County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Livingston County, Illinois Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 563 storm events on record for Livingston County, Illinois, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest event on record is a heat event on 29 Jun 2026.

FEMA has 11 disaster declarations on record for the county from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is DR-4489 of 26 Mar 2020.

OpenFEMA has 282 NFIP claims on record for the county from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026. The NFIP paid $2.0 million on these claims.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through . OpenFEMA disaster declarations through . NFIP claims through .

Since the last update: no change is on record for Livingston County. The site compares the agency data at each update. Updates of the data

The five hazards

Storm events on record for Livingston County by hazard and period (NCEI, through 30 Jun 2026)
Hazard1950 to 20262000 to 20092010 to 20192020 to 2026Newest event
Hail97352121
Tornado58171313
Flood47201312
Wind222514564
Winter67182024
Other event types72Heat, cold, drought, wildfire, lightning, fog, tropical and other types
All storm events563155129174

A hazard name opens the page of that hazard for the county. A hazard has a page from 10 events. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

Forecast zones with the name of the county give 138 of the 563 events. A county count has the events that NCEI gives to the county. It also has the events of a forecast zone that has the name of the county. A zone with another name counts for the state only.

Rates of Livingston County beside the total of the counties of Illinois and of the United States
MeasureLivingstonAll counties of IllinoisAll counties of the United States
Storm events for each 100 square miles, 1950 to 202653.9118.449.3
Storm events for each 10,000 residents, 1950 to 2026157.951.952.5
NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force, 2016 to 202563.7207.4185.3

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. The site gives a rate for each 10,000 residents only from 10,000 residents. Residents and area: Census Bureau, 2021.

Newest storm events on record

Heat

On record for the forecast zone

TornadoEF3

1 mile W of LONG POINT

TornadoEF1

1 mile NNE of ROWE

TornadoEF unrated

1 mile SE of MISSAL

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SSW of MCDOWELL

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of CHATSWORTH

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of FAIRBURY

Thunderstorm Wind63 mph (55 knots, estimated gust)

At PONTIAC

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of SUNBURY

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of CORNELL

TornadoEF1

7 miles SSW of FAIRBURY

Flash Flood

7 miles SSW of FLANAGAN

Drought

On record for the forecast zone

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Hail5.50 in, grapefruit size

At CAMPUS

Hail5.00 in, grapefruit size

2 miles E of CARDIFF

Hail4.00 in, softball size

1 mile E of CAMPUS

Hail4.00 in, softball size

1 mile ENE of ROWE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At FLANAGAN

TornadoEF unrated

1 mile E of CAYUGA

TornadoEF0

1 mile SSW of (PNT) PONTIAC MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

Drought

On record for the forecast zone

Drought

On record for the forecast zone

Winter Weather

On record for the forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill

On record for the forecast zone

The 25 events above are the newest in the NCEI record. A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. Wind speed is in miles per hour, with the knots that NCEI gives. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Download these events (CSV)

Storm events on record for Livingston County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s10001002217
1960s122001030110
1970s110152026321
1980s132410314019
1990s275024978448
2000s1910817201525111812155
2010s1810161213912111018129
2020s27203011213827 (part of the year)174

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

NCEI recorded tornado events from 1950, and hail and thunderstorm wind events from 1955. It recorded all event types from 1996. A count before 1996 has fewer event types.

FEMA disaster declarations

FEMA has 11 disaster declarations on record for Livingston County from 1964 through 1 Oct 2026. The newest is DR-4489: COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

Disaster declarations that name Livingston County (OpenFEMA, through 1 Oct 2026)
DeclaredNumberTypeIncident typeTitle in the FEMA recordAssistance
DR-4489Major disasterBiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMICIndividual, Public
EM-3435EmergencyBiologicalCOVID-19Public
DR-4116Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-1960Major disasterSnowstormSEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORMPublic
DR-1747Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGIndividual
EM-3230EmergencyHurricaneHURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATIONPublic
EM-3161EmergencySnowstormILLINOIS WINTER SNOW STORMSPublic
EM-3134EmergencySnowstormIL-WINTER STORM 1/1/99Public
DR-860Major disasterSevere Ice StormSEVERE ICE STORMPublic
DR-674Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODINGIndividual, Public
DR-438Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGIndividual, Public

DR is a major disaster declaration. EM is an emergency declaration. FM is a fire management assistance declaration. A declaration for the whole state is on the Illinois page. What a disaster declaration is

The dataset includes declared recovery programs and geographic areas (county not available before 1964; Fire Management records are considered partial due to historical nature of the dataset).

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

Flood insurance claims (NFIP)

OpenFEMA has 282 NFIP claims on record for Livingston County from 1978 through 8 Sep 2026.

The NFIP paid $2,012,826 on 218 claims.

The county has 63.7 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 10 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 157 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.

NFIP claims in Livingston County by year of loss, 1978 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1970s01010
1980s26153000020082
1990s10000001103
2000s001015001580165
2010s100434100114
2020s8000000 (part of the year)8

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

NFIP claims by year of loss with the amount paid: 19 years
NFIP claims in Livingston County by year of loss, with the amount paid (OpenFEMA, through 8 Sep 2026)
Year of lossClaimsClaims with a paymentAmount paid
202087$70,472
20191not shownnot shown
20161not shownnot shown
20154not shownnot shown
20143not shownnot shown
20134not shownnot shown
20101not shownnot shown
2008158134$1,588,037
200550$0
20041not shownnot shown
20021not shownnot shown
19981not shownnot shown
19971not shownnot shown
19901not shownnot shown
19872not shownnot shown
19825339$175,129
19811not shownnot shown
19802616$34,517
1979109$18,124

A year with fewer than 5 claims shows the count of claims and no amount. A year with 1 to 4 claims with a payment shows no amount either. Such an amount could point to one property. The amount is the sum of the building, contents and increased cost of compliance payments. FEMA counts 13 multiple-loss properties in the county (2 Aug 2026). How FEMA redacts NFIP claims

This dataset is not intended to be an official federal report, and should not be considered an official federal report.

Note, the County Code field may not reflect the individual county the property is located as projects can be associated with more than one county

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

FEMA cannot verify the quality and/or timeliness of any data or any analysis derived therefrom after the data has been retrieved from FEMA.gov.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions, copied on . The page gives: last updated 2025-01-22.

National Risk Index

Risk Index rating
Relatively Low
Risk Index score
71.8 of 100
Expected Annual Loss rating
Relatively Low
Expected Annual Loss
$33 million
Social Vulnerability rating
Relatively Low
Community Resilience rating
Very High
National Risk Index of Livingston County by hazard type (FEMA, December 2025 release)
Hazard typeRisk Index ratingExpected Annual Loss
Cold waveRelatively Moderate$4,902,756
DroughtRelatively Moderate$676,758
EarthquakeRelatively Low$931,204
HailRelatively Low$187,349
Heat waveRelatively Low$385,351
HurricaneVery Low$10,588
Ice stormRelatively Low$47,182
Inland floodingRelatively Moderate$22,394,239
LandslideVery Low$464
LightningRelatively Moderate$499,600
Strong windRelatively Moderate$1,223,910
TornadoRelatively Low$1,454,848
WildfireVery Low$1,058
Winter weatherRelatively Low$51,205

The National Risk Index dataset leverages available source data for natural hazard and community risk factors to develop a baseline relative risk measurement for each United States county and Census tract.

The rating is a qualitative categorization that describes the community in comparison to all other communities at the same level, ranging from “Very Low” to “Very High.”

The National Risk Index data are meant for planning purposes only.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, National Risk Index Data: Frequently Asked Questions (December 2025, v1.20), copied on .

The labels and the ratings are those of FEMA. Expected Annual Loss is a figure for a whole county. It is not a figure for a property. How to read the National Risk Index

Tropical storm and hurricane tracks

The HURDAT2 record of the National Hurricane Center has 3 tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of the county, through the 2025 season. 0 of them were within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

Storm names, years and distances: 3 tracks
Tropical storm and hurricane tracks within 100 miles of the centre point of Livingston County (NHC HURDAT2)
Storm nameYearNearest point of the trackHighest wind within 100 miles
Ike200882 miles58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm193257 miles40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm190296 miles40 mph

A name is the storm name that the National Hurricane Center gave. The distance is from the centre line of the track. It does not show how far the wind, the rain or the surge of a storm went.

ZIP Codes, cities and towns of Livingston County

Each ZIP Code below has a page with its NFIP claims by year. 5 more ZIP Codes have fewer than 5 claims and no page.

A city or town has no page of its own. This page is the record for the whole county, which has these places:

  • Campus
  • Chatsworth
  • Cornell
  • Cullom
  • Dwight
  • Emington
  • Fairbury
  • Flanagan
  • Forrest
  • Long Point
  • Odell
  • Pontiac
  • Reddick
  • Saunemin
  • Strawn
  • Streator

Official channels

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Livingston County, Illinois: storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims on record". https://countyhazards.com/county/il/livingston/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026; FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026; FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. Page made on .

Where the data comes from

  • Storm events: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026.
  • Disaster declarations: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, read on 1 Oct 2026.
  • NFIP claims: OpenFEMA NFIP Claims, as of 8 Sep 2026. Multiple-loss properties: 2 Aug 2026. Policies in force: 3 Aug 2026.
  • National Risk Index: FEMA, December 2025 release. Storm tracks: NHC HURDAT2 through the 2025 season.
  • Residents, area, places and adjacent counties: US Census Bureau, 2021 vintage.

How the counts are made · Corrections · Hazards in all states: hail, tornado, flood, wind, winter

Questions

How many tornado events are on record for Livingston County?
NCEI has 58 tornado events on record for Livingston County from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. 11 events have a rating of EF2 or F2, or a higher rating.
How large is the hail on record for Livingston County?
NCEI has 97 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. 28 events have a hail size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.
Which month has the most storm events on record for Livingston County?
June has 96 of the 563 storm events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many NFIP claims are there for each 1,000 policies in force in Livingston County?
The county has 63.7 NFIP claims for each 1,000 policies in force. The rate uses 10 claims with a year of loss from 2016 to 2025. FEMA counts 157 residential policies in force on 3 Aug 2026. The claims have every type of building. FEMA counts residential policies only.