Storms in Illinois in 1966
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1966, 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 1966 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
- 83
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 50
- Damage
- $3.3 million
- Episodes
- 27
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 | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 11 | 1 | 50 | $3.3 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1966
April 1966
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 19, 1966
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 20, 1966
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 27, 1966
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 28, 1966
May 1966
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 7, 1966
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 17, 1966
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 18, 1966
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, May 23, 1966
June 1966
- Hail in Illinois, June 7, 1966
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 8, 1966
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 9, 1966
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 13, 1966
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 26, 1966
July 1966
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 5, 1966
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, July 9, 1966
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 10, 1966
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 11, 1966
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 13, 1966
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 15, 1966
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 18, 1966
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 28, 1966
August 1966
October 1966
December 1966
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1966Tornadoes in Illinois in 196619651967
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.