Clinton County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Clinton County: 2.
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.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 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.

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

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.

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 county boundary (or inside the county).
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. Mar 14, 2025Tornado$700,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado caused significant roof damage to a home immediately after crossing into Clinton County. It continued to track northeast, causing additional damage to residences and outbuildings before entering the east side of Trenton. Here, the bulk of tornado damage consisted of minor roof damage, although one business did sustain significant damage to its siding and air conditioning units. The tornado dissipated in Trenton at approximately 10:39 PM. In Madison County the tornado was rated EF-2 with a path length of 3.13 miles and a maximum path width of 150 yards.

2. Jun 10, 1996Flash Flood$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Up to five inches of rain fell from a nearly stationary thunderstorm on Clinton County, causing widespread flash flooding. Most of the damage occurred in Germantown, where residents had to be evacuated from flooded neighborhoods. At least 40 homes suffered water damage. The county was declared a state disaster area.

3. Oct 4, 2000Thunderstorm Wind$210,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A severe thunderstorm caused wind and hail damage at a couple of farms north of Stolletown. A machine shed, silos and a couple of grain bins were destroyed at one farm. A couple of soybean fields were hard hit by the hail. Insurance adjusters estimated 80% of the crop to be destroyed. A lightning strike was blamed for the loss of a transformer, a pump motor, a computer and an answering machine.

4. May 26, 2024Tornado$118,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado touched down north of Carlyle and tracked eastward significantly damaging a garage and shed, removing portions of a roof on a home, and breaking large branches off of trees. This tornado continued on the east side of the Carlyle Lake, where there were reports and photos of power lines down, multiple trees down, at least partial removal of a house's roof, a barn destroyed, and the majority of another barn's roof removed. The tornado was rated EF1 in Clinton County with a path length of 17.64 miles and a max path width of 325 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.

5. Apr 7, 2024Hail$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Large hail of up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell along US 50 in Clinton County. North of Carlyle, widespread damage to siding was reported along with one broken window. Other cities along the path of the storm include Aviston, Breese, Beckemeyer, and Huey.

6. May 17, 1999Thunderstorm Wind$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees in Germantown. In Hoffman, 8 structures suffered some degree of damage. One home lost most of its roof with the debris then causing damage to another home. Another home lost part of its roof and several windows. Trees and power lines were also downed by the wind gusts.

7. May 19, 2022Tornado$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado with estimated maximum wind speeds of 110 mph impacted northern Clinton and southern Bond counties in Illinois. The tornado touched down around 5:57 PM 3.6 miles north of Breese (Clinton County), just west of Jamestown Road, about half a mile south of intersection with Tin Shanty Road. Three farms in this area sustained damage to a number of buildings, as well as one residence. The tornado continued to travel to the north northeast with additional damage to several more residences and outbuildings before crossing into southern Bond County, at the intersection of Keysport Road and Schrage Road. The tornado was rated EF1 in Clinton County with a path length of 5.75 miles…

8. Feb 22, 2023Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A wide swath of wind damage across the northern half of Clinton County. In Saint Rose, shingles were blown off of a home and a machine shed sustained moderate damage. Some power poles were blown down just southwest of Jamestown. Otherwise, numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down.

9. May 19, 2022Tornado$30,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A weak tornado touched down briefly 2.8 miles east-southeast of Okawville, Illinois, traveled 1.6 miles northeast and lifted 3.9 miles east-northeast of Okawville, Illinois. A few sheds and outbuildings suffered damage along the path of the tornado, including one shed that was completely destroyed. Maximum wind speed of the tornado was estimated at 85 mph at the site of the destroyed shed. Crop damage was also observed. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 1.65 miles and a max path width of 50 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported.

10. Apr 5, 2023Thunderstorm Wind$30,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees around town as well as numerous tree limbs. A fence was blown down and some houses sustained minor shingle damage. On building had a small portion of it's roof removed.

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

105°F2 times, most recently Jul 8, 2012

All-time low

−22°FJan 19, 1994

Warmest night

82°FJul 26, 2012

Coldest day

−2°F2 times, most recently Jan 7, 2014

Wettest day

5.55 inJun 18, 1964

Snowiest day

12.0 inDec 20, 1973

Hottest year

2012mean 58.4°F

Coldest year

1979mean 52.0°F

Wettest year

201858.93 in

Driest year

197622.36 in

Snowiest season

30.6 in2002-03

Station Carlyle Rsvr (USC00111290), 501 ft elevation, 7.1 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1962 to September 30, 2026; 92.7% 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.

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

Neighbouring counties

• 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 USC00111290.
• 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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