Storms in Illinois in 1962
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1962, 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 1962 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
- 58
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- $558,000
- Episodes
- 24
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 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 13 | 0 | 10 | $558,000 |
| Hail | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1962
April 1962
May 1962
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 7, 1962
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 10, 1962
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 12, 1962
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 18, 1962
- Hail in Illinois, May 25, 1962
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, May 26, 1962
- Tornadoes in Illinois, May 28, 1962
- Tornado in Illinois, May 29, 1962
June 1962
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 3, 1962
- Hail in Illinois, June 5, 1962
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 8, 1962
- Tornado in Illinois, June 23, 1962
- Hail in Illinois, June 24, 1962
July 1962
- Tornado in Illinois, July 2, 1962
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 11, 1962
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 13, 1962
- Hail in Illinois, July 15, 1962
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 16, 1962
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 22, 1962
August 1962
October 1962
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1962Tornadoes in Illinois in 196219611963
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.