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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.

HeatJuly 25, 2012
Cook · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 16, 2012
St. Clair · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 7, 2012
Washington · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 1, 2012
Peoria · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 24, 2012
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 28, 2012
Will · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 24, 2012
Cook · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 1, 2011
Madison · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 23, 2011
Crawford · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 20, 2011
Morgan · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 17, 2011
Adams · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 10, 2011
St. Clair · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 10, 2011
Madison · 1 killed ·
FloodJune 18, 2011
Sangamon · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 6, 2011
Richland · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 6, 2011
Mclean · 1 killed ·
HeatMay 30, 2011
Cook · 1 killed · 8 injured ·
Cold/Wind ChillApril 13, 2011
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillMarch 14, 2011
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 20, 2011
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 3, 2011
Cook · 1 killed ·
BlizzardFebruary 1, 2011
La Salle · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 21, 2011
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 21, 2011
Iroquois · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 16, 2011
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 1, 2011
Du Page · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 28, 2010
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 27, 2010
Will · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 22, 2010
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 13, 2010
Grundy · 1 killed ·
FloodAugust 20, 2010
Sangamon · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 12, 2010
Cook · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 29, 2010
Cook · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 28, 2010
Livingston · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 18, 2010
Cook · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 18, 2010
Cook · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
HeatMay 23, 2010
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 14, 2010
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 20, 2010
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 11, 2010
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.