Storm History: Montgomery County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Montgomery 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
- 533
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 55
- Damage
- $2.3 million
- Episodes
- 389
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 | 159 | 0 | 0 | $57,000 |
| Tornado | 129 | 3 | 15 | $2.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 95 | 0 | 3 | $91,000 |
| Flash Flood | 35 | 0 | 0 | $23,000 |
| Winter Storm | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Drought | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 8 | 37 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 6, 1961
- Tornado, January 3, 1950
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, May 12, 1978
- Tornado, May 29, 1982
- Tornado, May 12, 1990
- Tornado, May 24, 2006
- Lightning, May 3, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Hail, August 23, 2000
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, November 15, 1955
- Tornado, April 28, 1956
- Tornado, April 2, 1964
- Tornado, April 13, 1987
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1995
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2024
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, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, May 29, 1982
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
- Tornado, January 3, 1950
- Tornado, March 6, 1961
- Tornado, August 10, 1974
- Tornado, May 9, 1995
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, October 10, 1959
- Tornado, April 2, 1964
- Tornado, October 10, 1969
- Tornado, March 29, 1974
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 17, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Tornado, March 15, 2026
- Tornado, March 11, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 8, 2026
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2025
- Tornado, July 6, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2024
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Hail, March 14, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Hail, August 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Hail, May 14, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Dust Storm, May 1, 2023
- Tornado, April 15, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Hail, June 12, 2022
- Hail, April 30, 2022
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2021
- Hail, May 3, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020
- Tornado, July 21, 2020
- Tornado, July 15, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2020
- Tornado, May 28, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Hail, June 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2019
- Hail, May 22, 2019
- Tornado, April 30, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Tornado, December 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 28, 2018
- Tornado, June 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2018
- Hail, September 4, 2017
- Hail, July 23, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2017
- Hail, June 17, 2017
- Hail, June 14, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Hail, March 30, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2016
- Tornado, April 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 26, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2015
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2014
- Hail, April 28, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2014
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Heat, September 1, 2013
- Heat, August 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2013
- Hail, April 16, 2013
- Hail, April 10, 2013
- Blizzard, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2012
- Hail, August 16, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2012
- Drought, July 10, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2012
- Hail, April 28, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- 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
- Hail, June 5, 2011
- Hail, May 28, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2011
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Tornado, February 27, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Hail, September 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2010
- Hail, June 1, 2010
- Tornado, April 5, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- High Wind, December 9, 2009
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2009
- Hail, June 19, 2009
- Hail, June 8, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2008
- Hail, July 12, 2008
- Hail, July 11, 2008
- Tornado, June 27, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Hail, May 2, 2008
- Hail, April 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2008
- Sleet, February 21, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Hail, February 3, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2008
- Hail, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2007
- Hail, October 18, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2007
- Hail, June 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 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
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, July 18, 2006
- Hail, July 18, 2006
- Heat, July 17, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2006
- Tornado, May 24, 2006
- Hail, April 30, 2006
- Hail, April 16, 2006
- Hail, April 16, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Hail, February 16, 2006
- Hail, February 16, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2005
- Hail, November 5, 2005
- Drought, October 1, 2005
- Drought, September 1, 2005
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Heat, July 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2005
- Hail, May 11, 2005
- Hail, May 11, 2005
- Tornado, April 12, 2005
- Hail, March 31, 2005
- Heavy Rain, January 5, 2005
- Hail, October 18, 2004
- Hail, October 18, 2004
- Hail, October 18, 2004
- Hail, October 18, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2004
- Hail, July 22, 2004
- Heat, July 20, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2004
- Hail, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Hail, May 18, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2003
- Heavy Rain, November 17, 2003
- Heat, August 24, 2003
- Heat, August 15, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2002
- Heat, August 1, 2002
- Heat, July 26, 2002
- Heat, July 20, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Montgomery CountyEvery warning in Montgomery 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.