Storms in Illinois in 2010
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 2010, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Illinois in 2010 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
- 2,484
- Deaths
- 45
- Injuries
- 140
- Damage
- $444 million
- Episodes
- 322
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 | 800 | 0 | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Hail | 294 | 0 | 4 | $7.3 million |
| Winter Weather | 252 | 7 | 22 | |
| Flash Flood | 195 | 2 | 20 | $303 million |
| Excessive Heat | 195 | 1 | 12 | |
| Flood | 105 | 1 | 0 | $5.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 90 | 1 | 11 | |
| Dense Fog | 87 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Heat | 78 | 6 | 0 | |
| Drought | 68 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 55 | 1 | 42 | $125 million |
| Strong Wind | 43 | 1 | 0 | $244,000 |
| Lightning | 39 | 1 | 2 | $222,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 36 | 2 | 1 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 31 | 18 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 24 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Blizzard | 20 | 3 | 6 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 15 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 1 | 18 | $230,000 |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2010
- Cold in Illinois, January 1 to 12, 2010
- Cold in Illinois, January 1 to 5, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, January 1 to 7, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 6 to 7, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, January 6 to 7, 2010
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 6 to 7, 2010
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 6 to 8, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 6 to 7, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 7, 2010
- Cold in Illinois, January 8, 2010
- Cold in Illinois, January 11 to 12, 2010
- Dense Fog in Illinois, January 17 to 19, 2010
- Freezing Fog in Illinois, January 18, 2010
- Freezing Fog in Illinois, January 18 to 19, 2010
- Ice Storm in Illinois, January 20, 2010
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, January 20 to 21, 2010
- Cold in Illinois, January 20 to 21, 2010
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, January 21, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 25, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, January 25 to 31, 2010
- Cold in Illinois, January 26 to 28, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 29 to 30, 2010
February 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, February 1 to 14, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 5, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 5 to 6, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 7 to 9, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 8 to 9, 2010
- Winter Storm in Illinois, February 8 to 10, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 8 to 9, 2010
- Cold in Illinois, February 14, 2010
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 14 to 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, February 21 to 22, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 21 to 22, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 21 to 22, 2010
March 2010
- Hail in Illinois, March 11, 2010
- Strong Wind in Illinois, March 11, 2010
- Flood and Hail in Illinois, March 11, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, March 17 to 31, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, March 19 to 20, 2010
- Dense Fog in Illinois, March 23, 2010
- Heavy Rain and Strong Wind in Illinois, March 25, 2010
- Strong Wind in Illinois, March 25, 2010
April 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, April 1 to 13, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, April 4, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 4, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 4 to 5, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 4, 2010
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, April 5, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 5, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 5, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 5 to 6, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, April 6, 2010
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Illinois, April 6, 2010
- Strong Wind in Illinois, April 6, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, April 7, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 7, 2010
- Tornado and Heavy Rain in Illinois, April 7, 2010
- Frost and Freeze in Illinois, April 9, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 24, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 24, 2010
- Flash Flood in Illinois, April 24, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 24, 2010
- Strong Wind in Illinois, April 29, 2010
- High Wind in Illinois, April 29, 2010
- Flood in Illinois, April 30, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 30, 2010
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 30, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 30, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 30, 2010
May 2010
- Flood in Illinois, May 1 to 3, 2010
- Heavy Rain in Illinois, May 1, 2010
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Illinois, May 1 to 2, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, May 1, 2010
- Dense Fog in Illinois, May 3, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, May 3 to 29, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 3, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, May 3, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 6 to 7, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 7, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, May 7, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, May 12, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, May 12, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, May 12 to 13, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, May 12, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, May 12 to 13, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 13, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, May 13 to 16, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, May 15 to 18, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, May 16 to 30, 2010
- Flash Flood in Illinois, May 17, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Illinois, May 21, 2010
- Heat in Illinois, May 23 to 26, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 24, 2010
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, May 24 to 25, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, May 24 to 25, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, May 24, 2010
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, May 25, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, May 25, 2010
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 25, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 26, 2010
- Tornado and Flood in Illinois, May 26, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, May 26, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 26, 2010
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, May 26, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 27, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 31, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 31, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 31, 2010
June 2010
- Dense Fog in Illinois, June 1, 2010
- Flash Flood and Flood in Illinois, June 1 to 2, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 1, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, June 1 to 2, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 1 to 2, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 3, 2010
- Tornado in Illinois, June 3, 2010
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 4, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 4, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 4, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, June 4, 2010
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 5, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 5, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, June 5 to 6, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 6, 2010
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 8 to 9, 2010
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 9, 2010
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 9, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 11, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 12, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 12, 2010
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 12, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, June 12, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 12, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, June 12 to 30, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 13, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 13, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, June 13, 2010
- Flash Flood in Illinois, June 14, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, June 14 to 17, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 14, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 14, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 14, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, June 15, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 15, 2010
- Flash Flood in Illinois, June 15, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 15, 2010
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 15, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, June 18 to 30, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, June 18 to 23, 2010
- Heat in Illinois, June 18, 2010
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, June 18, 2010
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, June 18 to 19, 2010
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, June 18 to 19, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, June 18, 2010
- Heat in Illinois, June 20 to 23, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 20, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 21, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, June 21, 2010
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 21 to 22, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 21 to 22, 2010
- Flood in Illinois, June 22 to 28, 2010
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 22, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, June 22 to 26, 2010
- Flood in Illinois, June 22 to 28, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 23, 2010
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 23, 2010
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 23, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 23 to 24, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, June 26 to 27, 2010
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 27, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, June 27 to 28, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 27 to 28, 2010
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 27, 2010
- Flood in Illinois, June 28 to 30, 2010
July 2010
- Flood in Illinois, July 1 to 3, 2010
- Flood in Illinois, July 1 to 31, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, July 1 to 5, 2010
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, July 6, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 7, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 7, 2010
- Flash Flood in Illinois, July 8, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 11, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, July 11, 2010
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Illinois, July 11, 2010
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, July 11, 2010
- Tornado in Illinois, July 12, 2010
- Flash Flood in Illinois, July 12 to 13, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 13, 2010
- Heat in Illinois, July 14 to 17, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, July 14, 2010
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 15, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 15, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, July 17, 2010
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Illinois, July 18, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 18, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 18, 2010
- Heat in Illinois, July 18, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 18, 2010
- Flash Flood in Illinois, July 19, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 19, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 19 to 21, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 19, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, July 19 to 20, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, July 19 to 20, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, July 20 to 23, 2010
- Tornado in Illinois, July 21, 2010
- Heavy Rain in Illinois, July 21, 2010
- Heat in Illinois, July 22 to 24, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, July 22 to 24, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 22, 2010
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 22 to 23, 2010
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 22 to 23, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 23, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Illinois, July 23 to 24, 2010
- Flood in Illinois, July 24 to 28, 2010
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 24 to 25, 2010
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 24, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 24 to 25, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 24 to 25, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, July 24 to 25, 2010
- Flood in Illinois, July 24 to 27, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, July 25 to 31, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, July 25 to 31, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, July 27 to 31, 2010
- Flash Flood in Illinois, July 27, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, July 28, 2010
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, July 28, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 28 to 29, 2010
- Heat in Illinois, July 29, 2010
- Heat in Illinois, July 31, 2010
August 2010
- Flood in Illinois, August 1 to 5, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, August 2 to 4, 2010
- Drought in Illinois, August 3 to 31, 2010
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, August 3, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, August 3 to 4, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, August 3 to 4, 2010
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 4, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 4, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 5, 2010
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, August 8 to 14, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, August 9 to 15, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, August 9 to 14, 2010
- Flash Flood in Illinois, August 9 to 10, 2010
- Flash Flood in Illinois, August 10, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, August 10, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 10 to 11, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 10, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 12, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 12, 2010
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, August 12, 2010
- Flooding and Hail in Illinois, August 13, 2010
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 13, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 13 to 14, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 13, 2010
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 15, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 20, 2010
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Illinois, August 20, 2010
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 20, 2010
September 2010
- Drought in Illinois, September 1 to 30, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, September 2 to 3, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 2, 2010
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, September 2 to 3, 2010
- Strong Wind in Illinois, September 3, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 5, 2010
- Strong Wind in Illinois, September 7, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 12, 2010
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, September 18, 2010
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, September 18 to 19, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 21, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 21, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 21, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, September 21, 2010
October 2010
- Drought in Illinois, October 1 to 31, 2010
- Flooding in Illinois, October 2 to 16, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, October 12, 2010
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, October 13, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, October 23, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, October 24, 2010
- Hail in Illinois, October 24, 2010
- Strong Wind in Illinois, October 26, 2010
- Strong Wind in Illinois, October 26 to 27, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 26, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 26, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 26, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 26, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 26, 2010
- High Wind in Illinois, October 26, 2010
- High Wind in Illinois, October 27, 2010
November 2010
- Drought in Illinois, November 1 to 25, 2010
- Wildfire in Illinois, November 8 to 10, 2010
- Dense Fog in Illinois, November 17, 2010
- Dense Fog in Illinois, November 20, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, November 22, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, November 22, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flood in Illinois, November 22, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, November 24, 2010
- Heavy Rain in Illinois, November 25, 2010
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, November 25, 2010
December 2010
- Drought in Illinois, December 1 to 24, 2010
- Cold in Illinois, December 3 to 7, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, December 3 to 4, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 3 to 4, 2010
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 3 to 4, 2010
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 11 to 12, 2010
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in Illinois, December 11 to 12, 2010
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in Illinois, December 12 to 13, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 12, 2010
- Cold in Illinois, December 13, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 15 to 16, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 15 to 17, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 15 to 16, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 20 to 21, 2010
- Cold in Illinois, December 22, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, December 23 to 25, 2010
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 24 to 25, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 24 to 25, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow in Illinois, December 25 to 26, 2010
- Cold in Illinois, December 27 to 29, 2010
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, December 31, 2010
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, December 31, 2010
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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.