98
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Schuyler County, Illinois: 98 recorded events between 1966 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 81. That places the county #2,239 nationally and #84 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Schuyler County, Illinois: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Schuyler County is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 98 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 Schuyler County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 46.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,239 for this hazard and #84 within Illinois, putting it in the 28.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Schuyler County with 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1998 | CAMDEN | 52 | 0 | 2 | $1.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | RUSHVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | RUSHVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | RUSHVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | RUSHVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | FREDERICK | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2024 | RUSHVILLE ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | LITTLETON | 61 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | LITTLETON | 61 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | LITTLETON | 52 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | CAMDEN | 52 | $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
As thunderstorms moved through Schuyler county, they destroyed several barns and grain bins in Camden. A Camden couple sustained injuries after being struck by a tree limb while they were standing in their yard watching the storm pass. Numerous windows were blown out in Rushville and a roof was torn off of a recycling plant 5 miles east of Rushville. The winds caused the rear wall of one business to collapse and another lost its roof in Rushville. Also, numerous cars at two dealerships were damaged, 2 satellite dishes and communications antennas were torn off the roof of a radio station and a storage building was demolished. In total, approximately $1 million dollars worth of damage was sustained in Schuyler county.
Thunderstorm winds caused considerable damage in Schuyler county. Numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blow down. Also, thousands of acres of corn were laid down by the winds. Crop damage was estimated around $2 million. In Rushville, one unoccupied truck was damaged when a tree fell onto it. Property damage was estimated around $77,000.
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees, some of which caused damage to a home two miles southeast of Rushville. Also, numerous power lines and tree limbs were blown down. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Schuyler County, Illinois?
98 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Schuyler County between 1966 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Schuyler County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Schuyler County measured 81.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Schuyler 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 Schuyler County, Illinois.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/illinois/schuyler-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.