Johnson 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.
21
Tornado reports
88
Hail reports
26
Floods since 1996
719
All events
1
Deaths
$18.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Johnson County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 21 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.
An EF-3 tornado began north of Goreville, IL, where a security camera at a house on Newton Lane captured the tornado's formation. Crossing I-57, the tornado snapped large tree limbs and damaged an outbuilding on Pulley's Mill Ln. The tornado was again filmed crossing I-24 northea…
Just northwest of Vienna, an elderly lady drowned after her vehicle was driven into a flooded creek. The 75-year-old woman died after her family drove off a section of the road that was covered in floodwater from Dutchman Creek. The vehicle was carried downstream. The other three…
Major flooding occurred in Vienna, where numerous businesses were flooded. A car dealership and another business had 2 to 3 feet of water inside. Local residents reported that flooding in Vienna was the worst since 1973. A number of residences around the county were flooded. Rout…
The tornado entered Johnson County near Cypress and was on the ground for only a few miles in Johnson County. Cypress was impacted directly, where about 50 structures were damaged, including a school. The school lost portions of upper story walls and the roof. Two trailers were d…
A supercell thunderstorm produced baseball size hail from northwest to southeast across parts of Johnson County. The total damage costs for dented cars, smashed windows, and damaged roofs in Vienna was estimated near 7 million dollars. The city's two car dealers sustained about 8…
Hail Hail
Hail estimated up to ping pong size fell near Goreville.
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Extreme heat warning criteria were reached on July 28th.
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Straight line wind damage occurred to several trees along Pleasant Grove Rd southwest of Buncombe, following the lifting of a tornado, including trees that snapped or were uprooted.
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An EF-2 Tornado began on Old Cypress Road west of Vienna, moved northeast, crossing Interstate 24 just north of exit 14, and dissipated near Belville Road east of Ozark. The tornado damaged trees and power poles along its path, but also destroyed several barns and did significant…
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A powerful thunderstorm moving southeastward through SW Johnson County blew down a tree onto IL-37 and knocked down several trees and powerlines in Cypress.
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Thunderstorm downdraft winds blew down multiple tree limbs and caused a mobile home to slide off the foundation with areas of roofing damage.
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A roof was blown off of a shed as a thunderstorm moved through the area.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 1 |
| 2024 | 29 | 2 |
| 2023 | 21 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 22 | 0 |
| 2018 | 31 | 0 |
| 2017 | 21 | 0 |
| 2016 | 31 | 0 |
| 2015 | 23 | 1 |
| 2014 | 23 | 0 |
| 2013 | 15 | 1 |
| 2012 | 36 | 0 |
| 2011 | 35 | 1 |
| 2010 | 29 | 0 |
| 2009 | 26 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | 0 |
| 2007 | 26 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26 | 0 |
| 2005 | 18 | 0 |
| 2004 | 17 | 3 |
| 2003 | 21 | 2 |
| 2002 | 16 | 2 |
| 2001 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 2 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 | 2 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
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