Storms in Illinois in 1988
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1988, 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 1988 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
- 204
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 30
- Damage
- $7.7 million
- Episodes
- 19
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 | 142 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hail | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 24 | 2 | 29 | $7.7 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1988
April 1988
- Tornado in Illinois, April 2, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 5, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 22, 1988
May 1988
June 1988
July 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 14, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 17, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 25, 1988
August 1988
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 8, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 18, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 27, 1988
September 1988
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 19, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 22, 1988
October 1988
November 1988
More
Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1988Tornadoes in Illinois in 1988Warnings in Illinois in 198819871989
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.