Storms in Illinois in 1978
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1978, 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 1978 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
- 113
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $2.8 million
- Episodes
- 32
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 | |
| Hail | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 16 | 1 | 4 | $2.8 million |
Every episode, month by month
April 1978
- Hail in Illinois, April 5, 1978
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 6, 1978
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 10, 1978
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 18, 1978
May 1978
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 12, 1978
- Hail in Illinois, May 28, 1978
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 29, 1978
June 1978
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 1, 1978
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 7, 1978
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 16, 1978
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 17, 1978
- Hail in Illinois, June 24, 1978
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 25, 1978
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 26, 1978
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 30, 1978
July 1978
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 1, 1978
- Hail in Illinois, July 6, 1978
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 7, 1978
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 9, 1978
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 20, 1978
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 21, 1978
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, July 26, 1978
August 1978
- Tornado in Illinois, August 2, 1978
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 15, 1978
- Hail in Illinois, August 17, 1978
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 18, 1978
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 19, 1978
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 25, 1978
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 27, 1978
September 1978
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 16, 1978
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 17, 1978
October 1978
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1978Tornadoes in Illinois in 197819771979
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.