56
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$717K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Pope County, Illinois: 56 recorded events between 1958 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,668 nationally and #101 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Pope County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Pope County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 56 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 Pope County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 32.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,668 for this hazard and #101 within Illinois, putting it in the 15.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Pope County with 12 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2024 | MC CORMICK | 65 | $5K |
| Jul 18, 2023 | GOLCONDA | 52 | $5K |
| Jul 16, 2023 | EDDYVILLE | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 9, 2022 | HAMLETSBURG | 60 | $0 |
| Mar 7, 2022 | GOLCONDA | 65 | $17K |
| Jun 13, 2021 | BROWNFIELD | 52 | $15K |
| Jun 29, 2018 | DELWOOD | 56 | $35K |
| May 28, 2018 | BAY CITY | 52 | $2K |
| May 27, 2017 | TEMPLE HILL | 61 | $6K |
| Jul 1, 2014 | GOLCONDA | 52 | $4K |
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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 major downburst with winds up to 100 mph occurred. Part of the roof was torn off a house, including the decking. The front porch was blown off the house. A hog barn was unroofed, and a grain bin was blown over. A pole barn and a cattle barn were destroyed. At least a dozen trees were snapped or uprooted.
Near the intersection of Highways 147 and 145, the roof of a house was heavily damaged. A large portion of the shingles were stripped off, and seven large trees were snapped off or uprooted. One of the largest trees landed on the house. A machine shed used to store a camper was destroyed, along with a smaller shed. A few other houses in the area sustained relatively minor siding and shingle damage. There were numerous reports of downed tree limbs and power lines.
Two south-facing windows were blown out of the courthouse in Golconda, and a 30 by 40 foot section of its roof was blown off. Numerous trees and power lines were down in Golconda. The upstairs part of the building sustained water damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Pope County, Illinois?
56 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Pope County between 1958 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Pope County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Pope County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Pope 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 Pope County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/pope-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.