Fulton County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Fulton County, Illinois has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 4 tornado reports among 50 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 10 hail reports with hail up to 2" and 36 high-wind reports with gusts up to 70 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
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Last 30 days in Fulton County
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Thursday, June 11, 2026
7 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 70 mph, 2 tornado reports
“EF-0... max winds 60 mph... path length 2.39 miles... max width 30 yards. Drone photographs taken by a trained spotter show a tornado path began in a field approximatel (ILX)”
“At 1234 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near St. Augustine, or 13 miles south of Galesburg, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Tornado Tornado 2 WSW Ipava SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado Ipava SPC verified report
- Wind 70 mph Lewistown SPC verified report
- Hail 0.25" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 ENE Lewistown SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 E Canton SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Canton SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Bryant SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 61 mph
- Wind 61 mph Farmington SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Farmington SPC verified report
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 111 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cuba, or near Canton, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Canton, Lewistown, Cuba, St.”
- Hail 0.25" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 125 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Viola to near Little Swan Lake. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 146 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near New Philadelphia, or 14 miles northwest of Lewistown, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 60 mph
- Wind 60 mph 1 N Marietta SPC verified report
Friday, April 17, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 2"
“An industrial building has broken windows. (ILX)”
- Hail 2" Ipava SPC verified report
- Hail 1" Fairview SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 E Ipava SPC verified report
Thursday, April 16, 2026
7 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 65 mph, 2 tornado reports
“EF2... max wind speed 130 mph... path length 5.44 mi. The tornado touched down along County Rd 650 100 yards into McDonough County where it did significant tree damage. (ILX)”
“This is a correction to a previous tornado LSR. EF1... peak wind speed 110 mph... path length 11.3 miles... path width 900 yds. This tornado entered Fulton County from (ILX)”
- Tornado Tornado 1 W Table Grove SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 1 WNW Table Grove SPC verified report
- Wind 65 mph Lewistown SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 SSW Cuba SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 ESE Avon SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 ESE Dunfermline SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Ipava SPC verified report
Sunday, April 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“Moderately strong winds out of the south to southwest will continue late this evening into the overnight hours. Expect a few sporadic gusts of 40 to 50 mph with more frequent gusts of 25 to 40 mph. These winds can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 2, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“60 to 65 mph winds with pea to dime size hail covering the ground at Main and Vernon street. (ILX)”
“WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central and west central Illinois. WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 65 mph Farmington SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. WHEN...Until noon CDT today. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph expected today. Then switching directions to west-northwest tonight. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 60 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South-southwest winds on Sunday shifting to the west-northwest behind a cold front Sunday night. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. WHEN...From 10 AM Sunday to 7 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. WHEN...From 10 AM CDT /11 AM EDT/ Sunday to 7 AM CDT /8 AM EDT/ Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds will turn west at 25 to 30 mph during this morning with gusts of 40 to 50 mph into mid afternoon. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west central Illinois. The strongest winds will be this morning from I-74 north with gusts over 50 mph possible. WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central Illinois. WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central Illinois. WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. WHEN...Until 4 PM CDT this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1218 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near North Henderson to near Elmwood. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1134 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ipava, or 12 miles west of Lewistown, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 5, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Delayed Report. Power pole snapped and tree blown over. Time estimated from radar. (ILX)”
- Wind Unknown Smithfield SPC verified report
Sunday, December 28, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 817 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Augusta, or 16 miles southeast of Carthage, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“Power lines downed by thunderstorm winds. (ILX)”
- Hail 0.75" Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Fairview SPC verified report
Thursday, December 18, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1041 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Elmira to Alsey. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 948 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Roseville to near Frankford. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Fulton County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 W Fairview SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Fulton County, IL?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 50 severe weather events in Fulton County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Fulton County recently?
Yes — 10 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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