Storm History: Whiteside County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Whiteside 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
- 794
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 12
- Damage
- $34 million
- Episodes
- 526
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 179 | 0 | 4 | $5.7 million |
| Hail | 163 | 0 | 0 | $930,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 123 | 0 | 3 | $250,000 |
| Winter Storm | 71 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 64 | 0 | 2 | $1.9 million |
| Flood | 46 | 0 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| Winter Weather | 43 | 0 | 1 | |
| Drought | 15 | 0 | 0 | $22 million |
| High Wind | 14 | 0 | 0 | $123,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $11,000 |
| Dense Fog | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 8 | 0 | 0 | $330,000 |
| Blizzard | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, July 1, 2005
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Tornado, March 29, 1981
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Flood, May 20, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2016
- Flash Flood, February 20, 1997
- Tornado, May 10, 1996
- Flood, July 24, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, May 3, 2005
- Hail, August 25, 2014
- Flood, June 22, 2009
- Flood, July 25, 2010
- Flood, April 16, 2011
- Hail, May 19, 2005
- Flood, May 1, 2009
- Flood, May 15, 2010
- Hail, July 20, 2003
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Hail, May 22, 2011
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, April 21, 1967
- Tornado, March 29, 1981
- Tornado, January 24, 1967
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, June 14, 1974
- Tornado, July 23, 1975
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Tornado, March 27, 1991
- Tornado, May 9, 1995
- Tornado, May 7, 1962
- Tornado, March 21, 1966
- Tornado, May 16, 1974
- Tornado, June 22, 1974
- Tornado, May 20, 1975
- Tornado, April 13, 1981
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2026
- Tornado, April 17, 2026
- Tornado, April 2, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Hail, March 10, 2026
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Tornado, June 3, 2025
- Hail, May 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2025
- Hail, August 5, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2024
- Flood, July 2, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2024
- Hail, June 16, 2024
- Tornado, May 24, 2024
- Hail, May 21, 2024
- Hail, May 7, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2024
- Tornado, March 4, 2024
- Tornado, February 27, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Tornado, July 28, 2023
- Flood, April 22, 2023
- Tornado, April 20, 2023
- Tornado, April 4, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2023
- Blizzard, December 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2022
- Hail, November 4, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2022
- Tornado, March 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2021
- Hail, September 7, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2021
- Hail, August 11, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Tornado, November 10, 2020
- Tornado, August 10, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Tornado, July 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2020
- Tornado, May 23, 2020
- Tornado, March 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 10, 2019
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, May 26, 2019
- High Wind, May 21, 2019
- Hail, May 16, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Flood, April 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Flood, October 8, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2018
- Hail, September 3, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, August 7, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2018
- Hail, May 3, 2018
- Hail, May 2, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2018
- Flood, February 22, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2017
- Hail, August 10, 2017
- Flood, July 21, 2017
- Tornado, July 21, 2017
- Hail, June 17, 2017
- Tornado, May 23, 2017
- Tornado, May 17, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2016
- Hail, May 28, 2016
- Tornado, March 15, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Ice Storm, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 20, 2015
- Tornado, November 11, 2015
- Tornado, July 16, 2015
- Tornado, June 22, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2015
- Tornado, April 9, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2014
- Hail, August 25, 2014
- Flood, July 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2014
- Flood, March 13, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2014
- Freezing Fog, January 10, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 19, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 10, 2013
- Hail, November 17, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 17, 2013
- Hail, August 30, 2013
- Heat, August 26, 2013
- Tornado, June 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2013
- Tornado, May 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 19, 2013
- Flood, April 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 10, 2013
- Hail, April 6, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2013
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Dense Fog, November 21, 2012
- Dense Fog, November 20, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, August 7, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2012
- Drought, July 17, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Hail, June 29, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 12, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2011
- Hail, August 13, 2011
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2011
- Hail, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Flood, April 16, 2011
- Hail, March 21, 2011
- Hail, February 27, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 20, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2010
- Hail, November 22, 2010
- Flood, October 2, 2010
- Hail, September 21, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2010
- Flood, July 25, 2010
- Flood, July 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2010
- Flood, May 15, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2010
- Hail, April 6, 2010
- Hail, April 5, 2010
- Hail, April 4, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2010
- Dense Fog, January 17, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2009
- Tornado, July 24, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2009
- Flood, June 22, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2009
- Hail, May 6, 2009
- Flood, May 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 13, 2009
- Dense Fog, December 26, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2008
- Blizzard, December 21, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2008
- Winter Weather, December 3, 2008
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Hail, June 8, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2008
- Flood, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 31, 2008
- Hail, May 30, 2008
- Hail, May 25, 2008
- Hail, May 25, 2008
- Hail, May 13, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, April 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2008
- Flood, April 1, 2008
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Whiteside CountyEvery warning in Whiteside 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.