Illinois, 1964Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 8, 1964
May 8, 1964 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Winnebago
- When
- May 8, 7:15 AM CST
- Where
- Winnebago County
- Coordinates
- 42.200, -89.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- May 8, 7:41 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County
- Coordinates
- 42.200, -89.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Rock Island
- When
- May 8, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Rock Island County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -90.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Cook
- When
- May 8, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Cook County
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.780, -87.780
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 8, 196411 deaths · 226 injured · $3.0 million · F4 · 7 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 8, 19648 injured · $6.3 million · F2 · 13 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 8, 1964$50,000 · F3 · 4 events
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 8, 1964$28,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 8, 1964F0 · 2 events
- Tornado in Kansas, May 8, 1964$3,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 8, 19640.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 8, 196450 kt wind · 1 event
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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10009947, 10009948, 10009949, 10009950.