Storms in Illinois in 1968
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1968, 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 1968 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
- 65
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 135
- Damage
- $11 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 | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 9 | 8 | 135 | $11 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1968
- Hail in Illinois, March 29, 1968
- Hail in Illinois, March 30, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 31, 1968
April 1968
May 1968
June 1968
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 9, 1968
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 10, 1968
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 11, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 14, 1968
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 15, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 18, 1968
- Hail in Illinois, June 21, 1968
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 23, 1968
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 24, 1968
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 29, 1968
July 1968
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 7, 1968
- Tornado in Illinois, July 17, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 23, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 31, 1968
August 1968
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 5, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 6, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 7, 1968
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 16, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 17, 1968
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 18, 1968
September 1968
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1968Tornadoes in Illinois in 196819671969
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.