States › Illinois › Warren County › Wind
Wind in Warren County, Illinois
174 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Warren County, Illinois, has 174 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 48 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 51 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 100 events against 50 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.7% of the 24,881 wind events recorded in Illinois; its 32.1 per 100 square miles compares with 44.8 statewide.
129 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 33 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Illinois
| Measure | Warren County | Illinois | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 174 | 24,881 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 32.1 | 44.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 105.3 | 19.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 54 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
3Mar
9Apr
25May
18Jun
51Jul
28Aug
18Sep
10Oct
5Nov
5Dec
2
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
All 174 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Dec 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 77 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Nov 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 97 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | $15K | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $2K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | $4K | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 40 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | $25K | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2001 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Feb 2001 | High Wind | 54 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Oct 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $500K | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Nov 1998 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 1997 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 1997 | High Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Sep 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Feb 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 1965 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1959 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Warren County had?
174 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Warren County?
17 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 90 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Warren County?
The thunderstorm wind of 11 Sep 2000, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $0 and crop damage at $500K.
How does Warren County compare with Illinois for wind?
32.1 events per 100 square miles against 44.8 statewide; the county holds 174 of the state's 24,881 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.