Pike County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Pike County: 0.
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.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 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. Oct 1, 2014Lightning$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Lightning struck a historic church built in the 1880s and caught fire. It was a total loss.

2. Feb 11, 1999Tornado$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Annada, MO tornado, which crossed Calhoun County, IL, then continued northeast crossing into southeast Pike County, IL west of Bee Creek. The tornado downed hundreds of trees as it tracked northeast to near Pearl. Here, part of the roof of a company was blown off causing at least $150,000 in damage. One home suffered roof damage, a barn was destroyed and several outbuildings damaged. At another home, windows on 3 sides were blown out and a trampoline was blown about 300 feet away.

3. Oct 29, 2004Thunderstorm Wind$30,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm wind gusts caused damage in the Pleasant Hill area. Trees and power lines were downed and one home on Vin Friz road suffered minor roof and soffit damage. A nearby storage building was destroyed leaving tin sheeting in a tree. South of Pleasant Hill, a home lost half of its roof and a trampoline was blown 100 yards away.

4. May 19, 2025Thunderstorm Wind$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm winds downed a tree which blocked traffic along Spring Lake Road near Atlas. Near Pittsfield, a tree fell on a vehicle.

5. Apr 14, 2002Hail$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Baseball size hail was reported in Pittsfield. Numerous vehicles were damaged.

6. Jun 3, 2008Flash Flood$20,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Up to 6 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time over northern Pike county during the morning hours of June 3rd. Numerous secondary roads had water over them. Around 810 am, an eastbound Norfolk Southern freight train derailed on a bridge that just got washed out between Kinderhook and Barry. Hadley Creek was out of its banks and the force of the water washed out the railroad bridge as the train was going over it. Thirty-two cars of the 78 car train derailed. The cars were not carrying anything toxic, just coal and corn oil product. In Pittsfield, the heavy rains caused a basement wall to collapse on a home while several other homes suffered water damage to their basements…

7. Jul 9, 2021Thunderstorm Wind$20,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A wide swath of damaging winds from Perry southward into Griggsville and Valley City. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Some of the trees fell onto Illinois Route 107 both north and south of Perry. A power pole was blown down in Griggsville.

8. Jul 12, 2011Thunderstorm Wind$10,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm winds blew part of the roof off of the library, causing some water damage to the museum that is on the second floor of the building. Also, numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down.

9. May 27, 1996Hail$10,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   State Police reported golfball size hail near Perry. A few cars were damaged by the hail.

10. Dec 10, 2021Thunderstorm Wind$10,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Pike County dispatch reported three to four trees blown down at the intersection of Illinois Routes 104 and 107. In Griggsville, a transformer was blown and several power lines were blown down.

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, 1954

All-time low

−22°FDec 22, 1989

Warmest night

83°FJul 15, 1980

Coldest day

−8°FJan 15, 1972

Wettest day

5.84 inJun 14, 1950

Snowiest day

10.9 inFeb 25, 1993

Hottest year

2012mean 56.7°F

Coldest year

1951mean 49.8°F

Wettest year

197366.60 in

Driest year

195320.00 in

Snowiest season

45.2 in1977-78

Station Quincy Regional Airport (USW00093989), 760 ft elevation, 28.1 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1948 to October 26, 2026; 99.8% 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 USW00093989.
• 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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