Storm History: Piatt County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Piatt 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
- 350
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $44 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 | 126 | 1 | 10 | $8.9 million |
| Hail | 63 | 0 | 0 | $514,000 |
| Flash Flood | 37 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Heavy Snow | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 18 | 0 | 0 | $129,000 |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | $400,000 |
| Drought | 16 | 0 | 0 | $32 million |
| High Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | $33,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2014
- Tornado, April 19, 1996
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, April 19, 1996
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Tornado, May 11, 1959
- Tornado, November 19, 1985
- Tornado, April 11, 1987
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2020
- Tornado, June 19, 2009
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Hail, November 17, 2013
- Hail, August 26, 2000
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Hail, April 10, 1981
- Hail, May 15, 2025
- Hail, November 18, 2025
- Hail, May 11, 2016
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, May 11, 1959
- Tornado, March 4, 1961
- Tornado, May 30, 1974
- Tornado, June 19, 1974
- Tornado, May 12, 1978
- Tornado, April 13, 1981
- Tornado, May 25, 1984
- Tornado, June 2, 1987
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, June 10, 2026
- Tornado, March 15, 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
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Tornado, December 28, 2025
- 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2025
- Tornado, May 20, 2025
- Dust Storm, May 16, 2025
- Hail, May 15, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 28, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 27, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Hail, June 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2024
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Tornado, June 29, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Drought, June 12, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2022
- Tornado, August 1, 2022
- Tornado, April 30, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2021
- Tornado, June 25, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2021
- Tornado, July 21, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2020
- Tornado, May 19, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Tornado, September 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Tornado, May 28, 2019
- Tornado, May 22, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Tornado, June 10, 2018
- Hail, May 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2017
- Tornado, May 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Hail, May 11, 2016
- Hail, March 31, 2016
- Blizzard, February 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 23, 2015
- Hail, September 4, 2015
- Tornado, June 7, 2015
- Tornado, April 9, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2013
- Hail, November 17, 2013
- Drought, November 1, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 19, 2013
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2013
- High Wind, 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
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Hail, November 14, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Blizzard, December 12, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2010
- High Wind, April 29, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Tornado, June 19, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Hail, May 30, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2009
- Tornado, July 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2008
- Hail, May 2, 2008
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 8, 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
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2006
- Tornado, July 26, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2006
- Tornado, May 31, 2006
- Tornado, April 18, 2006
- Tornado, April 16, 2006
- Tornado, April 13, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Tornado, March 30, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2005
- High Wind, November 24, 2004
- Hail, August 9, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2004
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Tornado, July 9, 2003
- Hail, June 29, 2003
- Tornado, June 11, 2003
- Tornado, May 30, 2003
- Tornado, May 14, 2003
- Tornado, May 8, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2003
- Tornado, April 4, 2003
- Tornado, March 19, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2002
- Tornado, June 11, 2002
- Flood, May 12, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Tornado, April 19, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2002
- Tornado, October 24, 2001
- Hail, August 30, 2001
- Hail, August 22, 2001
- Tornado, August 18, 2001
- Flash Flood, February 9, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2000
- Hail, August 26, 2000
- Hail, June 23, 2000
- Tornado, June 20, 2000
- Tornado, May 12, 2000
- Tornado, April 20, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2000
- Heat, July 28, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Tornado, June 4, 1999
- Tornado, June 1, 1999
- Hail, April 22, 1999
- Hail, April 20, 1999
- Hail, April 10, 1999
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 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 12, 1998
- Hail, May 23, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 1998
- Hail, May 12, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1998
- High Wind, September 29, 1997
- Hail, August 24, 1997
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1997
- High Wind, April 30, 1997
- Tornado, 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
- High Wind, October 30, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 8, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 1996
- Tornado, April 19, 1996
- Tornado, April 19, 1996
- High Wind, March 25, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 18, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 18, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 4, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 2, 1996
- Hail, June 20, 1995
- Hail, July 19, 1994
- Tornado, August 16, 1993
- Tornado, October 4, 1991
- Tornado, May 16, 1991
- Hail, June 17, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 1989
- Tornado, June 2, 1987
- Tornado, April 11, 1987
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Piatt CountyEvery warning in Piatt 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.