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Franklin storm history

Storm events recorded in Franklin, Illinois between 1950 and 2025.

941
Total events
19
Tornadoes
114
Hail
124
Floods
6
Deaths
$31.7M
Property damage

Most significant events

Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.

December 18, 1957 · Franklin, Illinois
Tornado F4 Tornado10 injuries, $2.5M damage
February 28, 2017 · Franklin, Illinois
Tornado EF3 Tornado
This large tornado entered Franklin County from Jackson County. The tornado originally formed near Perryville, Missouri. The most intense damage in Franklin County was located south of Mulkeytown, where the tornado was rated EF-3 based on a house that was swept clean off its foun…
April 27, 1971 · Franklin, Illinois
Tornado F3 Tornado1 death, 20 injuries, $2.5M damage
February 20, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill1 death
One fatality occurred just west of the Rural King in West City when a man slipped into a pond and could not climb out. The official cause of death was drowning with hypothermia as a plausible alternative cause. The air temperature was around 13 degrees Fahrenheit.
February 15, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill1 death
A man lost his life when he was stuck outside with temperatures as low as 29 degrees Fahrenheit. The fatality occurred in a field along Cyril James Road northeast of Benton.
August 5, 2016 · Franklin, Illinois
Heat Heat1 death
January 13, 2013 · Franklin, Illinois
Winter Weather Winter Weather1 death
December 24, 2010 · Franklin, Illinois
Winter Weather Winter Weather1 death, 3 injuries
May 8, 2009 · Franklin, Illinois
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind$6.0M damage
Widespread damaging winds across southern Franklin County caused lots of power outages. At the peak of the outages, 49 percent of the county was without power. A state disaster declaration was granted for Franklin County. Among the hardest hit cities was West Frankfort. Peak wind…
March 18, 2008 · Franklin, Illinois
Flood Flood$1.5M damage
Residents were evacuated from their homes and taken to a shelter. Flooding was most serious in West Frankfort, where there were concerns about the safety of the drinking water. It was later determined that no contamination occurred. The city's sewer plant was shut down after it f…
May 10, 1996 · Franklin, Illinois
Flash Flood Flash Flood$8.0M damage
April 28, 1996 · Franklin, Illinois
Flash Flood Flash Flood$3.0M damage
November 23, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
November 22, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
October 19, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree limb was snapped and fell onto the roof of a house in Christopher.
October 19, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree limb was snapped off and fell onto a pickup truck in West Frankfort.
October 1, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Drought Drought
September 23, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
September 14, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Hail Hail
Hail up to the size of quarters was reported on the west side of Benton.
September 14, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A powerful storm tracked southward through Franklin County. The worst of the damage was at the South Marcum Campground on Rend Lake where numerous trees fell, including a group of half a dozen large trees. One of the trees at South Marcum Campground fell onto an RV. A tree was bl…
September 14, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A couple of trees were blown down in North City by thunderstorm winds. Nearby wind speeds were estimated at 50-60 mph.
September 9, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Drought Drought
August 15, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Heat Heat
July 22, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
July 19, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Heat Heat
July 19, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Multiple roads were flooded in West Frankfort with stormwater drainage systems overloaded. Some structures were impacted. Radar estimated hourly rainfall amounts for West Frankfort peaked at just over 1.
July 19, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Multiple roads were flooded in Benton with stormwater drainage systems overloaded. Some structures were impacted. Radar estimated hourly rainfall amounts for Benton peaked at just over 1.
July 17, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Flood Flood
Heavy rainfall rates of around an inch in a 45 minute span resulted in large amounts of water ponding on roadways in Benton.
July 16, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Heat Heat
July 10, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
May 16, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Hail Hail
Estimated hail size, reported via mPING, from the north end of a supercell storm.
May 6, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
March 30, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Hail Hail
Hail ranging in size from nickels to ping pong balls fell around Sesser.
March 30, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Hail Hail
Nickel hail fell near Zeigler.
March 30, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Hail Hail
Ping pong ball size hail fell near Cleburne.
March 28, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Strong Wind Strong Wind
March 19, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Strong Wind Strong Wind
March 18, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Strong winds tore the roof off of a mobile home in Buckner.
March 14, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Increasing winds in the late evening blew a tree down into a house in Sesser.
March 5, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Strong Wind Strong Wind
February 21, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
February 18, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Flood Flood
Minor flooding of bottomland and surrounding low lying areas occurred near Plumfield.
February 18, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Winter Weather Winter Weather
February 16, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Winter Weather Winter Weather
January 31, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
January 19, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
January 10, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
January 5, 2025 · Franklin, Illinois
Winter Storm Winter Storm
December 2, 2024 · Franklin, Illinois
Winter Weather Winter Weather
November 30, 2024 · Franklin, Illinois
Winter Weather Winter Weather

Events by year

YearEventsTornadoes
2025380
2024410
2023350
2022331
2021291
2020300
2019300
2018340
2017301
2016341
2015381
2014270
2013311
2012450
2011532
2010350
2009353
2008390
2007400
2006310
2005180
2004231
2003130
2002231
2001180
2000140
1999200
1998260
199780
1996191
199560
199431
199240
199120
199040
198921
198710
198630
198440
198110
198010
197620
197530
197410
197320
197111
196710
196420
196250
196011
195711
195510