NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Taylorville, IL
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Taylorville, Illinois since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 170 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 170
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Taylorville
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Taylorville; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 38 miles away. The record near Taylorville begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Taylorville has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 62% of the 548 Illinois cities on this site. The strongest of the 170 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on June 14, 1957; its path came within 23 miles, and it killed 2 people. Of the 170, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 105 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 45. The most recent tornado was on December 28, 2025. Taylorville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 548 Illinois cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 69 times since 1968, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 548 Illinois cities, 66% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Taylorville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Taylorville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Taylorville: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Taylorville
By decade
- 2020s25
- 2010s34(2 EF3+)
- 2000s46
- 1990s22(2 EF3+)
- 1980s5
- 1970s28(3 EF3+)
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 1957 | F4 | 23 mi | 4.3 mi | 2 / 50 |
| Jun 1, 1999 | F3 | 15 mi | 10 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 15 mi | 20.9 mi | 1 / 26 |
| Apr 22, 1963 | F3 | 21 mi | 42.9 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Dec 1, 2018 | EF3 | in town | 12.49 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Apr 19, 2011 | EF3 | 25 mi | 4.32 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 19, 1996 | F3 | 20 mi | 14.5 mi | 0 / 29 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F3 | 22 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 20, 1976 | F3 | 12 mi | 8.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | EF2 | 14 mi | 23.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | EF2 | 4 mi | 25.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | EF2 | 19 mi | 9.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 170, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Taylorville
The Storm Prediction Center has 69 hail reports within 10 miles of Taylorville since 1968, made on 46 separate days. Of these, 47 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on August 6, 2023. The most recent report is from April 30, 2025. May has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Taylorville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Morrisonville, IL, 13 miles southwest of Taylorville at 630 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 19°F. May is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 38.1 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 25 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 122 nights a year. Snowfall averages 16.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.1 inches is more than at 38 of the 146 Illinois stations used on this site (26%). Pana, 16 miles southeast, has its own station (Pana, IL): 42.5 inches a year, 4.4 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 19 | 2.2 | 4 | 5.9 |
| Feb | 41 | 23 | 1.8 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Mar | 52 | 32 | 2.7 | 6 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 65 | 43 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 75 | 54 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 63 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 66 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 64 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 81 | 56 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 44 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 53 | 33 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 41 | 25 | 2.2 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Year | 64 | 43 | 38.1 | 67 | 16.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Morrisonville, IL (630 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Taylorville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 119 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Taylorville: 108 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods, 2 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on March 1, 2007. June has had the most flash floods, 3 of 8. Of the 547 Illinois cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 90 have had fewer than Taylorville.
July 19, 2010: thunderstorm wind in Taylorville — 1 injured, $110,000 damage.
NWS: “Downburst winds caused widespread damage in and around the town of Taylorville. A brick outbuilding was blown down and an equipment storage shed lost part of its roof.”
June 20, 2020: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Taylorville — 1 injured, $75,000 damage.
NWS: “Several trees and large tree limbs were blown down in a campground just west of the Lake Taylorville Dam. One person suffered a severe head injury when a falling limb struck them while they sheltered in a tent.”
January 13, 2005: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Taylorville — $165,000 damage.
NWS: “Illinois Route 128 had water flowing across it.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Christian County, which includes Taylorville, has been named in 8 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1999, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms, 1 hurricane, 1 ice storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on August 15, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Christian County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $21.9 million a year, the 44th highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.3 million (29%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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