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 ChillJanuary 1, 2010
Grundy · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 30, 2009
Will · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 28, 2009
Kankakee · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 3, 2009
Cook · 1 killed ·
FloodOctober 30, 2009
Logan · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 20, 2009
Morgan · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 9, 2009
Cook · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 22, 2009
Union · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 22, 2009
Grundy · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 22, 2009
Will · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 19, 2009
Pike · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 17, 2009
Madison · 1 killed ·
FloodMay 16, 2009
Fulton · 1 killed ·
FloodMay 15, 2009
Fulton · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 5, 2009
Du Page · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 25, 2009
Cook · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 24, 2009
Mchenry · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 21, 2009
Cook · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 15, 2009
Mclean · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 8, 2009
Champaign · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 5, 2009
Cook · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 4, 2009
Ogle · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 15, 2008
Will · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 8, 2008
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 2, 2008
Cook · 1 killed ·
FloodSeptember 13, 2008
Cook · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 22, 2008
Lake · 1 killed ·
Strong WindMay 11, 2008
Randolph · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Cold/Wind ChillMarch 21, 2008
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillMarch 16, 2008
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 23, 2008
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 17, 2008
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 13, 2008
Cook · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 7, 2008
Grundy · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 29, 2008
Cook · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 29, 2008
Kankakee · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindAugust 23, 2007
Du Page · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindAugust 7, 2007
Lake · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Excessive HeatAugust 4, 2007
St. Clair · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 8, 2007
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.