Storm History: Washington County, Illinois

Events

441

Deaths

4

Injuries

15

Damage

$2.9 million

Episodes

344

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, November 17, 20132 deaths · 2 injured · EF4 · 4 events here
• Heat, July 20, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 7, 20121 death · 1 event here

• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2014$1.0 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 1994$550,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 1953$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 10, 1959$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1976$250,000 · F4 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 7, 2000$200,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 1995$130,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2022$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 6, 1955$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 1956$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 1959$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 1960$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 1961$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 24, 1961$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 1998$20,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2022$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2024$10,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 1996$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 2021$5,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, May 11, 20164.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20124.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, March 14, 20243.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 5, 19753 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2024$10,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 19822.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20102.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20122 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 2025$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 29, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, November 17, 20132 deaths · 2 injured · EF4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 10, 1959$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1976$250,000 · F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 1981F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 1995F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 14, 1961F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 1975F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 6, 1977F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 1953$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 6, 1955$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 1959$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 1960$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 1960F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 24, 1961$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Washington County, with its track

• Hail, May 16, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 11, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, April 29, 20251.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 4, 20251 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 30, 2025$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2024$3,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2024$10,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 202465 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 14, 20243.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 30, 20231.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2023$3,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2022$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2022$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Sleet, February 24, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 2021$5,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 2, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 28, 20181 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 201856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20181.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 201761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 13, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 201665 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, June 22, 20161 event here
• Heat, June 15, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20164.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20161 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 201561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 201561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20151 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20151 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 12, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 201556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 28, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2014$1.0 million · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20141 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20141 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 20131 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 20132 deaths · 2 injured · EF4 · 4 events here
• Heat, September 1, 20131 event here
• Heat, August 30, 20131 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 201358 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20131 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 20122 injured · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, September 7, 201256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 10, 20121 event here
• Lightning, July 7, 20121 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 27, 20121 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20124.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20122 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 30, 20121.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, January 22, 20120.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 17, 20121.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, September 1, 20111 event here
• Heat, August 31, 20111 event here
• Heat, August 6, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20111 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20111 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 17, 201156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 201161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2011EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 27, 2011EF2 · 3 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20111 event here
• Hail, October 12, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 8, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20101 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 14, 20101 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20102.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 201056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20101 event here
• Strong Wind, December 9, 2009$1,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20091 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20091 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 2009EF2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20091.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 8, 2009EF2 · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20091 event here
• Tornado, December 27, 2008EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 14, 2008$1,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20081 event here
• Hail, July 12, 200852 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 27, 2008EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 3, 2008EF0 · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 11, 2008$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, May 7, 20081 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20081 event here
• Sleet, February 21, 20081 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20081 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 31, 20081 event here
• Hail, January 29, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20071 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 4, 20071 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 4, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20061 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20061 event here
• Hail, September 22, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 22, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 22, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 22, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 22, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20061 event here
• Heat, July 30, 20061 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 200665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 17, 20061 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20061 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 20061 event here
• Hail, March 11, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 11, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 16, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20051 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 200560 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, November 5, 20051 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, November 5, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 200552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20051 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, January 5, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 200455 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 200455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 200455 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 22, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 200455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20041 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2004F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 200461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 20, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20031 event here
• Heat, August 24, 20031 event here
• Heat, August 15, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 200375 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 2003F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, December 24, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20021 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20021 event here
• Heat, July 26, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 200255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20021 event here
• Heat, July 8, 20021 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 200255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 200260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20021 event here
• Flood, April 28, 20021 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20021.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 200155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 20011 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 200153 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, August 21, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 200155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20011.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 18, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 200155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 7, 20011 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20011 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 200152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, July 17, 20011 event here
• Heat, July 7, 20011 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20011 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 20001 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 20001 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20000.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 200052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20001.25 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.