Storm History: Sangamon County, Illinois

Events

1,107

Deaths

13

Injuries

210

Damage

$156 million

Episodes

582

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, June 14, 19572 deaths · 50 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 death · $350,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 19631 death · 5 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 19971 death · 1 event here
• Heat, July 20, 19991 death · 1 event here
• Heat, July 22, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 19, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Flood, August 20, 20101 death · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 17, 20171 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20251 death · 1 event here

• Drought, September 1, 2012$66 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 200920 injured · $16 million · EF3 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2011$13 million · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 2014$12 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 2010$9.8 million · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2002$9.4 million · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 2006$4.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 11, 2009$3.0 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 1977$2.8 million · F3 · 18 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 19572 deaths · 50 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 2016$2.2 million · 2 events here
• Wildfire, July 27, 2012$2.1 million · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 2011$1.8 million · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 20, 2014$1.0 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 8, 20092 injured · $815,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2013$794,000 · 70 kt wind · 13 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 2020$560,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 2001$500,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011$494,000 · EF1 · 11 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 death · $350,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, March 14, 20244 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 2023$4,000 · 3.25 in hail · 21 events here
• Hail, April 8, 2020$50,000 · 3 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 1978$250,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2009$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, March 12, 20062.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 6, 19612.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20252.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 23, 20232.5 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20172.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 10, 20132.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 2011$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 9, 19922.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 19822.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 20, 20232 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 14, 19572 deaths · 50 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 1963F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1967F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 28, 1972F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1981F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 1990$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 19631 death · 5 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 1961F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 1961$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1964F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 1977$2.8 million · F3 · 18 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 1983F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 19888 injured · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 200920 injured · $16 million · EF3 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Sangamon County, with its track

• Tornado, June 17, 2026EF3 · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2026EF3 · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20262 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 2026EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20261.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 15, 20260.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 3, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, February 28, 20260.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20251 death · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 10, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 29, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2025EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 202552 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 20, 2025EF1 · 11 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20252.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF2 · 9 events here
• Dust Storm, March 28, 202552 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 19, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 14, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20251 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 202453 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 202452 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 27, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 202461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 202455 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2024EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20241.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, April 27, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, April 16, 20241 event here
• Hail, March 14, 20244 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, January 22, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Hail, September 26, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 202361 kt wind · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20231 event here
• Flood, August 11, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20231 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 2023EF2 · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 23, 20232.5 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 2023EF2 · 14 events here
• Drought, June 12, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 2023$9,000 · 1.75 in hail · 14 events here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 2023$4,000 · 3.25 in hail · 21 events here
• Dust Storm, May 1, 2023$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 20, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF3 · 4 events here
• High Wind, March 3, 202363 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 9, 20231 event here
• Tornado, January 3, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Tornado, September 18, 2022EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 202264 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20221 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2022EF1 · 11 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 202252 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 2022EF0 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 2021EF2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, October 24, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20211 in hail · 13 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 29, 20211 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2021$120,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2021EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2021$15,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 2021$50,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2021$85,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, March 27, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, January 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 10, 2020$60,000 · 70 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 2020$560,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 15, 2020$65,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2020$45,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events here
• Strong Wind, June 9, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 2020$40,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 16, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20200.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2020$25,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2020$100,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 11, 20201 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 8, 2020$50,000 · 3 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, March 28, 20202 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 20191 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2019$100,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019$30,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 12, 2019$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 2019$180,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2019EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2019EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 2019EF1 · 12 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, April 30, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20191 event here
• Tornado, December 1, 2018$225,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• High Wind, October 20, 2018$20,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 16, 2018$6,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018$67,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 201852 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lightning, June 13, 2018$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20181 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2018$15,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, January 22, 20181 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 4, 20171.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 23, 20171 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 2017$40,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20171 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 17, 20171 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2017$98,000 · EF0 · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 29, 2017$17,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Flood, April 29, 20171 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20172.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 17, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017$15,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, December 16, 20161 event here
• Hail, November 2, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 20161 event here
• Hail, August 24, 2016$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 2016$2.2 million · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2016$90,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2016$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016$12,000 · 78 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2016$32,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, June 14, 201610 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20160.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2016$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2016EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 2016$12,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 2016$5,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 2016$280,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 10, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 19, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 20151.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 20, 2015$29,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 201552 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2015$25,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20150.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2015$45,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2015$13,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015EF0 · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 2014$12 million · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, July 25, 2014$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2014$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 20, 2014$1.0 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20131 event here
• High Wind, November 17, 201352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 201352 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 2013EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2013$195,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2013$794,000 · 70 kt wind · 13 events here
• Hail, April 15, 2013$47,000 · 61 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, April 10, 20132.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 17, 2012$40,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2012$66 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 2012$4,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Wildfire, July 27, 2012$2.1 million · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2012$47,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, March 15, 2012$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, March 2, 20121.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, January 17, 2012$20,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20121 event here
• Strong Wind, January 1, 2012$35,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 2011$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2011$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20111 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2011$13 million · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 2011$55,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20111.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011$72,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20111.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011$494,000 · EF1 · 11 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2011EF1 · 7 events here
• Hail, April 9, 2011$1.8 million · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 27, 2011$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 death · $350,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, December 12, 20101 event here
• Strong Wind, October 26, 2010$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 24, 2010$80,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 2010$30,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, August 20, 20101 death · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 9, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 3, 20101 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2010$10,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20101.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2010$25,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 2010$9.8 million · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2010EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 2010$15,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events 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.