Storms in Illinois in 1985
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1985, 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 1985 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
- 145
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 25
- Damage
- $6.3 million
- Episodes
- 29
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 | 75 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 53 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 17 | 1 | 25 | $6.3 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1985
April 1985
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 5, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 23, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 26, 1985
May 1985
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 11, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 12, 1985
- Hail in Illinois, May 13, 1985
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, May 14, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 26, 1985
June 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 2, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 4, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 9, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 15, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 23, 1985
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, June 24, 1985
- Hail in Illinois, June 30, 1985
July 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 2, 1985
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, July 4, 1985
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, July 9, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 10, 1985
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 14, 1985
August 1985
September 1985
November 1985
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1985Tornadoes in Illinois in 198519841986
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.