Storms in Illinois in 1959
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1959, 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 1959 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
- 65
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 19
- Damage
- $3.3 million
- Episodes
- 32
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 | 37 | 1 | 19 | $3.3 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1959
March 1959
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 14, 1959
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 15, 1959
- Tornadoes in Illinois, March 26, 1959
April 1959
May 1959
- Hail in Illinois, May 3, 1959
- Tornado in Illinois, May 9, 1959
- Tornado in Illinois, May 10, 1959
- Tornado in Illinois, May 11, 1959
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 18, 1959
- Tornadoes in Illinois, May 26, 1959
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 28, 1959
- Hail in Illinois, May 29, 1959
June 1959
- Tornado in Illinois, June 10, 1959
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 21, 1959
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 30, 1959
July 1959
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 10, 1959
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 23, 1959
- Tornado in Illinois, July 30, 1959
August 1959
- Tornado in Illinois, August 4, 1959
- Tornado in Illinois, August 15, 1959
- Tornado in Illinois, August 26, 1959
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 29, 1959
September 1959
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 21, 1959
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 22, 1959
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 26, 1959
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, September 27, 1959
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 28, 1959
October 1959
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Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1959Tornadoes in Illinois in 195919581960
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.