Storms in Illinois in 1980
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1980, 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 1980 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
- 251
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $8.1 million
- Episodes
- 45
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 | 189 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 16 | 0 | 7 | $8.1 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1980
April 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 7, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 8, 1980
- Hail in Illinois, April 11, 1980
May 1980
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 10, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 11, 1980
- Tornado in Illinois, May 12, 1980
- Hail in Illinois, May 13, 1980
- Tornadoes in Illinois, May 24, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 29, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 30, 1980
June 1980
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, June 1, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 2, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 5, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 6, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 7, 1980
- Hail in Illinois, June 13, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 14, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 15, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 19, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 27, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 28, 1980
July 1980
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 2, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 5, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 9, 1980
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 10, 1980
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 16, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 20, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 21, 1980
August 1980
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 1, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 2, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 4, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 7, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 9, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 10, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 13, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 19, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 20, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 31, 1980
September 1980
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1980Tornadoes in Illinois in 198019791981
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.