Pike County, IL Environment & Hazard Risk

• LandslideRelatively Low$20.69K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• DroughtRelatively Moderate$1.01M/yr expected annual loss, about 4.2 events a year
• Heat waveRelatively Low$1.27M/yr expected annual loss, about 9.2 events a year
• Cold waveRelatively Low$1.44M/yr expected annual loss, about 3.4 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Moderate$720K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.9 events a year
• LightningRelatively Low$238K/yr expected annual loss, about 48 events a year
• HailRelatively Low$256K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.0 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$241K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 390 years
• TornadoRelatively Low$597K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$23.36K/yr expected annual loss, about 9.7 events a year
• HurricaneVery Low$8,879/yr expected annual loss, about once every 100 years
• Ice stormVery Low$15.29K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.3 events a year
• WildfireVery Low$400/yr expected annual loss, about once every 6,124 years

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

88 of 7,296 (1.2%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

215

Insured in high-risk zones

21 (10%)

Flood claims since 1978

335

Claims paid since 1978

$7.17M

• Thunderstorm Wind141
• Hail76
• Winter Storm31
• Tornado27
• Excessive Heat26 · 1 death
• Heat19
• Flood18
• Flash Flood11 · 2 deaths
• Heavy Snow10
• High Wind6

• Flood06/03/2008

  East Hannibal, Pike County

  $18M damage

  What happened

  The Mississippi River crested at Hannibal, MO at 39.54 feet on 6/18/2008. This is the second highest crest ever recorded. At Saverton, MO, the river crested at 39.97 feet on 6/18/2008. This is also the second highest level ever recorded. At Louisiana, MO, the river crested at 26.96 feet. This is the third highest level ever recorded. Considering the high river levels, the county fared pretty well. No towns suffered significant damage as the primary levee in the county, The Sny, held firm. There was some seepage of water under the levee system causing many of the drainage ditches to overflow and flood fields. Agricultural damage was estimated at $18 million.

• Flash Flood05/25/2020

  Hadley, Pike County

  1 death

  What happened

  Up to three inches of rain fell in about a two hour time period causing localized flash flooding on Hadley Creek, about 2 miles north northeast of Barry. Hadley Creek was overflowing the low water crossing on 275th Street. A car was driven into the flood waters at the low water crossing and stalled out. The passenger was swept downstream and drowned. The driver was able to make it to dry land. Rescue crews found her body about 1500 feet down stream from the location where the car stalled about 3 hours later.

• Flash Flood07/19/2015

  Fishhook, Pike County

  1 death

  What happened

  Up to six inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded across the northern part of Pike County. County Road 2 about a mile east of New Salem was washed out due to a creek that flowed through the area. This created a 30 foot wide by 30 foot deep hole. A lineman with a local electric company was driving through the area and did not see the hole due to darkness. His vehicle plunged into the hole. He died at the scene. No other injuries or deaths were reported.

• Excessive Heat06/19/2009

  Pike

  1 death

  What happened

  A 29 year old Griggsville man died of heat stroke while working at a construction site in Valley City.

• TornadoEF0, 2 mi path, 40 yd wide10/01/2007

  Perry, Pike County

  2 injured

  What happened

  A tornado touched down 1.7 miles west southwest of Perry off of Township Road 3225E. It travelled to the east northeast with intermittent touchdowns occurring until the tornado reached the southern portion of Perry. On the south side of Perry, a vacant mobile home had its roof and northwest corner ripped off. Another mobile home had a tree land on it causing extensive damage and two children in the home sustained minor cuts and bruises. Also, 3 homes sustained window and shingle damage, a barn lost part of its roof, and numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down. Two vehicles sustained damage from fallen tree limbs. The tornado then lifted and dissipated.

• Flash Flood06/03/2008

  Hull Arpt, Pike County

  1 injured, $20K damage

  What happened

  Up to 6 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time over northern Pike county during the morning hours of June 3rd. Numerous secondary roads had water over them. Around 810 am, an eastbound Norfolk Southern freight train derailed on a bridge that just got washed out between Kinderhook and Barry. Hadley Creek was out of its banks and the force of the water washed out the railroad bridge as the train was going over it. Thirty-two cars of the 78 car train derailed. The cars were not carrying anything toxic, just coal and corn oil product. In Pittsfield, the heavy rains caused a basement wall to collapse on a home while several other homes suffered water damage to their basements due to sewer backups. Near the Pike/Adams county line, a couple were driving on a local road when the road gave way and collapsed. The car remained suspended between the two sections of roadway, so the couple had to carefully exit the vehicle. The driver sustained a broken foot and a badly sprained foot on the other leg. Her husband was able to get her out of the vehicle without the car falling further into the hole. They then used their cell phone to call for help.

• Excessive Heat07/27/2026

  Pike

• Flood06/08/2026

  Greenpond, Pike County

• Winter Storm11/29/2025

  Pike

• Excessive Heat08/15/2025

  Pike

• Thunderstorm Wind50 kt wind07/19/2025

  Pittsfield, Pike County

• Thunderstorm Wind55 kt wind05/20/2025

  Pike, Pike County

  $25K damage

• Thunderstorm Wind65 kt wind04/21/2025

  Hull Arpt, Pike County

• Hail1" hail03/15/2025

  Pittsfield, Pike County

• Pike County Pwd 1Serves 5,375 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• PittsfieldServes 4,697 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• BarryServes 1,318 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• GriggsvilleServes 1,097 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+6 monitoring or reporting
• Pleasant HillServes 1,004 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+25 monitoring or reporting
• HullServes 435 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• PerryServes 388 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• New CantonServes 359 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations