Storm History: Wabash County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Wabash 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
- 776
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 58
- Damage
- $45 million
- Episodes
- 738
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dense Fog | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 99 | 1 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| Hail | 66 | 0 | 0 | $692,000 |
| Winter Weather | 65 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 61 | 0 | 0 | $68,000 |
| Tornado | 55 | 0 | 51 | $34 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 50 | 0 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| Heat | 44 | 0 | 3 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 42 | 0 | 4 | $664,000 |
| Winter Storm | 34 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 30 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Drought | 26 | 0 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $133,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 8 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, January 7, 1989
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Flood, May 1, 1996
- Flood, May 1, 1996
- Hail, May 3, 1996
- Tornado, May 19, 2022
- Flood, January 5, 2005
- Tornado, April 19, 1963
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Flood, May 1, 2002
- Flood, June 8, 2008
- Flood, July 1, 2015
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 28, 1996
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, June 29, 1976
- Tornado, January 7, 1989
- Tornado, June 2, 1990
- Tornado, July 11, 1958
- Tornado, August 21, 1977
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, April 19, 1963
- Tornado, May 6, 1971
- Tornado, May 30, 1974
- Tornado, May 9, 1990
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, March 23, 2012
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, April 27, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 19, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 15, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Strong Wind, January 14, 2026
- Dense Fog, November 23, 2025
- Dense Fog, September 23, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2025
- Funnel Cloud, July 14, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 5, 2025
- High Wind, March 19, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 5, 2025
- Hail, February 26, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2025
- Dense Fog, January 30, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2025
- Freezing Fog, January 9, 2025
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2025
- Strong Wind, December 31, 2024
- Strong Wind, December 4, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2024
- Winter Weather, November 30, 2024
- Flood, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 23, 2024
- Flood, April 7, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 7, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2024
- Strong Wind, April 3, 2024
- Hail, April 2, 2024
- Strong Wind, March 26, 2024
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2024
- Tornado, March 14, 2024
- Dense Fog, March 2, 2024
- Strong Wind, February 27, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 23, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 12, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, October 30, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2023
- Heat, June 25, 2023
- Flood, April 1, 2023
- Strong Wind, April 1, 2023
- Strong Wind, March 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 3, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 27, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 22, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 14, 2023
- Strong Wind, February 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 12, 2022
- Strong Wind, November 5, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 17, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Heat, August 3, 2022
- Hail, August 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Tornado, May 19, 2022
- Hail, April 30, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2022
- Flood, March 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Flood, January 4, 2022
- Strong Wind, December 24, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, November 4, 2021
- Dense Fog, October 8, 2021
- Heat, August 24, 2021
- Dense Fog, August 22, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, July 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2021
- Funnel Cloud, June 8, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2021
- Dense Fog, March 16, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2021
- Strong Wind, November 14, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, November 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 23, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 12, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 5, 2020
- Dense Fog, August 22, 2020
- Heat, August 10, 2020
- Heat, July 17, 2020
- Dense Fog, July 2, 2020
- Flood, May 21, 2020
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 13, 2020
- Flood, April 1, 2020
- Hail, March 26, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 25, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 18, 2020
- Flood, March 18, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 12, 2020
- Flood, February 13, 2020
- Flood, January 12, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Strong Wind, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2019
- Heat, July 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2019
- Flood, July 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Flood, June 20, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, May 29, 2019
- Dense Fog, May 2, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Flood, April 20, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2019
- Strong Wind, April 11, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Hail, March 13, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 9, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2019
- Flood, March 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2019
- Flood, February 7, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 7, 2019
- Dense Fog, February 6, 2019
- Flood, February 1, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Flood, January 22, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Strong Wind, January 8, 2019
- Strong Wind, December 27, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2018
- Dense Fog, November 29, 2018
- Strong Wind, November 25, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 14, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, October 21, 2018
- Strong Wind, October 20, 2018
- Dense Fog, September 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2018
- Dense Fog, July 27, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 29, 2018
- Heat, June 16, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2018
- Tornado, May 31, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2018
- Flood, April 1, 2018
- Flood, March 29, 2018
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2018
- Flood, March 1, 2018
- Flood, February 24, 2018
- Dense Fog, February 17, 2018
- Strong Wind, February 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2018
- Strong Wind, January 22, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2018
- Dense Fog, January 9, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Dense Fog, December 19, 2017
- Strong Wind, November 18, 2017
- Heat, August 21, 2017
- Heat, July 26, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 17, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 5, 2017
- Flood, May 1, 2017
- Dense Fog, April 19, 2017
- Dense Fog, March 18, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, March 15, 2017
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2017
- Flood, January 19, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 13, 2017
- Strong Wind, January 10, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Dense Fog, January 2, 2017
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2016
- Dense Fog, December 25, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, November 13, 2016
- Dense Fog, October 3, 2016
- Dense Fog, September 19, 2016
- Dense Fog, September 18, 2016
- Dense Fog, July 23, 2016
- Heat, July 18, 2016
- Tornado, July 6, 2016
- Heat, June 23, 2016
- Dense Fog, May 11, 2016
- Tornado, May 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2016
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2016
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Wabash CountyEvery warning in Wabash 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.