172
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$126K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Pike County, Illinois: 172 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,290 nationally and #50 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Pike County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Pike County is the 2000s, when 69 of the county's 172 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 Pike County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 53.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,290 for this hazard and #50 within Illinois, putting it in the 59.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Pike County with 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2025 | PITTSFIELD | 50 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | PIKE | 55 | $25K |
| Apr 20, 2025 | HULL ARPT | 65 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | PLEASANT HILL | 64 | $5K |
| Aug 12, 2023 | BEVERLY | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | FISHHOOK | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | HULL | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | NEBO | 61 | $5K |
| Feb 27, 2023 | HULL ARPT | 52 | $5K |
| Dec 11, 2021 | PERRY | 61 | $10K |
Other hazards here
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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
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.
In Pleasant Hill, a trampoline was thrown into power lines then tossed 80 feet up into a tree. A 2.5 foot section of roof was lifted. The damage path was 3 to 4 blocks wide and about 6 blocks long. In Nebo, winds were measured as high as 74 mph with tree debris in both towns.
Thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to a house 3 miles north northwest of Perry. On the outskirts of Perry, the roof of a barn was destroyed, windows were blow out of a tractor and some shingles were ripped off the roof of a house.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Pike County, Illinois?
172 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Pike County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Pike County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Pike County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Pike 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 Pike County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/pike-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.