Storms in Illinois in 1970
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1970, 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 1970 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
- 100
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 16
- Damage
- $911,000
- Episodes
- 37
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 | 66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 17 | 0 | 16 | $911,000 |
| Hail | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1970
March 1970
April 1970
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 12, 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 19, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 22, 1970
- Hail in Illinois, April 23, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 24, 1970
- Hail in Illinois, April 28, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 29, 1970
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 30, 1970
May 1970
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, May 9, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 12, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 13, 1970
- Tornado in Illinois, May 24, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 29, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 31, 1970
June 1970
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 1, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 12, 1970
- Hail in Illinois, June 13, 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 14, 1970
- Hail in Illinois, June 15, 1970
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 16, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 17, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 20, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 24, 1970
July 1970
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 2, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 3, 1970
- Tornado in Illinois, July 8, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 14, 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 19, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 29, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 31, 1970
August 1970
September 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 9, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 21, 1970
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 23, 1970
November 1970
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1970Tornadoes in Illinois in 197019691971
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.