, 2016$200,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 201660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2016EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2016EF2 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Tornado, December 23, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 20, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 201570 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2015$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2015$30,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20150.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20141 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 2014$10,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flood, June 26, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20141.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, December 19, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20131 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, September 3, 20131 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20131 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20130.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 27, 20131 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20131 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20131 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 18, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 24, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 19, 20121 event here
• Dense Fog, November 21, 20121 event here
• Dense Fog, November 20, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 7, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 17, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$100 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 12, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20111 event here
• Flood, April 16, 2011$250,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 27, 20110.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 11, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20101 event here
• Flood, October 2, 20102 events here
• Flood, July 25, 2010$125,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2010$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2010$5.0 million · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20101 event here
• Ice Storm, January 20, 20101 event here
• Dense Fog, January 17, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2009$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 13, 20091 event here
• Dense Fog, December 26, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20081 event here
• Ice Storm, December 18, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, December 3, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, November 29, 20081 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 200856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2008$25,000 · 82 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2008$250,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20080.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, May 30, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20082 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 29, 20081 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20081 event here
• Dense Fog, February 4, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20081 event here
• Dense Fog, January 5, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 31, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20071 event here
• Dense Fog, December 20, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 10, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20070.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20071 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 20071 death · $965,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20071 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, January 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 6, 2006$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2006$30,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2006$15,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2006$100,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2006$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 2006$475,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Winter Weather, March 21, 2006$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2006$32,000 · 1.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20061 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 2006$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20061 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20061 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20051 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2005$2.6 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2005$12 million · 1 event here
• Drought, June 15, 20051 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2005$30,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005$6.6 million · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 2005$7,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 5, 2005$10,000 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 10, 20041 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2004$8,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, May 24, 20041 event here
• Hail, May 20, 2004$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 2003$138,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 20, 2003$13 million · 80 kt wind · 2 events here

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Tornadoes in Mercer CountyEvery warning in Mercer County since 1986Every county in Illinois

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.