Storm History: Pope County, Illinois

Events

660

Deaths

3

Injuries

8

Damage

$27 million

Episodes

640

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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• Tornado, April 21, 19723 deaths · 2 injured · $275,000 · F3 · 2 events here

• Winter Storm, January 26, 2009$9.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 14, 2008$5.0 million · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2007$3.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2003$2.5 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 2008$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 22, 1999$800,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 18, 2008$750,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 2021$515,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013$500,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 20021 injured · $400,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 19723 deaths · 2 injured · $275,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 3, 1990$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2011$250,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 2004$150,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011$140,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011$120,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 5, 2005$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 2018$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 1994$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 1995$50,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here

• Hail, April 26, 20163 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20123 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20052.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 2005$2,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 1995$50,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2017$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 20, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, February 20, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 22, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 10, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 1995$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 1995$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, May 6, 2003$2.5 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 19723 deaths · 2 injured · $275,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 20021 injured · $400,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013$500,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 1986$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 3, 1990$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 22, 1999$800,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 2004$150,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011$140,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011$120,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Pope County, with its track

• Drought, April 28, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, February 15, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, January 8, 20261 event here
• Dense Fog, November 23, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, November 22, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, November 20, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, November 7, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, November 3, 20251 event here
• Drought, September 9, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 14, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20252 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, July 9, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, July 8, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, May 13, 20251 event here
• Dense Fog, May 5, 20251 event here
• High Wind, March 19, 2025$1,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 14, 2025$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 5, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20251 event here
• Flood, February 15, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, February 15, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, January 5, 2025$30,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20241 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 17, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 14, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 3, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, May 18, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, April 29, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, April 23, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, April 7, 20241 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 6, 20241 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, March 2, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, January 24, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, January 23, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20241 event here
• Dense Fog, December 1, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 30, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2023$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2023$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20231 event here
• Heat, June 25, 20231 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 1, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 31, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 3, 2023$1,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 27, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 22, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 9, 2023$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20222 events here
• Dense Fog, December 9, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, December 5, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, November 25, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, November 12, 20221 event here
• Strong Wind, November 5, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 17, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 25, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, August 16, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 202265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 12, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, June 6, 20221 event here
• Strong Wind, March 30, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20221 event here
• Hail, March 6, 2022$17,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, February 17, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20221 event here
• Flood, January 4, 20221 event here
• Dense Fog, December 26, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 4, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, October 8, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 24, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 9, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20211 event here
• Hail, June 12, 2021$515,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, April 25, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 19, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 1, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, March 25, 2021$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 20211 event here
• Flood, February 28, 2021$20,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20211 event here
• Strong Wind, November 14, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 1, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, October 12, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 5, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, August 22, 20201 event here
• Heat, August 10, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 17, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, July 2, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, April 24, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20201 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, March 18, 20201 event here
• Flood, March 18, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, March 12, 20201 event here
• Flood, February 7, 20201 event here
• Tornado, January 10, 2020$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 26, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 11, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20191 event here
• Dense Fog, August 8, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20191 event here
• Heat, July 10, 20191 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2019$40,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 20, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, April 11, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 1, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, March 30, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 13, 2019$1,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 9, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 1, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, February 24, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20191 event here
• Flood, February 7, 2019$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 1, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20191 event here
• Flood, January 22, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20191 event here
• Flood, January 1, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, December 27, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, November 29, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, November 25, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 14, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 21, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, September 27, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, July 27, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20182 events here
• Heat, June 29, 20181 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 2018$35,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Heat, June 16, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2018$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 13, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 12, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 7, 20181 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, March 6, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 2018$100,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, February 17, 20181 event here
• Flood, February 16, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, February 15, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, January 22, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, January 9, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, November 18, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 21, 20171 event here
• Heat, July 26, 20171 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20171 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2017$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 5, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, April 19, 20171 event here
• Dense Fog, March 18, 20171 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 15, 20171 event here
• Strong Wind, March 6, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, February 19, 20171 event here
• Strong Wind, February 10, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, January 15, 20171 event here
• Ice Storm, January 13, 20171 event here
• Strong Wind, January 10, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 event here
• Dense Fog, January 2, 20171 event here
• Dense Fog, December 25, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, December 17, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 13, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, October 3, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, September 19, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, September 18, 20161 event here
• Heat, August 4, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, July 23, 20161 event here
• Heat, July 18, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20161 injured · $1,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, June 23, 20161 event here
• Heat, June 16, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, May 11, 20161 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20163 in hail · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, April 24, 20161 event here
• Strong Wind, February 28, 2016$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, February 20, 20161 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 2016$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, February 16, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, February 15, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20161 event here
• Flood, January 1, 2016$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 25, 20151 event here
• Tornado, December 23, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, December 22, 20151 event here
• Strong Wind, December 13, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, December 8, 20151 event here
• Dense Fog, December 4, 20151 event here
• Heavy Rain, November 17, 20151 event here
• Dense Fog, November 10, 20151 event here
• Dense Fog, November 2, 20151 event here
• Dense Fog, November 2, 20151 event here

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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.