Storm History: Shelby County, Illinois

Events

411

Deaths

9

Injuries

74

Damage

$123 million

Episodes

313

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, August 21, 19776 deaths · 56 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20131 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 26, 20131 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 31, 20221 death · 1 event here

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 1994$55 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2012$52 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 2012$3.2 million · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 21, 19776 deaths · 56 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 19902 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 19994 injured · $2.1 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, December 26, 2015$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017$800,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 2006$700,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 2011$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2015$400,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 19611 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 13, 2014$235,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2010$225,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 2009$193,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, January 12, 2005$165,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016$120,000 · 78 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 20, 20141 injured · $100,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 12, 2019$100,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 2008$80,000 · EF0 · 2 events here

• Hail, April 10, 20014.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 14, 20244 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, November 17, 2013$60,000 · 4 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 2014$45,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 18, 2009$5,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20022 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 17, 20002 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 26, 20261.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 2018$45,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 2, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2008$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 18, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 2, 19902 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 21, 19776 deaths · 56 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 19611 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 1974$250 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 2, 1982F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 1984F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1995F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 19, 2009$10,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017$800,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2026EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 6, 1955$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 15, 1958F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 1959F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1974F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 1974F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Shelby County, with its track

• Tornado, June 21, 2026EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2026EF3 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 20263 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 26, 20261.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 22, 20261.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 15, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 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 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 29, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 202552 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 202570 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2025EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 19, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF2 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 202456 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, March 14, 20244 in hail · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, January 22, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 202361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20231 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 12, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20223 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20221.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2022EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, March 31, 20221 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 20211 injured · EF2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 2020$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20201.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, January 11, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 20191 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 20191 event here
• Tornado, August 12, 2019$100,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20191 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 2018$45,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20182 events here
• Hail, May 9, 2018$24,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2017$55,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 20172 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20171 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2017$15,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, April 29, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017$5,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017$800,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016$120,000 · 78 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 2016$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 26, 2015$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 23, 2015$60,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 2015$400,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20152 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015$10,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20151 event here
• Tornado, October 13, 2014$235,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 2014$45,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 28, 2014$24,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 20, 20141 injured · $100,000 · EF2 · 4 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
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20131 event here
• Hail, November 17, 2013$60,000 · 4 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2013$30,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 2013$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 26, 20131 death · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 2013$50,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 20131.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 16, 2013$30,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20131 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20131 death · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 20, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2012$52 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 2012$3.2 million · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2012$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20121 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20121.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 2, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20112 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 2011$20,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011EF2 · 6 events here
• Lightning, April 23, 2011$8,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 2011$500,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2010$22,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 9, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 3, 20101 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2010$225,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 2010$47,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 201061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20101 event here
• Hail, April 4, 2010$40,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 2009$10,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 4, 2009$18,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 2009$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2009$15,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 2009$5,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 2009$193,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 26, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20093 injured · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 3, 20081 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 2008$80,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 2, 2008$20,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 2008$60,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2008$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2008EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 5, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, February 4, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 31, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 20071 event here
• Hail, October 18, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 200761 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2007$40,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2007$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20071 event here
• Blizzard, February 12, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 2006$700,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20061 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20061 event here
• Hail, July 30, 200665 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, July 30, 20061 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20061 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 2006F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2006F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20061.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 21, 20061 event here
• Hail, March 11, 20061.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 2, 2006$15,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 22, 20051 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 22, 200552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 12, 2005$165,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 24, 200452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 200455 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 200458 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004F1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20041.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20041.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2004F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2004F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 20041 event here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 200365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2003F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2003F1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2002F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2002F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20022 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 12, 20021 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 20021 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2002F1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 25, 20021 event here
• High Wind, March 9, 200276 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 2001F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 18, 2001F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 2001F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 200150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 200150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 200150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20014.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 9, 200155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, October 4, 20001 event here
• Hail, August 17, 20002 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 20001 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 20001 injured · $75,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 200059 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 20001 event here
• Hail, May 23, 20001 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 20001 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 2000F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 16, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20002 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, July 28, 19991 event here
• Heat, July 20, 19991 event here
• Hail, June 11, 199961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 1999F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 19991 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 19994 injured · $2.1 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 5, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 199967 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 13, 19991 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 19991 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 199857 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 10, 199857 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 1998F1 · 1 event here
• Heat, June 26, 19981 event here
• Hail, June 18, 1998$300 · 1 in hail · 1 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.