Danville

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Flood insurance figures are for Vermilion County, the county that contains Danville.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Vermilion County, the county that contains Danville.

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

The drought index is for Vermilion County, the county that contains Danville.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Nov 17, 2013Tornado$9.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado touched down in an open field 2.8 miles NE of Allerton at 1:03 PM CST. The tornado tracked to the northeast for about 15 miles and did major damage to 2 homes, roof damage to 4 other homes, and destroyed 9 outbuildings, 4 garages, and 2 grain bins. Numerous trees and power poles were also snapped. The tornado crossed State Route 1 about 2 miles north of Westville, impacting the villages of Belgium and Hegeler where 1 person was injured. Nine homes sustained major damage, 26 had significant roof damage, and more than 100 had minor roof damage. The tornado also damaged more than 50 mobile homes, numerous garages and vehicles, and destroyed about 25 outbuildings. The…

2. Jul 8, 2001Thunderstorm Wind$8.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Downburst winds caused considerable damage on the west side of Hoopeston. Three businesses were destroyed, one hundred homes sustained minor to moderate damage, and the EMS building was destroyed. Also, the sewer department suffered major damage and a church suffered minor damage. Numerous trees, tree limbs, power poles, and power lines were blown down in Hoopeston and areas to the southeast, east of Rossville. No injuries or deaths were reported. Damage was estimated around 8.5 million dollars.

3. May 16, 2019Hail$4.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Approximately 4 million dollars of hail damage occurred at the Toyota dealership on the south side of Tilton.

4. May 18, 2000Hail$4.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A series of thunderstorms (six) formed and moved over a two county area over a 2 and a half hour period. Over $4 million dollars worth of damage was reported. The most intense damage was reported in the Jamaica and Georgetown (Vermilion County) areas. Georgetown was hit twice within an hour's time by baseball sized hail. A green house sustained major damage. Thousands of cars sustained major hail damage, including broken windshields. Also, hundreds of homes and businesses had windows broken out and siding damaged. In Jamaica, the high school sustained around $300,000 in damage to its facilities. In Pesotum (Champaign County), eleven Illinois State Patrol squad cars sustained minor…

5. Feb 21, 2018Flood$3.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Around 1.00 to 1.75 inches of rain fell onto frozen ground late on February 19th. This set the conditions for rapid flash flooding to occur on February 20th into the 21st when 3.00 to 5.00 of rain occurred. Numerous creeks and streams rapidly flooded in northern and central Vermilion County. Numerous roads in Hoopeston, Bismarck and Danville were impassable. Another 0.50 to 1.00 inch of rain from late on February 21st into early February 23rd exacerbated the flooding. The North Fork of the Vermilion River flooded so quickly that 25 homes had to be evacuated by boat in the Morin addition on the west side of Danville early in the morning on February 21st. A person attempting to…

6. May 26, 2017Thunderstorm Wind$2.8 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Extensive tree damage occurred across Rossville due to wind gusts of 80-90mph. Many homes and cars were damaged due to falling trees and tree branches. Numerous power poles and power lines were blown down and a few street lights were broken.

7. Nov 17, 2013Tornado$2.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   This tornado crossed from Champaign County into Vermilion County 4.1 miles NW of Armstrong at 1:00 PM CST, then tracked northeastward across rural northwest Vermilion County. The tornado destroyed 1 home, 20 outbuildings, and a camper. It also damaged 7 other homes and snapped numerous power poles and trees. The tornado weakened as it moved out of Vermilion County into Iroquois County in National Weather Service Chicago's County Warning Area (CWA) about 3.7 miles WNW of Hoopeston at 1:14PM CST.

8. May 26, 2017Thunderstorm Wind$600,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees, power poles, and power lines were blown down.

9. Jul 13, 2004Thunderstorm Wind$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A line of severe thunderstorms moved from northwest to southeast across Vermilion County. There was widespread tree and power line damage. Several small grain bins and barns were destroyed. In Oakwood, the roof of a truck stop was severely damaged. Several semis were blown over on I-74 near Oakwood and near Fithian. The drivers were uninjured.

10. Jun 19, 2009Thunderstorm Wind$400,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Forty train cars were blown over just southwest of Tilton.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

112°FJul 14, 1936

All-time low

−26°F2 times, most recently Jan 19, 1994

Warmest night

86°FJul 27, 1901

Coldest day

−10°FJan 19, 1994

Wettest day

6.24 inJun 8, 2015

Snowiest day

14.0 inFeb 21, 1912

Hottest year

1921mean 57.0°F

Coldest year

2014mean 50.0°F

Wettest year

200854.32 in

Driest year

190118.86 in

Snowiest season

45.4 in1942-43

Station Danville (USC00112140), 555 ft elevation, 2.0 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1895 to October 27, 2026; 97.7% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

Declarations for Vermilion County.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00112140.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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