Storm History: Pike County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pike 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
- 443
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $23 million
- Episodes
- 350
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 | 105 | 0 | 0 | $56,000 |
| Tornado | 97 | 0 | 5 | $3.3 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 86 | 0 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Winter Storm | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 24 | 2 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Heat | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 17 | 0 | 0 | $18 million |
| Heavy Snow | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Drought | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, May 14, 1961
- Lightning, October 1, 2014
- Tornado, June 14, 1957
- Tornado, April 24, 1961
- Tornado, February 11, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 2004
- Tornado, June 19, 1956
- Tornado, June 10, 1957
- Hail, April 14, 2002
- Flood, April 16, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Flood, April 12, 2013
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Flood, May 1, 2013
- Flood, May 1, 2013
- Hail, May 27, 1996
- Tornado, May 30, 2008
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, June 14, 1957
- Tornado, April 24, 1961
- Tornado, May 14, 1961
- Tornado, July 23, 1975
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, November 15, 1988
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, October 6, 1955
- Tornado, June 19, 1956
- Tornado, June 10, 1957
- Tornado, October 14, 1966
- Tornado, October 10, 1969
- Tornado, June 4, 1973
- Tornado, May 30, 1974
Every episode, newest first
- Flood, June 8, 2026
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Tornado, April 20, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Tornado, April 18, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Hail, June 24, 2023
- Hail, April 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Hail, May 13, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, October 24, 2021
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Tornado, June 24, 2021
- Tornado, March 23, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Tornado, July 21, 2020
- Hail, June 3, 2020
- Tornado, May 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2020
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Hail, June 21, 2019
- Hail, June 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2019
- Hail, May 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Tornado, December 1, 2018
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Heavy Snow, November 15, 2018
- Hail, July 19, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2018
- Tornado, June 28, 2018
- Hail, June 14, 2018
- Tornado, May 15, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2017
- Hail, June 14, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Heat, June 22, 2016
- Hail, April 30, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Lightning, October 1, 2014
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Hail, June 21, 2014
- Tornado, June 3, 2014
- Hail, May 21, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2013
- Flood, June 1, 2013
- Flood, June 1, 2013
- Tornado, May 20, 2013
- Flood, May 1, 2013
- Flood, May 1, 2013
- Flood, April 16, 2013
- Flood, April 12, 2013
- Blizzard, March 24, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2012
- Hail, April 25, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2012
- Hail, March 15, 2012
- Heat, September 1, 2011
- Heat, August 31, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Hail, June 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2011
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, February 27, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Tornado, December 31, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2010
- Excessive Heat, June 18, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 19, 2009
- Hail, June 19, 2009
- Tornado, December 27, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Flood, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, May 30, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Hail, April 25, 2008
- Tornado, January 7, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2007
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 2007
- Tornado, September 30, 2007
- Flood, August 25, 2007
- Hail, August 16, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 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
- Tornado, September 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Heat, July 17, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Hail, March 30, 2006
- Tornado, March 30, 2006
- Tornado, March 30, 2006
- Tornado, March 12, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Tornado, March 11, 2006
- Tornado, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2005
- Hail, November 5, 2005
- Drought, October 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2005
- Hail, September 13, 2005
- Drought, September 1, 2005
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Heat, July 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Hail, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Tornado, May 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2004
- Hail, May 23, 2004
- Hail, May 23, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2003
- Heat, August 24, 2003
- Heat, August 15, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Hail, April 12, 2003
- Hail, March 12, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2003
- Hail, December 18, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2002
- Heat, July 20, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2002
- Heat, July 8, 2002
- Tornado, June 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2002
- Flood, May 1, 2002
- Hail, May 1, 2002
- Flood, May 1, 2002
- Flood, April 27, 2002
- Flood, April 27, 2002
- Hail, April 14, 2002
- Hail, April 14, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- High Wind, March 9, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2002
- Hail, September 20, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2001
- Heat, August 21, 2001
- Heat, August 7, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 29, 2001
- Heat, July 17, 2001
- Heat, July 7, 2001
- Flood, May 1, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pike CountyEvery warning in Pike 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.