Storm History: Stark County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Stark 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
- 286
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $34 million
- Episodes
- 240
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 | 58 | 0 | 0 | $459,000 |
| Tornado | 55 | 0 | 1 | $2.7 million |
| Flash Flood | 33 | 0 | 0 | $14 million |
| Winter Storm | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 21 | 0 | 0 | $39,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 14 | 0 | 0 | $16 million |
| Ice Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $330,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 6 | 0 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Tornado, July 17, 1972
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2014
- Hail, August 10, 2020
- Ice Storm, December 28, 2015
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2007
- Tornado, September 26, 1959
- Tornado, July 23, 1967
- Hail, August 23, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 27, 2008
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Hail, March 3, 1955
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2002
- Hail, April 30, 1973
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2024
- Hail, May 28, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Hail, May 17, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2004
- Hail, April 5, 2001
- Hail, April 6, 2001
- Hail, May 21, 1987
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1981
- Tornado, July 17, 1972
- Tornado, June 14, 1974
- Tornado, April 18, 1975
- Tornado, July 23, 1975
- Tornado, March 4, 1976
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, September 26, 1959
- Tornado, July 23, 1967
- Tornado, June 22, 1974
- Tornado, June 14, 1975
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 15, 2026
- Tornado, March 10, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Tornado, May 13, 2025
- Tornado, April 20, 2025
- Tornado, March 14, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 27, 2024
- Tornado, August 15, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Tornado, July 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2024
- Hail, June 16, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2024
- Hail, May 7, 2024
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 12, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2021
- Ice Storm, January 1, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Winter Weather, April 16, 2020
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2019
- Hail, June 26, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2018
- Strong Wind, June 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2017
- Hail, June 14, 2017
- Hail, May 17, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Tornado, June 14, 2016
- Ice Storm, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Hail, June 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2015
- Hail, August 4, 2014
- Flood, July 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2013
- Drought, November 1, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 19, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2013
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Tornado, September 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 16, 2012
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Hail, May 28, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Blizzard, December 12, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2010
- Tornado, May 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2009
- Flood, March 10, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 27, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, August 23, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2007
- Hail, May 26, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2007
- Blizzard, February 12, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 14, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Hail, October 2, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Hail, May 17, 2006
- Tornado, April 13, 2006
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2005
- Tornado, March 30, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Hail, May 20, 2004
- Tornado, May 7, 2004
- Tornado, April 20, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 4, 2004
- High Wind, November 12, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2003
- Tornado, July 8, 2003
- Tornado, May 14, 2003
- Tornado, April 30, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2002
- Hail, June 25, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2002
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2002
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2002
- Tornado, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2001
- Tornado, April 9, 2001
- Hail, April 6, 2001
- Hail, April 5, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 11, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 3, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2000
- Tornado, September 11, 2000
- Hail, August 6, 2000
- Tornado, May 18, 2000
- Tornado, April 20, 2000
- Hail, April 19, 2000
- Ice Storm, February 17, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2000
- Heat, July 28, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 1999
- Heat, July 20, 1999
- Tornado, June 4, 1999
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 1999
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 1, 1999
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Tornado, June 29, 1998
- Heat, June 26, 1998
- Hail, June 18, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 1997
- High Wind, September 29, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 1997
- Hail, August 3, 1997
- Tornado, August 3, 1997
- Heat, July 26, 1997
- Tornado, April 30, 1997
- High Wind, April 30, 1997
- Tornado, April 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 26, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 24, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 1997
- High Wind, October 30, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 1996
- High Wind, March 25, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 18, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 4, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 1991
- Tornado, May 8, 1988
- Hail, May 21, 1987
- Tornado, September 28, 1986
- Hail, November 1, 1982
- Hail, July 6, 1982
- Tornado, June 8, 1981
- Tornado, April 3, 1981
- Hail, July 20, 1980
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 1979
- Tornado, March 4, 1976
- Tornado, July 23, 1975
- Tornado, June 14, 1975
- Tornado, April 18, 1975
- Tornado, June 22, 1974
- Tornado, June 20, 1974
- Tornado, June 14, 1974
- Hail, April 30, 1973
- Tornado, July 17, 1972
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 1969
- Tornado, July 23, 1967
- Tornado, September 26, 1959
- Hail, March 3, 1955
More
Tornadoes in Stark CountyEvery warning in Stark 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.