White County, Illinois
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1965 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
25
Tornado reports
64
Hail reports
227
Floods since 1996
950
All events
3
Deaths
$17.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in White County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 25 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 touched down between Crossville and Carmi, quickly strengthening to EF-3 intensity before crossing Illinois Route 1. The tornado track stayed northeast of Carmi, in relatively sparsely populated farmland. In White County, 35 structures were damaged or destroyed. At le…
This tornado several miles southeast of Carmi severely damaged two farms. Over a dozen grain bins were destroyed. One of the grain bins followed a curved path that crossed a fence twice. A seven-ton truck that was parked in a shed was overturned onto its side. An equipment shed w…
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A spotter estimated 60 mph winds in Springerton.
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Extreme heat warning criteria were reached on July 28th.
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Flood Flood
River levels returned to minor flood at Carmi on the 4th, cresting on the 5th less than a foot above flood stage, with minor flooding lingering until the 11th. Impacts were limited to low-lying areas including a few county roads.
Flood Flood
Minor flooding on the Little Wabash River continued into May following the major flood crest on April 11th. River levels dropped just below flood stage on the 3rd. Flood impacts in early May near Carmi were limited to flooding of low-lying areas and a few county roads.
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Tree debris brought down by thunderstorm downdraft winds was observed on IL-141 west of the Wabash River bridge.
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A surging line of storms brought down trees and broke large tree limbs west of Mill Shoals.
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A surging storm line moved through Enfield causing wind damage. The top of an elevator grain bin was peeled back. A camper awning was damaged. A large tree was blown down onto a house and minor tree damage occurred throughout the town.
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As the surging storm line crossed into White County, several power poles on the east side of the county line fell or snapped. Other power poles were leaning.
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Tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds as a storm line moved along the I-64 corridor.
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As a thunderstorm line swept through Norris City, several trees were downed including one that fell onto a house causing considerable damage to the structure. Sections of fencing were also damaged.
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Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado began in far northeastern White County south of Grayville. As it progressed eastward, the tornado damaged numerous trees and produced minor damage to homes in the area. A carport was damaged with damage to vehicles due to debris falling on them. The tornado crosse…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 0 |
| 2024 | 35 | 2 |
| 2023 | 25 | 0 |
| 2022 | 38 | 1 |
| 2021 | 23 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 0 |
| 2019 | 52 | 0 |
| 2018 | 45 | 2 |
| 2017 | 34 | 1 |
| 2016 | 37 | 0 |
| 2015 | 42 | 2 |
| 2014 | 35 | 1 |
| 2013 | 33 | 0 |
| 2012 | 50 | 2 |
| 2011 | 58 | 2 |
| 2010 | 29 | 0 |
| 2009 | 24 | 0 |
| 2008 | 37 | 0 |
| 2007 | 37 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26 | 1 |
| 2005 | 24 | 1 |
| 2004 | 26 | 0 |
| 2003 | 19 | 0 |
| 2002 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 1 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 1 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 1 |
| 1989 | 7 | 2 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 1 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
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