Storms in Illinois in 1957
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1957, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Illinois in 1957 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 83
- Deaths
- 15
- Injuries
- 330
- Damage
- $17 million
- Episodes
- 25
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 46 | 15 | 330 | $17 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1957
April 1957
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 3, 1957
- Tornado in Illinois, April 18, 1957
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 25, 1957
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 26, 1957
May 1957
- Tornado in Illinois, May 9, 1957
- Hail in Illinois, May 12, 1957
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, May 13, 1957
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 18, 1957
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 21, 1957
- Hail in Illinois, May 22, 1957
June 1957
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 5, 1957
- Tornado in Illinois, June 10, 1957
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 11, 1957
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 12, 1957
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 14, 1957
July 1957
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 4, 1957
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 12, 1957
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 13, 1957
August 1957
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 2, 1957
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 3, 1957
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 27, 1957
September 1957
December 1957
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1957Tornadoes in Illinois in 195719561958
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.