120
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$123K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Bond County, Illinois: 120 recorded events between 1971 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,935 nationally and #75 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Bond County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Bond County is the 2000s, when 45 of the county's 120 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Bond County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 54.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,935 for this hazard and #75 within Illinois, putting it in the 38.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Bond County with 30 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | DURLEY | 50 | $0 |
| May 22, 2024 | MULBERRY GROVE | 60 | $1K |
| Jul 29, 2023 | POCAHONTAS | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | GREENVILLE | 61 | $30K |
| Jun 29, 2023 | SORENTO | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | GREENVILLE | 58 | $0 |
| Feb 22, 2023 | RENO | 56 | $10K |
| Feb 22, 2023 | POCAHONTAS | 53 | $15K |
| Jun 17, 2022 | GREENVILLE | 61 | $1K |
| Jun 17, 2022 | PIERRON | 61 | $2K |
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous limbs and tore some siding off of a house about two miles north of Pocahontas. Just south southeast of Greenville the tin roof of an outbuilding was peeled up and several trees and tree limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm winds caused widespread damage between Pocahontas, Greenville, and Mulberry Grove. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. In Greenville, an amateur radio antenna was bent and one fallen tree caused moderate damage to a home. In Mulberry Grove, the winds caused some damage to the roof of a mobile home.
Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of large trees and numerous tree limbs around town. Also, a couple of power lines were blown down. One tree fell across a road blocking it and part of it landed on an unoccupied car, which sustained significant damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Bond County, Illinois?
120 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Bond County between 1971 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Bond County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Bond County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Bond County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Bond County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/bond-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.