96
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$76K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Greene County, Illinois: 96 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,257 nationally and #85 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Greene County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Greene County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 96 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 Greene County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 49.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,257 for this hazard and #85 within Illinois, putting it in the 28.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Greene County with 20 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 1992 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | ELDRED | 52 | $0 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | CARROLLTON | 50 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | GREENFIELD | 65 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | CARROLLTON | 60 | $0 |
| May 7, 2024 | WOODY | 65 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | HILLVIEW | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | BELLTOWN | 61 | $25K |
| Dec 11, 2021 | CARROLLTON | 61 | $5K |
| Oct 11, 2021 | GREENFIELD | 61 | $30K |
| Aug 26, 2021 | WHITE HALL | 56 | $5K |
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
Thunderstorm winds destroyed an open sided barn on the east side of Illinois Route 267, that was about six tenths of a mile north northeast of the intersection of Illinois Routes 267 and 108. Also, a few large tree limbs were blown down.
Widespread wind damage across Greene County. In White Hall, numerous large tree limbs were blown down. Several of the limbs knocked down power lines. In Carrollton, a couple of large trees were snapped off near the base. In Greenfield, a large tree was snapped off and another tree was snapped off 4 miles northeast of Greenfield.
Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines, power poles and trees along Illinois Routes 100/16 just west of intersection with Sandridge Road. Also, a large shed was destroyed in this location. The roof of the shed was blown off and thrown south across Illinois Routes 100/16 into a field.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Greene County, Illinois?
96 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Greene County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Greene County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Greene County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Greene 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 Greene County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/greene-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.