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Hardin County, Illinois

Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1959 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.

4
Tornado reports
14
Hail reports
58
Floods since 1996
565
All events
1
Deaths
$12.2M
Property damage

Tornado paths in Hardin County

The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 4 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.

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Year by year

19592026
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All storm eventsTornadoes

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.

July 2, 1997 · Hardin, Illinois
Heat Heat1 death
January 26, 2009 · Hardin, Illinois
Winter Storm Winter Storm$8.5M damage
September 14, 2008 · Hardin, Illinois
High Wind High Wind$2.2M damage
February 19, 2026 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
February 15, 2026 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
January 26, 2026 · Hardin, Illinois
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
January 24, 2026 · Hardin, Illinois
Winter Storm Winter Storm
January 23, 2026 · Hardin, Illinois
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
January 21, 2026 · Hardin, Illinois
Winter Weather Winter Weather
November 23, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
November 22, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
November 7, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
November 3, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
September 23, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
September 14, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Drought Drought
August 19, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Straight-line thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto Bassett School Rd.
August 16, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Heat Heat
July 26, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Heat Heat
Extreme heat warning criteria were reached on July 28th.
July 22, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
July 16, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Heat Heat
July 10, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
July 8, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
May 13, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
May 6, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
March 19, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Strong Wind Strong Wind
March 14, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Strong Wind Strong Wind
March 5, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Strong Wind Strong Wind
March 4, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Strong Wind Strong Wind
February 20, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
February 18, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
February 16, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Winter Weather Winter Weather
January 20, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
January 10, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
January 5, 2025 · Hardin, Illinois
Ice Storm Ice Storm
December 2, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Winter Weather Winter Weather
October 17, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
August 1, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
July 29, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
July 14, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Heat Heat
July 3, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Heat Heat
June 29, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
June 25, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Heat Heat
May 18, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
May 8, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Flash Flood Flash Flood
An mPING report was made for flooding on IL 1 north of Cave-in-Rock. with a public call reporting water flowing across roads near Cave-in-Rock. Radar estimated rainfall totals for the afternoon of the 8th were 1.5-2.5 inches for Cave-in-Rock and a peak of 2.5-3.5 inches further n…
April 29, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
April 24, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
April 8, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
April 6, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
January 24, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
January 23, 2024 · Hardin, Illinois
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
202660
2025250
2024180
2023170
2022240
2021160
2020160
2019270
2018350
2017180
2016271
2015250
2014180
2013100
2012230
2011260
2010250
2009150
2008190
2007180
2006160
2005130
2004130
2003100
2002130
2001120
2000131
1999160
1998180
1997140
1996120
199520
199011
198510
198110
197510
195911