87
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$580K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Cumberland County, Illinois: 87 recorded events between 1982 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 72. That places the county #2,372 nationally and #89 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Cumberland County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Cumberland County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 87 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 Cumberland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.3% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,372 for this hazard and #89 within Illinois, putting it in the 24.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Cumberland County with 23 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2024 | TOLEDO | 52 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 1998 | NEOGA | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2025 | GREENUP | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | GREENUP | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | TOLEDO | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | GREENUP | 61 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | JANESVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | NEOGA | 70 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | TOLEDO | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | TOLEDO | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | TOLEDO | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | TOLEDO | 52 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm winds damaged a house when a tree fell onto it and blew over a shed in Janesville. Also, a walnut tree was uprooted breaking 3 windows of a van parked nearby and the winds moved a bass boat about 150 yards. Damage was estimated around $4,200 and no injuries were reported.
Another severe thunderstorm moved through Cumberland County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Also, in Neoga the winds blew the roof off of a business and a concession stand. One of the fallen trees landed on a house causing minor damage and several sheds were destroyed.
Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down. In Greenup, a shed was destroyed and a tree was blown over onto a house causing minor damage to the roof. A couple of flag poles were bent by the winds at a local business.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Cumberland County, Illinois?
87 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Cumberland County between 1982 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cumberland County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Cumberland County measured 72.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Cumberland 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 Cumberland County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/cumberland-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.