Storms in Illinois in 1989
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1989, 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 1989 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
- 163
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 90
- Damage
- $38 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 | 76 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 68 | 1 | 20 | |
| Tornado | 19 | 0 | 70 | $38 million |
Every episode, month by month
January 1989
March 1989
April 1989
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 3, 1989
- Hail in Illinois, April 23, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 25, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 26, 1989
- Hail in Illinois, April 27, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 28, 1989
May 1989
- Hail in Illinois, May 5, 1989
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 19, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 24, 1989
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 25, 1989
- Hail in Illinois, May 30, 1989
June 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 1, 1989
- Tornado in Illinois, June 5, 1989
- Hail in Illinois, June 19, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 23, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 25, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 26, 1989
July 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 11, 1989
- Tornado in Illinois, July 24, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 27, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 28, 1989
- Hail in Illinois, July 29, 1989
August 1989
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 4, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 5, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 20, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 31, 1989
September 1989
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 1, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 7, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 8, 1989
October 1989
November 1989
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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.