Storm History: Randolph County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Randolph 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
- 540
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $10 million
- Episodes
- 408
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 | 187 | 0 | 2 | $96,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 97 | 0 | 2 | $60,000 |
| Tornado | 91 | 1 | 8 | $10 million |
| Flash Flood | 45 | 0 | 0 | $47,000 |
| Winter Storm | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $24,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 4 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 |
| Drought | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, October 24, 2021
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, March 6, 1961
- Tornado, April 28, 1994
- Tornado, December 18, 1957
- Tornado, March 18, 1952
- Tornado, December 21, 1967
- Tornado, May 19, 2022
- Tornado, April 15, 1994
- Tornado, May 16, 1960
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Tornado, December 2, 1950
- Tornado, April 5, 1958
- Tornado, May 3, 1958
- Tornado, March 14, 1959
- Tornado, March 29, 1960
- Hail, April 21, 2002
- Hail, April 2, 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, December 18, 1957
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, December 2, 1950
- Tornado, April 5, 1958
- Tornado, March 6, 1961
- Tornado, December 21, 1967
- Tornado, June 14, 1974
- Tornado, March 4, 1976
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, March 18, 1952
- Tornado, May 3, 1958
- Tornado, March 14, 1959
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, March 15, 2026
- Tornado, March 11, 2026
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Flood, April 29, 2025
- Tornado, April 20, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2025
- Hail, March 30, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Tornado, August 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Hail, April 2, 2024
- Hail, March 13, 2024
- Hail, February 10, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Hail, August 20, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022
- Tornado, May 19, 2022
- Hail, April 30, 2022
- Hail, April 11, 2022
- Sleet, February 24, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, October 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2021
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Hail, May 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2020
- Tornado, July 15, 2020
- Hail, March 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Hail, March 24, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 28, 2018
- Tornado, June 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2018
- Hail, November 5, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Hail, September 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Heat, June 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2016
- Flood, January 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 26, 2015
- Hail, December 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Tornado, October 13, 2014
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2014
- Hail, May 9, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Heat, September 1, 2013
- Heat, August 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2013
- Flood, June 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2012
- Hail, July 8, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Heat, September 1, 2011
- Heat, August 31, 2011
- Heat, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Heat, July 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 17, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2011
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, February 27, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Hail, October 12, 2010
- Hail, August 12, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Flood, June 12, 2010
- Hail, May 3, 2010
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 21, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Hail, April 5, 2009
- Tornado, March 8, 2009
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2008
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2008
- Flood, July 17, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2008
- Flood, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2008
- Hail, May 13, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2008
- Hail, April 22, 2008
- Hail, March 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2008
- Sleet, February 21, 2008
- Sleet, February 11, 2008
- Hail, January 29, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Heat, July 17, 2006
- Hail, May 24, 2006
- Hail, May 24, 2006
- Hail, May 24, 2006
- Hail, May 3, 2006
- Hail, May 1, 2006
- Hail, May 1, 2006
- Hail, April 23, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006
- Hail, March 13, 2006
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Tornado, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, March 11, 2006
- Hail, February 16, 2006
- Hail, February 16, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2005
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Heat, July 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2005
- Hail, May 19, 2005
- Hail, March 31, 2005
- Hail, March 31, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 2004
- Tornado, November 1, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 2004
- Tornado, November 1, 2004
- Hail, July 21, 2004
- Heat, July 20, 2004
- Hail, July 5, 2004
- Hail, July 4, 2004
- Hail, July 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2004
- Hail, May 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Heavy Rain, November 17, 2003
- Hail, September 26, 2003
- Heat, August 24, 2003
- Heat, August 15, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Tornado, May 6, 2003
- Hail, May 6, 2003
- Hail, May 6, 2003
- Tornado, May 6, 2003
- Hail, May 1, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2002
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Hail, August 2, 2002
- Heat, August 1, 2002
- Heat, July 26, 2002
- Heat, July 20, 2002
- Heat, July 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2002
- Tornado, May 12, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2002
- Flood, May 1, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Randolph CountyEvery warning in Randolph 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.