Storms in Illinois in 1960
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1960, 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 1960 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
- 105
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 26
- Damage
- $5.4 million
- Episodes
- 33
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 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 43 | 0 | 26 | $5.4 million |
| Hail | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1960
March 1960
April 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 16, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 17, 1960
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 20, 1960
- Tornado in Illinois, April 25, 1960
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 30, 1960
May 1960
- Tornadoes in Illinois, May 6, 1960
- Hail in Illinois, May 15, 1960
- Tornadoes in Illinois, May 16, 1960
- Tornado in Illinois, May 20, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 24, 1960
- Tornadoes in Illinois, May 25, 1960
June 1960
- Tornado in Illinois, June 1, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 4, 1960
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 5, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 11, 1960
- Hail in Illinois, June 15, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 16, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 22, 1960
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 23, 1960
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, June 28, 1960
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 30, 1960
July 1960
- Tornado in Illinois, July 2, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 18, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 26, 1960
August 1960
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, August 3, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 8, 1960
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 18, 1960
September 1960
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 8, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 18, 1960
October 1960
November 1960
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1960Tornadoes in Illinois in 196019591961
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.