Storms in Illinois in 1977
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1977, 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 1977 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
- 164
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 61
- Damage
- $11 million
- Episodes
- 40
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 | 90 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 35 | 6 | 61 | $11 million |
Every episode, month by month
February 1977
March 1977
April 1977
May 1977
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 4, 1977
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 5, 1977
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 6, 1977
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 15, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 16, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 20, 1977
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 21, 1977
- Hail in Illinois, May 28, 1977
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 30, 1977
June 1977
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 5, 1977
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 8, 1977
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 16, 1977
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 17, 1977
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 30, 1977
July 1977
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 7, 1977
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 15, 1977
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 16, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 17, 1977
- Tornado in Illinois, July 18, 1977
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 20, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 21, 1977
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 24, 1977
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 30, 1977
August 1977
- Hail in Illinois, August 4, 1977
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, August 6, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 7, 1977
- Hail in Illinois, August 9, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 10, 1977
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 11, 1977
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, August 21, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 23, 1977
September 1977
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, September 7, 1977
- Hail in Illinois, September 18, 1977
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 23, 1977
- Hail in Illinois, September 25, 1977
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 30, 1977
October 1977
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1977Tornadoes in Illinois in 197719761978
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.