Storm History: White County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in White 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
- 949
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 28
- Damage
- $24 million
- Episodes
- 838
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 195 | 0 | 10 | $2.0 million |
| Dense Fog | 110 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 88 | 2 | 7 | $10 million |
| Hail | 74 | 0 | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Winter Weather | 63 | 1 | 2 | |
| Strong Wind | 59 | 0 | 1 | $69,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 51 | 0 | 0 | $3.0 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 49 | 0 | 2 | $882,000 |
| Heat | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 43 | 0 | 1 | $2.3 million |
| Winter Storm | 36 | 0 | 3 | $100,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 28 | 0 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| Heavy Snow | 21 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $527,000 |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $105,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Tornado, January 7, 1989
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Tornado, April 19, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2011
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 10, 1996
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2004
- Flood, January 5, 2005
- High Wind, September 14, 2008
- Flood, January 6, 2005
- Flood, March 18, 2008
- Tornado, February 9, 1965
- Tornado, January 22, 2012
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2001
- Flood, May 1, 2017
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, January 7, 1989
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Tornado, April 18, 1975
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Tornado, February 9, 1965
- Tornado, May 30, 1976
- Tornado, May 9, 1990
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, January 22, 2012
- Tornado, March 23, 2012
- Tornado, January 29, 2013
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Tornado, May 19, 2022
Every episode, newest first
- Strong Wind, April 2, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 19, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 15, 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
- Dense Fog, November 23, 2025
- Dense Fog, November 22, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 19, 2025
- Dense Fog, September 23, 2025
- Drought, September 9, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 14, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2025
- Dense Fog, May 5, 2025
- Flood, May 1, 2025
- High Wind, March 19, 2025
- High Wind, March 14, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 5, 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
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2024
- Winter Weather, November 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2024
- Flood, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2024
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Dense Fog, May 18, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 29, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 23, 2024
- Flood, April 7, 2024
- Dense Fog, April 7, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2024
- Hail, April 2, 2024
- Tornado, April 2, 2024
- Hail, March 30, 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 14, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 12, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, October 30, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2023
- Heat, June 25, 2023
- Flood, April 1, 2023
- Strong Wind, April 1, 2023
- Flood, March 31, 2023
- Strong Wind, March 31, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 3, 2023
- Flood, March 1, 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
- Flood, August 2, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2022
- Tornado, May 19, 2022
- Flood, April 1, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2022
- Flood, March 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2022
- Flood, March 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- Flood, January 4, 2022
- 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 19, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2021
- Flood, April 1, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2021
- Flood, March 18, 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
- Dense Fog, October 12, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 5, 2020
- Dense Fog, August 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020
- Heat, August 10, 2020
- Heat, July 17, 2020
- Dense Fog, July 2, 2020
- Flood, May 21, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Flood, May 1, 2020
- Hail, April 25, 2020
- Dense Fog, April 24, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2020
- Strong Wind, April 13, 2020
- Flood, April 1, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 25, 2020
- Flood, March 18, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 12, 2020
- Flood, February 13, 2020
- Flood, February 1, 2020
- Flood, January 12, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Flood, December 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2019
- Funnel Cloud, August 9, 2019
- Hail, August 6, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2019
- Heat, July 10, 2019
- Flood, July 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019
- Flood, June 20, 2019
- Hail, June 5, 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
- Flood, April 3, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 30, 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
- Flood, January 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, December 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, December 15, 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
- Flood, September 12, 2018
- Dense Fog, July 27, 2018
- Heat, July 20, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 29, 2018
- Tornado, June 28, 2018
- Tornado, June 26, 2018
- Heat, June 16, 2018
- Tornado, May 31, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 7, 2018
- Tornado, April 3, 2018
- Flood, April 1, 2018
- Flood, April 1, 2018
- Flood, March 29, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 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
- Hail, August 19, 2017
- Heat, July 26, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 17, 2017
- Strong Wind, May 5, 2017
- Flood, May 1, 2017
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in White CountyEvery warning in White 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.