Alexander County, Illinois
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
17
Tornado reports
52
Hail reports
242
Floods since 1996
929
All events
0
Deaths
$36.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Alexander County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 17 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
The Mississippi River finally fell below flood stage at the Thebes river gage after spending about four and one-half months above flood stage. While the crest was among the ten highest on record, the extended duration of the flood played an even greater role on the impact. The co…
Major flooding continued on the Mississippi River through the month of June. After rising above flood stage in mid March, the Mississippi River remained above flood stage through the spring and into early summer. At the Thebes river gage, the river crested at 43.66 feet on June 1…
Mississippi River levels continued their climb from December, and record flooding occurred early in the month. At the Thebes river gage, the river crested at a new record of 47.74 feet before dawn on the 2nd. The old record was 45.91 feet, which was set in May of 1995. Records at…
Major flooding continued on the Mississippi River from April. At the Thebes river gage, the flood crest of 45.52 feet on the night of May 2 was the second highest crest on record. The record crest was 45.91 feet in May of 1995. A major levee break at Fayville resulted in flash fl…
Flood Flood
Minor flooding began at the very end of April along the Mississippi River across from Cape Girardeau, with limited impacts to low-lying areas. Flooding continued into May.
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Extreme heat continued from the third week of July.
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Extreme heat continued into late July.
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Hail Hail
Hail measured to quarter size was reported via mPING. The time was adjusted based on radar imagery.
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Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado began near the Mississippi River a mile northwest of Fayville, and moved east northeast. The tornado uprooted or snapped the trunks of dozens of trees and toppled an irrigation pivot. It moved into Pulaski County just northeast of Sandusky. The estimated peak wind…
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Straight line winds snapped or uprooted numerous trees along Road Runner Hollow northeast of Olive Branch. This damage was just south of a tornado track.
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Straight line winds toppled an irrigation pivot on Sandusky Road just west of Sandy Creek Road. This damage was just south of a tornado track.
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Hail Hail
Nickel size hail fell near the intersection of Highway 146 and Highway 3 south of McClure.
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Flood Flood
Late February flooding continued into early March along the Ohio River at Cairo. Minor flooding of low-lying fields and woodlands continued. River levels fell just below flood stage in the afternoon of the 1st.
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Minor flooding of low-lying fields and woodlands occurred around Cairo. The flooding continued into early March.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 1 |
| 2024 | 36 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 0 |
| 2022 | 37 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27 | 0 |
| 2020 | 35 | 0 |
| 2019 | 45 | 0 |
| 2018 | 45 | 0 |
| 2017 | 33 | 0 |
| 2016 | 34 | 0 |
| 2015 | 39 | 1 |
| 2014 | 22 | 0 |
| 2013 | 28 | 2 |
| 2012 | 34 | 0 |
| 2011 | 46 | 1 |
| 2010 | 42 | 0 |
| 2009 | 35 | 0 |
| 2008 | 41 | 0 |
| 2007 | 23 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25 | 0 |
| 2005 | 18 | 0 |
| 2004 | 16 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | 3 |
| 2002 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 1 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 2 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
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