Illinois Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Illinois has logged 58,918 severe-weather events — about 1,901 a year — with 855 direct deaths, 2,102 injuries and $5.5B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind17,54619 d$599.5M
Hail10,498—$216.5M
Flash Flood3,23925 d$2.5B
Flood3,17630 d$274.9M
Winter Storm2,92711 d$81.8M
Winter Weather2,9172 d$1.9M
Tornado2,27754 d$1.7B
Dense Fog2,188—$219K
Heat2,030363 d$25K
Drought1,586——
Heavy Snow1,5128 d$460K
Strong Wind1,5036 d$2.8M
High Wind1,3009 d$37.3M
Excessive Heat1,22460 d$750K
Frost/Freeze1,143——
Cold/Wind Chill903159 d$8K
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (532)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Tornado (F3)September 22, 2006
Massac · 2 injured · $500K damage
Tornado (F3)April 28, 2002
Pope · 1 injured · $400K damage
Tornado (F3)April 19, 1996
Jefferson · $200K damage
Tornado (F3)April 19, 1996
Wayne · $200K damage
Tornado (EF3)April 4, 2023
Fulton · 4 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)June 20, 2021
Du Page · 11 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)June 20, 2021
Cook ·
Tornado (EF3)May 31, 2013
Madison ·
Tornado (EF3)April 19, 2011
Macoupin · 2 injured ·
HeatAugust 6, 2007
Jackson · 37 injured ·
Tornado (F4)July 13, 2004
Woodford · 3 injured ·
HeatJune 23, 1998
Madison · 71 injured ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.