Storm History: Woodford County, Illinois
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Woodford 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
- 588
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 16
- Damage
- $106 million
- Episodes
- 390
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 | 207 | 0 | 12 | $39 million |
| Hail | 118 | 0 | 0 | $796,000 |
| Flash Flood | 82 | 0 | 0 | $21 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 49 | 0 | 1 | $197,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 22 | 0 | 1 | |
| Winter Storm | 20 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Drought | 15 | 0 | 0 | $29 million |
| High Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Flood | 10 | 0 | 0 | $14 million |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 0 | 1 | $950,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 1 | $395,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Flood, April 18, 2013
- Tornado, July 15, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2013
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Ice Storm, December 28, 2015
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Tornado, April 20, 2000
- Tornado, May 12, 2000
- Lightning, June 25, 2008
- Tornado, May 9, 1970
- Tornado, March 26, 1976
- Tornado, September 24, 1986
- Hail, August 10, 2020
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Hail, September 21, 2010
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, November 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Tornado, July 26, 1978
- Hail, March 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2014
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Hail, May 15, 2025
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Hail, April 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 20, 2023
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Hail, May 13, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2002
- Hail, October 23, 1991
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 29, 1976
- Tornado, May 5, 1977
- Tornado, May 13, 1995
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, May 14, 1961
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, June 14, 1974
- Tornado, June 13, 1975
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
Every episode, newest first
- Flood, June 24, 2026
- Tornado, June 17, 2026
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2026
- Tornado, June 10, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Hail, March 31, 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
- Tornado, December 28, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2025
- Hail, May 15, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 19, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 27, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Tornado, July 14, 2024
- Hail, May 2, 2024
- Lightning, April 1, 2024
- Tornado, February 8, 2024
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Drought, June 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 20, 2023
- Tornado, March 31, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Tornado, September 18, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2022
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Tornado, October 11, 2021
- Hail, September 7, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Ice Storm, January 1, 2021
- Hail, August 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2020
- Tornado, July 15, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2020
- Strong Wind, June 9, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2020
- Tornado, May 23, 2020
- Tornado, April 28, 2020
- High Wind, November 27, 2019
- Tornado, September 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Hail, August 16, 2019
- Hail, June 30, 2019
- Hail, June 25, 2019
- Hail, May 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Tornado, May 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 1, 2019
- Tornado, June 21, 2018
- Hail, June 10, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 14, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2017
- Hail, June 14, 2017
- Hail, May 17, 2017
- Tornado, May 10, 2017
- Tornado, April 29, 2017
- Flood, April 29, 2017
- Hail, April 10, 2017
- Hail, March 19, 2017
- Tornado, February 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Hail, May 28, 2016
- Tornado, March 15, 2016
- Ice Storm, December 28, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2015
- Tornado, August 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2015
- Tornado, June 7, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2015
- Hail, June 21, 2014
- Tornado, May 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2014
- Hail, April 28, 2014
- Hail, April 3, 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
- Hail, November 17, 2013
- Tornado, November 17, 2013
- Drought, November 1, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 19, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2013
- Tornado, May 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2013
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Flood, May 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2013
- Flood, April 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2013
- Blizzard, December 20, 2012
- Strong Wind, October 14, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Tornado, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 16, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Hail, May 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2012
- Hail, April 1, 2012
- Hail, August 23, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 5, 2011
- Hail, June 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Blizzard, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2010
- Blizzard, December 12, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2010
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2010
- Hail, September 21, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2010
- Lightning, July 6, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2010
- Tornado, June 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2010
- Tornado, May 25, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 20, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Hail, June 27, 2009
- Tornado, June 19, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2009
- Lightning, May 12, 2009
- Hail, April 25, 2009
- Winter Weather, April 6, 2009
- Hail, April 5, 2009
- High Wind, March 24, 2009
- Flood, March 10, 2009
- Hail, March 8, 2009
- Tornado, March 8, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2008
- Lightning, June 25, 2008
- Tornado, June 15, 2008
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, June 3, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2008
- Hail, May 13, 2008
- Dense Fog, February 4, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2007
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2007
- Blizzard, February 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Hail, October 2, 2006
- Hail, September 22, 2006
- Heat, August 1, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Tornado, May 24, 2006
- Hail, May 17, 2006
- Tornado, April 13, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Tornado, June 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2005
- Hail, April 20, 2005
- Tornado, March 30, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2004
- Tornado, July 13, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2004
- Tornado, July 5, 2004
- Tornado, June 10, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Tornado, May 7, 2004
- Tornado, April 20, 2004
- Tornado, September 26, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2003
- Tornado, July 9, 2003
- Tornado, July 8, 2003
- Hail, July 7, 2003
- Hail, June 28, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2003
- High Wind, June 10, 2003
- Tornado, May 30, 2003
- Tornado, May 28, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2003
- Tornado, May 9, 2003
- Tornado, April 4, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Woodford CountyEvery warning in Woodford 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.