IL

Storm restoration across McDonough County

McDonough County sits in west-central Illinois within a corridor regularly struck by severe convective weather tracking northeast from the Plains. The county receives tornadoes each decade, including documented EF-1 and higher events near Good Hope, Bardolph, and Industry, with an F4 on record from 1995; the most recent confirmed tornadoes occurred in April 2026. Derechos and organized squall lines produce frequent straight-line wind damage - gusts have been measured above 100 mph during major bow-echo events - along with large hail common across the open agricultural terrain. Winter storms bring ice accumulation and heavy snow given the county's inland position, while spring thunderstorm rainfall regularly saturates the flat-to-rolling cropland and causes localized road and field flooding.