68
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$348K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Brown County, Illinois: 68 recorded events between 1973 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,576 nationally and #98 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Brown County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Brown County is the 1990s, when 20 of the county's 68 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 Brown County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 46.9% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,576 for this hazard and #98 within Illinois, putting it in the 18.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Brown County with 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | VERSAILLES | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | VERSAILLES | 52 | $30K |
| Jun 13, 2024 | MT STERLING | 60 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | VERSAILLES | 61 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | GILBIRDS | 56 | $10K |
| May 25, 2022 | VERSAILLES | 61 | $2K |
| Mar 6, 2022 | MT STERLING | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | MT STERLING | 70 | $300K |
| Nov 27, 2019 | MT STERLING | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2019 | MT STERLING | 56 | $0 |
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
Widespread wind damage from the north side of Mt. Sterling to south of Hersman. Numerous trees, tree limbs, power poles and power lines were blown down. Several businesses and homes, especially on the south side of Mt. Sterling, sustained roof damage from fallen trees and tree limbs. One of the baseball dugouts at the high school was destroyed, with other minor damage around the school campus. A couple of trees fell onto unoccupied vehicles causing major damage.
Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of trees and large tree limbs in Timewell. One large tree limb fell onto a car causing moderate damage, one landed on a garage destroying it and several landed on roofs causing minor damage. In Mount Sterling, a couple of trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. No injuries were reported.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Brown County, Illinois?
68 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Brown County between 1973 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Brown County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Brown County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Brown 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 Brown County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/brown-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.