Gallatin County, Illinois
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1963 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
12
Tornado reports
32
Hail reports
171
Floods since 1996
774
All events
1
Deaths
$10.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Gallatin County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 12 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 tornado crossed into Gallatin County from Saline County in the vicinity of Illinois Highway 142. The tornado moved east-northeast through very sparsely populated farm country before striking Ridgway directly. In Ridgway, the tornado damaged about 140 homes and businesses, cau…
Tornado F3 Tornado
A large swath of very damaging straight-line winds, associated with a bow echo on radar, affected north and east Gallatin County. The damage swath was mostly over sparsely populated farm country, except where it struck New Haven. Winds were estimated around 90 mph over much of th…
Much of the flooding was due to a combination of backwater from the Ohio River and tremendous runoff from inland areas. The emergency management director reported that flooding in Old Shawneetown was the worst since 1964. All but the eastern part of town was flooded. About 20 fam…
Hail Hail
Hail estimated to ping pong ball size fell north of Ridgway.
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Heat indices only reached heat advisory duration criteria July 27th and July 30th.
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Tornado EF2 Tornado
An EF-2 tornado, with estimated peak winds of 115mph for the Gallatin County portion of the tornado and the tornado as a whole, began in far southeast Saline County and then crossed into southern Gallatin County along a 10 mile path. The most severe damage occurred near the start…
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Flood Flood
Late February flooding continued into early March along the Ohio River at Shawneetown. Minor flooding of bottomland and surrounding low-lying areas continued. River levels fell just below flood stage in the late evening on the 1st.
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Minor flooding of bottomland and surrounding low-lying areas occurred near Shawneetown continuously through the end of the month and into early March. Moderate flooding closed several county roads from the 21st through the 26th, when the river rose to a crest of 44.7 feet which w…
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Tree limbs were downed along IL-141 near New Haven as a thunderstorm moved southeastward across Gallatin County.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 1 |
| 2024 | 31 | 3 |
| 2023 | 26 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 24 | 0 |
| 2019 | 33 | 0 |
| 2018 | 40 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20 | 0 |
| 2016 | 34 | 0 |
| 2015 | 36 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 0 |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 |
| 2012 | 37 | 1 |
| 2011 | 41 | 1 |
| 2010 | 26 | 0 |
| 2009 | 15 | 0 |
| 2008 | 24 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24 | 0 |
| 2004 | 21 | 0 |
| 2003 | 16 | 0 |
| 2002 | 18 | 1 |
| 2001 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 1 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 |
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