Jefferson storm history
Storm events recorded in Jefferson, Illinois between 1950 and 2025. Search your address to see which storms hit closest to you.
814
Total events
31
Tornadoes
91
Hail
49
Floods
11
Deaths
$29.6M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Tornado F3 Tornado
Several streets on the south side of Mt. Vernon had standing water over them. Record flooding occurred on Rayse Creek in southwest Jefferson County. A motorist drowned after driving into the creek flooding on a county road south of Woodlawn. The incident occurred during the early…
Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down, along with a couple of large trees. A large tree limb blew across two mobile homes, killing a 72-year-old man who was in the mobile home closest to the tree. The man died from blunt-force trauma caused by the tree limb, which w…
A tied down double wide mobile home was destroyed. A elderly lady was killed and a teenage boy was injured when the mobile home was lofted by the tornado and carried approximately 100 yards to the northeast, with the mobile home undercarriage carried approximately 200 yards. One …
Two persons died after their truck stalled in floodwater on a secondary road near Waltonville. The three occupants of the truck climbed on top of it. One of the victims dropped her purse in the water and dove after it. Two other occupants of the truck dove in to rescue her. One o…
At least three houses lost portions of roof substructure, including roof decking. Numerous other homes sustained various degrees of shingle damage. Some houses lost siding. A total of 101 residences sustained damage, with 23 of those homes deemed uninhabitable. A folded up pop-up…
Widespread very damaging winds, estimated around 90 MPH by a National Weather Service damage surveyor, raked most of Jefferson County. The city of Mount Vernon was especially hard hit, where about 14 percent of all homes received at least minor damage. Several thousands of trees …
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Hail Hail
Nickel size hail fell in Dix.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell for about five minutes and nearly covered the ground on the south side of Mt Vernon.
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Flood Flood
Minor street flooding occurred in Mount Vernon as a quick inch of rainfall, based on radar estimates, fell within an hour.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 0 |
| 2024 | 36 | 1 |
| 2023 | 25 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 |
| 2020 | 22 | 1 |
| 2019 | 28 | 0 |
| 2018 | 32 | 0 |
| 2017 | 28 | 1 |
| 2016 | 28 | 0 |
| 2015 | 26 | 0 |
| 2014 | 29 | 2 |
| 2013 | 32 | 1 |
| 2012 | 31 | 1 |
| 2011 | 48 | 3 |
| 2010 | 30 | 1 |
| 2009 | 26 | 2 |
| 2008 | 41 | 1 |
| 2007 | 28 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | 1 |
| 2004 | 25 | 1 |
| 2003 | 13 | 0 |
| 2002 | 16 | 1 |
| 2001 | 17 | 1 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 1 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 1 |
| 1995 | 5 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 1 |
| 1982 | 5 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 5 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 3 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 4 | 4 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
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