Storm History: Moultrie County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Moultrie 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
- 292
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $34 million
- Episodes
- 224
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 | 89 | 0 | 4 | $1.7 million |
| Hail | 60 | 0 | 0 | $8.4 million |
| Flash Flood | 37 | 0 | 0 | $692,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 15 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 14 | 0 | 0 | $116,000 |
| Drought | 12 | 0 | 0 | $23 million |
| High Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, April 7, 1998
- Hail, July 19, 2010
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, May 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, December 26, 2015
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, January 12, 2005
- Tornado, April 7, 1998
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2017
- Tornado, June 19, 2019
- Hail, August 16, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1998
- Hail, June 25, 2013
- Tornado, April 3, 1956
- Tornado, April 8, 1980
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2013
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, August 26, 2000
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Hail, November 18, 2025
- Hail, March 31, 2024
- Hail, July 23, 2023
- Hail, July 25, 2023
- Hail, April 10, 2017
- Hail, July 9, 1992
- Hail, June 26, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 1998
- Hail, July 26, 1987
- Hail, March 26, 2026
- Hail, March 13, 2024
- Hail, July 16, 2017
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1981
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, August 10, 1974
- Tornado, May 1, 1983
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, April 3, 1956
- Tornado, February 16, 1976
- Tornado, April 8, 1980
- Tornado, June 20, 1990
- Tornado, April 7, 1998
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Tornado, May 23, 2004
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2026
- Hail, May 4, 2026
- Hail, March 26, 2026
- Tornado, March 15, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2025
- Hail, November 18, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Tornado, March 19, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2025
- Hail, July 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2024
- Hail, July 30, 2024
- Hail, March 31, 2024
- Hail, March 13, 2024
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 25, 2023
- Hail, July 23, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Tornado, June 29, 2023
- Drought, June 12, 2023
- High Wind, March 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2022
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Tornado, May 28, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flood, January 11, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2019
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Tornado, June 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Strong Wind, December 27, 2018
- Tornado, May 15, 2018
- Hail, May 9, 2018
- Hail, July 16, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2017
- Flood, May 1, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Flood, April 29, 2017
- Hail, April 10, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 26, 2016
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2016
- Blizzard, February 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 26, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2013
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Hail, June 25, 2013
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 16, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2010
- Hail, July 19, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Hail, May 3, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Tornado, July 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2008
- High Wind, December 22, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2007
- Hail, October 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Blizzard, February 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, June 26, 2006
- Hail, June 22, 2006
- Tornado, May 24, 2006
- Tornado, April 18, 2006
- Tornado, April 16, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Blizzard, March 21, 2006
- Hail, November 5, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Hail, July 4, 2005
- Hail, May 19, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2005
- Tornado, March 30, 2005
- Flash Flood, January 12, 2005
- High Wind, November 24, 2004
- Hail, August 18, 2004
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Tornado, May 23, 2004
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2002
- Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2002
- Tornado, April 27, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2002
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2002
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Tornado, August 18, 2001
- Tornado, July 8, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2001
- Hail, April 5, 2001
- Flash Flood, February 9, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- Hail, August 26, 2000
- Hail, August 6, 2000
- Tornado, June 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2000
- Tornado, April 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2000
- Heat, July 28, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
- Hail, April 10, 1999
- Ice Storm, January 13, 1999
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 1998
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Heat, June 26, 1998
- Hail, June 18, 1998
- Hail, June 12, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 1998
- Hail, April 7, 1998
- Tornado, April 7, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1998
- Hail, August 24, 1997
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Hail, July 6, 1997
- Waterspout, May 25, 1997
- High Wind, April 30, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 26, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 1997
- Winter Storm, November 25, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 10, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 8, 1996
- High Wind, April 28, 1996
- High Wind, March 25, 1996
- Winter Storm, March 19, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 18, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 4, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 2, 1996
- Hail, July 9, 1992
- Tornado, May 17, 1991
- Tornado, May 14, 1991
- Tornado, June 20, 1990
- Hail, July 26, 1987
- Tornado, July 6, 1987
- Hail, July 31, 1986
- Tornado, May 14, 1985
- Tornado, May 1, 1983
- Hail, June 15, 1982
- Tornado, April 3, 1981
- Tornado, April 8, 1980
- Tornado, February 16, 1976
- Hail, April 23, 1975
- Tornado, August 10, 1974
- Tornado, August 2, 1974
- Tornado, April 3, 1956
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 1955
More
Tornadoes in Moultrie CountyEvery warning in Moultrie 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.