Storms in Illinois in 1991
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 1991, 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 1991 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
- 308
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 30
- Damage
- $111 million
- Episodes
- 51
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 | 186 | 0 | 5 | |
| Hail | 86 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 36 | 3 | 25 | $111 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1991
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 21, 1991
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, March 22, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 26, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, March 27, 1991
April 1991
- Hail in Illinois, April 9, 1991
- Tornado in Illinois, April 23, 1991
- Hail in Illinois, April 27, 1991
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 28, 1991
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 29, 1991
May 1991
- Hail in Illinois, May 4, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 5, 1991
- Tornado in Illinois, May 10, 1991
- Tornado in Illinois, May 11, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 14, 1991
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 16, 1991
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, May 17, 1991
- Tornado in Illinois, May 18, 1991
- Tornado in Illinois, May 22, 1991
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 25, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 30, 1991
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 31, 1991
June 1991
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 1, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 13, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 15, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 16, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 21, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 22, 1991
July 1991
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 1, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 2, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 3, 1991
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 5, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 7, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 9, 1991
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 18, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 22, 1991
August 1991
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 2, 1991
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, August 3, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 8, 1991
- Hail in Illinois, August 14, 1991
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 18, 1991
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 31, 1991
September 1991
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 2, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 9, 1991
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 12, 1991
October 1991
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, October 2, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, October 4, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, October 23, 1991
November 1991
- Tornado in Illinois, November 19, 1991
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, November 29, 1991
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, November 30, 1991
December 1991
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Every year in IllinoisEvery state in 1991Tornadoes in Illinois in 1991Warnings in Illinois in 199119901992
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.