Pulaski 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.
12
Tornado reports
55
Hail reports
137
Floods since 1996
768
All events
4
Deaths
$24.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Pulaski 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.
This violent tornado began near Grand Chain and reached its maximum intensity of 210 MPH as it neared the Massac County line. A 53-year-old man was killed when the chimney of his house collapsed on him. The man, who was in his basement, was protecting his son by lying on top of h…
Damaging winds crossed parts of Pulaski County, downing numerous trees. A 48-year-old woman was killed when a tree fell onto her car as she was driving on Old U.S. Highway 51 about two miles south of Ullin. At Mounds, a teenage girl was seriously injured when a tree fell on her i…
One fatality occurred when a motorist drove around barricades into a flooded area along Sandusky Road. The area is fairly prone to flooding of the Cache River. The vehicle was found completely submerged in Cache River floodwaters. A volunteer fire and rescue squad located the veh…
Ullin was especially hard hit. At least 50 homes in Ullin were flooded, along with the town's pump station. The town's post office and grocery store were flooded. A car was submerged up to the steering wheel. Floodwaters rushed over a bridge in Ullin. Two to three bridges were wa…
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Hail Hail
Hail estimated to golf ball size was reported in Mounds.
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Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat Heat
Extreme heat warning criteria were reached on July 28th.
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Extreme heat continued from the third week of July.
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Extreme heat continued into late July.
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Hail Hail
Spotter reports of half-dollar to golf ball size hail were measured in Mound City as a supercell storm progressed eastward through southern Pulaski County.
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Moderate tree limb damage occurred at Mound City as a supercell thunderstorm moved eastward through southern Pulaski County.
Hail Hail
Hail estimated to baseball size fell in Villa Ridge as a supercell storm moved eastward. No damages were noted in this report.
Hail Hail
Hail estimated to half dollar size fell east of Pulaski on the north end of a supercell storm. The report was submitted via mPING.
Hail Hail
Hail measured to baseball size fell in Mounds with the passage of a supercell storm. No damages were noted with this report.
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Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado began near the Mississippi River just northwest of Fayville in Alexander County and moved east northeast into Pulaski County just northeast of Sandusky. The tornado uprooted and snapped the trunks of numerous trees along its path. A few buildings sustained roof da…
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A few power poles were snapped near Olmsted.
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The rubber roof covering of a school gym was rolled off.
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The roof of a dugout at a softball field was blown off.
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An outbuilding was destroyed on Brushy Road off of Highway 37 southeast of New Grand Chain.
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Straight line winds tore roof panels off of a barn along Fairground Road at Chapel Hill Road just west of Pulaski. This damage was just south of a tornado track.
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Flood Flood
Late February flooding continued into early March along the Ohio River at Olmsted. Minor flooding of low-lying fields and woodlands in the flood plain continued. River levels fell just below flood very early on the 2nd.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 35 | 1 |
| 2024 | 25 | 0 |
| 2023 | 26 | 0 |
| 2022 | 32 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 | 20 | 0 |
| 2019 | 34 | 1 |
| 2018 | 37 | 0 |
| 2017 | 24 | 0 |
| 2016 | 30 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30 | 0 |
| 2014 | 22 | 0 |
| 2013 | 23 | 1 |
| 2012 | 32 | 1 |
| 2011 | 40 | 3 |
| 2010 | 33 | 0 |
| 2009 | 21 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32 | 0 |
| 2007 | 25 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26 | 0 |
| 2005 | 15 | 1 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 2003 | 18 | 1 |
| 2002 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
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