Storms in Illinois in 1958
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1958, 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 1958 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
- 106
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 25
- Damage
- $9.3 million
- Episodes
- 27
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 33 | 2 | 25 | $9.3 million |
| Hail | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1958
May 1958
- Tornadoes in Illinois, May 3, 1958
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 16, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 31, 1958
June 1958
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 1, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 8, 1958
- Hail in Illinois, June 9, 1958
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 10, 1958
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 12, 1958
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 13, 1958
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 14, 1958
- Hail in Illinois, June 17, 1958
- Tornado in Illinois, June 23, 1958
July 1958
- Tornado in Illinois, July 10, 1958
- Tornadoes in Illinois, July 11, 1958
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 14, 1958
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 19, 1958
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 27, 1958
- Hail in Illinois, July 30, 1958
August 1958
- Tornado in Illinois, August 6, 1958
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 7, 1958
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, August 15, 1958
- Tornadoes in Illinois, August 30, 1958
October 1958
November 1958
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1958Tornadoes in Illinois in 195819571959
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.