Storms in Illinois in 1972
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1972, 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 1972 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
- 101
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 70
- Damage
- $17 million
- Episodes
- 30
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 36 | 5 | 70 | $17 million |
| Hail | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 32 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1972
April 1972
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 6, 1972
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 11, 1972
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 12, 1972
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 13, 1972
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 14, 1972
- Hail in Illinois, April 19, 1972
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 21, 1972
May 1972
June 1972
- Tornado in Illinois, June 3, 1972
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, June 9, 1972
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 12, 1972
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 19, 1972
- Hail in Illinois, June 28, 1972
July 1972
- Tornado in Illinois, July 12, 1972
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 14, 1972
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, July 17, 1972
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 24, 1972
- Hail in Illinois, July 26, 1972
August 1972
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 6, 1972
- Hail in Illinois, August 21, 1972
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 22, 1972
- Tornado in Illinois, August 23, 1972
- Tornado in Illinois, August 25, 1972
September 1972
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Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1972Tornadoes in Illinois in 197219711973
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.