Hazard Mitigation Plan update · Section 4 draft · prepared October 3, 2026
Logan County, Illinois Hazard Profiles
Draft. Built from public National Weather Service storm records (NOAA Storm Events, 1980 to June 2026). Not an adopted plan and not reviewed by FEMA.
Logan County's plan, the Logan County 2021 Hazard Mitigation Plan, expired January 11, 2026 in FEMA's plan-status data, with no update recorded as in progress on October 3, 2026. This chapter drafts the hazard-profile section of the update from 603 storm reports for the county, every one traceable to a NOAA event ID.
At a glance
7 hazards appear in the federal storm record for Logan County. Thunderstorm wind is the most frequent; flooding accounts for the most recorded deaths and damage.
Hazard
Days with reports, 1996–2025
Years with at least one
Deaths*
Injuries*
Property damage entered*
Thunderstorm wind
149
30/30
0
6
$7.6M
Hail
78
26/30
0
0
$12.8M
Tornado
36
16/30
0
16
$27.6M
Flooding
45
17/30
5
1
$1.5M
Winter storms
55
22/30
5
10
$650K
Lightning
6
5/30
0
0
$324K
High wind (no storm)
12
8/30
0
0
$102K
* All years on record (tornado, wind and hail from the 1980s; other hazards from 1996). Dollars are as entered, not adjusted for inflation.
How often, year by year
Days with at least one report, 1996 to 2025. Each panel has its own scale. Hover a bar for the year.
Thunderstorm wind149 days · 30 of 30 yearsHail78 days · 26 of 30 yearsFlooding45 days · 17 of 30 yearsTornado36 days · 16 of 30 yearsWinter storms55 days · 22 of 30 yearsLightning6 days · 5 of 30 years
Show the numbers behind the charts
Year
Thunderstorm wind
Hail
Tornado
Flooding
Winter storms
Lightning
High wind (no storm)
1996
3
1
2
0
2
0
3
1997
4
3
0
0
5
0
3
1998
8
5
3
1
3
0
1
1999
4
3
1
1
2
0
0
2000
7
6
4
2
0
0
0
2001
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
2002
2
0
0
6
0
0
1
2003
7
5
5
3
1
0
0
2004
5
4
2
3
1
0
0
2005
7
2
0
1
1
0
0
2006
11
9
5
0
2
0
0
2007
1
0
1
0
3
0
1
2008
8
4
0
2
5
0
0
2009
9
1
1
3
2
0
0
2010
4
1
1
4
3
0
0
2011
7
7
0
0
1
0
0
2012
3
3
0
0
1
1
0
2013
4
3
0
5
4
2
0
2014
5
0
0
2
3
0
0
2015
4
2
0
3
4
0
0
2016
3
3
0
1
0
1
1
2017
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
2018
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
2019
6
1
2
1
3
1
1
2020
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2021
2
1
1
4
2
0
0
2022
3
2
1
0
3
1
0
2023
3
1
3
3
0
0
1
2024
7
2
1
0
1
0
0
2025
5
4
3
0
3
0
0
When in the year
Days with reports by month, 1996 to 2025. Darker means more days.
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Thunderstorm wind
1
2
10
14
24
37
27
18
4
6
3
3
Hail
1
9
17
16
13
7
9
4
1
1
Tornado
1
3
10
10
7
1
2
2
Flooding
1
2
3
7
16
7
6
1
1
1
Winter storms
22
13
4
4
12
Lightning
1
2
1
1
1
High wind (no storm)
2
4
1
1
1
2
1
Tornado tracks, 1980–2026
59 tornadoes. Lines run from touchdown to lift within the county; dots are tornadoes recorded at a single point. Hover a track for its date and rating.
F0/EF0F1/EF1F2/EF2F3 or strongerF5Unrated
County outline from the Census Bureau (simplified); community labels sit at the average location of reports naming them.
Hazard profiles
Each profile answers FEMA's questions for hazard identification: what it is, where, how bad (extent), what has happened, and how likely it is to happen again.
Tornado
Description
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground, rated after the fact on the Fujita scale (through January 2007) or the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 to EF5, by the damage it leaves.
Location
Countywide; tornado reports name 17 communities, most often Lincoln, Beason and Latham.
Extent
The strongest on record is the F3 of May 9, 1995 near Cantrall (6 injuries). Tornadoes rated F2/EF2 or stronger touched down on 6 separate days.
Previous occurrences
59 tornadoes on 42 days from 1980 to 2026. The busiest day was June 4, 1999, with 3. Weather Service survey, June 10, 2026: "A tornado touched down north of the junction of 900th Street and 878th Street about 3 miles northwest of Mount Pulaski at 11:19pm CDT. The tornado caused extensive tree damage as it tracked eastward along 900th Street before curving to the southeast and causing additional tree …"
Probability
At least one tornado in 16 of 30 years (53%) from 1996 to 2025.
Recorded losses
0 deaths, 16 injuries, $27.6M in property damage as entered by the Weather Service (13 of 59 reports carry a dollar figure).
Severe thunderstorm wind
Description
Straight-line winds from thunderstorms, including downbursts, measured or estimated at 58 mph (50 knots) or more.
Location
Countywide; reports name 25 communities, most often Lincoln, Elkhart and Mt Pulaski.
Extent
The highest gust on record is 87 knots (100 mph), estimated near Lincoln on April 4, 2003. 17 reports reached 65 knots (75 mph) or more.
Previous occurrences
283 reports on 176 days since 1980. April 4, 2003: "A microburst began on the northwest side of Lincoln near the intersection of Illinois Route 10 and I-55 and quickly moved east across the northern portions of town. Numerous large trees were blown over, some onto homes causing damage. …"
Probability
Reports in 30 of 30 years (100%) from 1996 to 2025; about 5.0 damaging-wind days a year.
Recorded losses
0 deaths, 6 injuries, $7.6M in property damage as entered by the Weather Service (98 of 283 reports carry a dollar figure).
Hail
Description
Ice stones from thunderstorm updrafts; reported at 3/4 inch and larger in this record.
Location
Countywide; reports name 21 communities, most often Lincoln, Mt Pulaski and Latham.
Extent
Largest: 3.75 inches near San Jose on August 18, 2001. 8 reports of 2 inches or more.
Previous occurrences
134 reports on 87 days since 1987.
Probability
Reports in 26 of 30 years (87%) from 1996 to 2025.
Recorded losses
0 deaths, 0 injuries, $12.8M in property damage as entered by the Weather Service (2 of 134 reports carry a dollar figure).
Flooding (river, flash and heavy rain)
Description
River flooding, and flash flooding when heavy rain overwhelms streets, ditches and small streams.
Location
Countywide; reports name 20 communities, most often Lincoln, Mt Pulaski and San Jose.
Extent
The deadliest flood on record was July 7, 2021 (4 deaths). The costliest entry is April 29, 1998, at $1.0M in property damage.
Previous occurrences
51 flood, flash-flood and heavy-rain reports since 1998. July 11, 2021: "Kickapoo Creek spilled out of its banks and flooded State Route 10 just west of Lincoln. A minor car accident occurred due to hydroplaning: however, no injuries were reported."
Probability
Reports in 17 of 30 years (57%) from 1996 to 2025.
Recorded losses
5 deaths, 1 injury, $1.5M in property damage as entered by the Weather Service (5 of 51 reports carry a dollar figure).
Winter storms and ice
Description
Heavy snow, blizzards, ice storms, sleet and lesser winter weather, recorded by forecast zone rather than by point.
Location
Countywide (forecast-zone records).
Extent
Ice storms on 5 occasions. Zone records rarely give snow or ice totals; the full plan adds station data.
Previous occurrences
57 zone events from 1996 to 2026: 17 winter storm, 17 heavy snow, 14 winter weather, 5 ice storm, 4 blizzard.
Probability
Events in 22 of 30 years (73%) from 1996 to 2025.
Recorded losses
5 deaths, 10 injuries, $650K in property damage as entered by the Weather Service (2 of 57 reports carry a dollar figure).
Lightning
Description
Cloud-to-ground strikes that injure people, start fires or damage property. Only damaging strikes are recorded.
Location
Countywide; reports name 4 communities, most often Lincoln, Elkhart and Broadwell.
Extent
0 deaths and 0 injuries on record.
Previous occurrences
6 damaging strikes since 2012.
Probability
Damaging strikes in 5 of 30 years (17%) from 1996 to 2025.
Recorded losses
0 deaths, 0 injuries, $324K in property damage as entered by the Weather Service (6 of 6 reports carry a dollar figure).
High wind (not from thunderstorms)
Description
Strong winds from large storm systems rather than thunderstorms, recorded by forecast zone.
Location
Countywide (forecast-zone records).
Extent
Highest: 52 knots (60 mph).
Previous occurrences
13 zone events since 1996.
Probability
Events in 8 of 30 years (27%) from 1996 to 2025.
Recorded losses
0 deaths, 0 injuries, $102K in property damage as entered by the Weather Service (3 of 13 reports carry a dollar figure).
Not covered by this record
Extreme heat, extreme cold, drought, earthquake and dam failure are not in the storm archive this chapter draws on. The full chapter profiles them from NOAA climate records, the U.S. Drought Monitor, USGS shaking maps and the state dam inventory, and the planning team decides which belong in the plan.
Previous occurrences by community
FEMA asks for hazard history for each participating jurisdiction. These are the communities the Weather Service names most often as the nearest place to a report.
Nearest community named in the report
Thunderstorm wind
Hail
Flooding
Tornado
Lightning
All
Lincoln
84
30
8
17
3
142
Mt Pulaski
19
19
5
3
46
Elkhart
20
9
2
3
1
35
Latham
12
12
1
5
30
Atlanta
14
9
2
4
29
Hartsburg
14
5
1
2
1
23
Middletown
16
3
2
21
Beason
10
4
2
5
21
San Jose
9
6
5
20
Broadwell
9
7
1
2
1
20
New Holland
10
4
3
1
18
Cornland
4
5
3
4
16
Chestnut
9
5
1
15
Emden
3
4
3
3
13
Lincoln Logan Co Arp
8
2
2
12
Burton View
4
1
4
9
Lawndale
2
2
1
5
Chestervale
2
1
1
1
5
What this draft covers, and what the full update adds
Covered here
Type, location and extent of each recorded hazard (FEMA review element B1).
Previous occurrences and probability of future events, countywide and by community (element B2).
Added in the full update
Vulnerability and impacts on people, buildings and critical facilities from county parcel and building data (element B3).
National Flood Insurance Program repetitive-loss properties from FEMA (element B4).
Planning-team meetings, public input, capability review, the mitigation strategy and adoption.
Data notes
Before 1996 the storm database records only tornado, thunderstorm wind and hail, so every rate on this page uses 1996–2025.
Recent reports rarely carry a damage estimate: 8 of 148 wind, hail, tornado and flood reports since 2019 do. A missing dollar figure means "not estimated," not "no damage."
Reports follow people. Towns with more spotters and roads show more reports.
Winter storm, high wind and some flood events are recorded by forecast zone, not by point.