Storms in Illinois in 1990
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1990, 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 1990 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
- 275
- Deaths
- 32
- Injuries
- 379
- Damage
- $286 million
- Episodes
- 44
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 | 169 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 64 | 32 | 379 | $286 million |
| Hail | 42 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1990
March 1990
- Tornadoes in Illinois, March 8, 1990
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 11, 1990
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, March 13, 1990
April 1990
May 1990
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 9, 1990
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 12, 1990
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, May 15, 1990
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 16, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 25, 1990
June 1990
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 2, 1990
- Hail in Illinois, June 5, 1990
- Hail in Illinois, June 6, 1990
- Hail in Illinois, June 7, 1990
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 8, 1990
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 13, 1990
- Tornado in Illinois, June 14, 1990
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 16, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 17, 1990
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 19, 1990
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 20, 1990
- Hail in Illinois, June 21, 1990
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 22, 1990
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 27, 1990
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 28, 1990
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 29, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 30, 1990
July 1990
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 5, 1990
- Hail in Illinois, July 9, 1990
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 18, 1990
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 19, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 20, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 21, 1990
August 1990
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 19, 1990
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, August 28, 1990
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 29, 1990
September 1990
October 1990
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 3, 1990
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 17, 1990
November 1990
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, November 26, 1990
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, November 27, 1990
December 1990
More
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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.