Storms in Illinois in 1974
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1974, 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 1974 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
- 462
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 66
- Damage
- $23 million
- Episodes
- 42
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 | 234 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 117 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 111 | 2 | 66 | $23 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, March 4, 1974
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 9, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, March 29, 1974
April 1974
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, April 1, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 3, 1974
- Tornado in Illinois, April 12, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 13, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 21, 1974
May 1974
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 7, 1974
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 13, 1974
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, May 16, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 21, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 29, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 30, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 31, 1974
June 1974
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, June 6, 1974
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 8, 1974
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 9, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 11, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 14, 1974
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 19, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 20, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 21, 1974
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 22, 1974
July 1974
- Tornado in Illinois, July 1, 1974
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 2, 1974
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 3, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 9, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 10, 1974
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, July 14, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 21, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 22, 1974
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 28, 1974
August 1974
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, August 2, 1974
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 10, 1974
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, August 12, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, August 13, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 14, 1974
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, August 18, 1974
September 1974
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 12, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 28, 1974
November 1974
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1974Tornadoes in Illinois in 197419731975
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.