Storms in Illinois in 1963
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1963, 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 1963 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
- 78
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 110
- Damage
- $4.4 million
- Episodes
- 22
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 15 | 2 | 110 | $4.4 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1963
April 1963
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, April 17, 1963
- Tornado in Illinois, April 18, 1963
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 19, 1963
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 22, 1963
- Hail in Illinois, April 29, 1963
June 1963
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 5, 1963
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 8, 1963
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, June 10, 1963
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, June 13, 1963
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 19, 1963
July 1963
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 2, 1963
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 18, 1963
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 19, 1963
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 21, 1963
- Hail in Illinois, July 22, 1963
- Hail in Illinois, July 31, 1963
August 1963
September 1963
October 1963
November 1963
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1963Tornadoes in Illinois in 196319621964
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.