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.
Cold/Wind ChillNovember 20, 2014
Cook · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindSeptember 5, 2014
Cook · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 25, 2014
Mclean · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 27, 2014
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 16, 2014
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 13, 2014
Jackson · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 28, 2014
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 26, 2014
Mclean · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 24, 2014
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 23, 2014
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 21, 2014
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 13, 2014
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 9, 2014
Cook · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 6, 2014
Christian · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 5, 2014
Perry · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 24, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 19, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 17, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 10, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 10, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 1, 2013
Mclean · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillNovember 23, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillNovember 23, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillOctober 24, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Heavy RainSeptember 18, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 11, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 30, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJune 15, 2013
Brown · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 30, 2013
Du Page · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 26, 2013
Shelby · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 25, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 9, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 7, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 20, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 17, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 15, 2013
Shelby · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 4, 2013
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 22, 2012
Cook · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 30, 2012
Cook · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 27, 2012
Cook · 1 killed ·
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.