Storms in Illinois in 1984
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1984, 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 1984 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
- 229
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 30
- Damage
- $14 million
- Episodes
- 34
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 | 122 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hail | 71 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 36 | 2 | 29 | $14 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1984
April 1984
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 3, 1984
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 12, 1984
- Hail in Illinois, April 21, 1984
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 27, 1984
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 29, 1984
May 1984
- Hail in Illinois, May 6, 1984
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 13, 1984
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 18, 1984
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 25, 1984
June 1984
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 13, 1984
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 18, 1984
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 22, 1984
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 23, 1984
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 26, 1984
July 1984
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 3, 1984
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 10, 1984
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 15, 1984
- Hail in Illinois, July 20, 1984
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 26, 1984
August 1984
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 3, 1984
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 8, 1984
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 9, 1984
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 10, 1984
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, August 28, 1984
- Hail in Illinois, August 29, 1984
September 1984
October 1984
November 1984
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1984Tornadoes in Illinois in 198419831985
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.