Storms in Illinois in 2015
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 2015, 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 2015 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
- 1,810
- Deaths
- 38
- Injuries
- 65
- Damage
- $74 million
- Episodes
- 256
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 | 359 | 1 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Hail | 317 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Flash Flood | 182 | 11 | 0 | $9.5 million |
| Dense Fog | 147 | 3 | 5 | |
| Heavy Snow | 121 | 2 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 115 | 0 | 12 | $300,000 |
| Flood | 98 | 4 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 83 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Tornado | 83 | 4 | 48 | $54 million |
| Excessive Heat | 65 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 46 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 44 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 37 | 9 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Strong Wind | 26 | 0 | 0 | $71,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 15 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Ice Storm | 11 | 2 | 0 | $5.0 million |
| Lightning | 8 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Blizzard | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2015
- Flood in Illinois, January 3 to 5, 2015
- Cold in Illinois, January 3, 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, January 5 to 6, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 5 to 6, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Cold in Illinois, January 5 to 6, 2015
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Illinois, January 7 to 8, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 7 to 8, 2015
- Cold in Illinois, January 8, 2015
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 8, 2015
- Cold in Illinois, January 12, 2015
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 15, 2015
- Cold in Illinois, January 15 to 16, 2015
February 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 1, 2015
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Illinois, February 1 to 2, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 1 to 2, 2015
- Cold in Illinois, February 3, 2015
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 4, 2015
- Cold in Illinois, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 14, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, February 15 to 16, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 15 to 16, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 17 to 18, 2015
- Cold in Illinois, February 19, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, February 19, 2015
- Winter Storm in Illinois, February 20 to 21, 2015
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Illinois, February 20 to 21, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 20 to 21, 2015
- Winter Storm in Illinois, February 25 to 26, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, February 25 to 26, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 28, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, February 28, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 28, 2015
March 2015
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Illinois, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Illinois, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, March 4 to 5, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Illinois, March 4, 2015
- Flooding in Illinois, March 7 to 31, 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, March 9 to 11, 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, March 11, 2015
- Flooding in Illinois, March 13 to 31, 2015
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Illinois, March 13 to 15, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 23, 2015
- Hail in Illinois, March 24, 2015
- Hail in Illinois, March 25, 2015
April 2015
- Flood in Illinois, April 1, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 2, 2015
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, April 2 to 3, 2015
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Illinois, April 3, 2015
- Flooding in Illinois, April 5 to 29, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 7, 2015
- Hail in Illinois, April 8, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 8, 2015
- Hail in Illinois, April 8, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 8, 2015
- Hail in Illinois, April 8, 2015
- Strong Wind in Illinois, April 8, 2015
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Illinois, April 8 to 9, 2015
- Flash Flood in Illinois, April 9, 2015
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 9, 2015
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 9, 2015
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 9, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 9, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 9, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 25, 2015
May 2015
- Hail in Illinois, May 3, 2015
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, May 4, 2015
- Hail in Illinois, May 4, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 8, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 8, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 9, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 10, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 10, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 10, 2015
- Flood in Illinois, May 11 to 12, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 15, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 15, 2015
- Flash Flood in Illinois, May 16, 2015
- Tornado in Illinois, May 24, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 24, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 24, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 26, 2015
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 26, 2015
- Tornado in Illinois, May 26, 2015
- Hail in Illinois, May 28, 2015
- Tornado in Illinois, May 29, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 30, 2015
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, May 30, 2015
June 2015
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 7, 2015
- Flooding and Hail in Illinois, June 7, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 7 to 8, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, June 7 to 8, 2015
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Illinois, June 8 to 10, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 8, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 8, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 8, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, June 10, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 10, 2015
- Flood and Hail in Illinois, June 10, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, June 10 to 11, 2015
- Tornado in Illinois, June 11, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 11 to 12, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 11, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 12, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 12, 2015
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 13, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 13, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 13, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 13, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 14, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 14, 2015
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 15, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 15, 2015
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 15 to 16, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 15, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 16 to 17, 2015
- Flooding in Illinois, June 17 to 30, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 18, 2015
- Flash Flood in Illinois, June 18, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Illinois, June 19 to 20, 2015
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 19, 2015
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 19, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 19 to 23, 2015
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, June 20, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 20, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 20, 2015
- Flash Flood in Illinois, June 21, 2015
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Illinois, June 21, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 21 to 22, 2015
- Flash Flood and Hail in Illinois, June 22, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 22 to 23, 2015
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 22, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 22, 2015
- Flash Flood in Illinois, June 25, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, June 25 to 26, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 25, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 25 to 26, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 26, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 26, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Illinois, June 28 to 29, 2015
- Hail in Illinois, June 28, 2015
- Hail in Illinois, June 29, 2015
July 2015
- Flooding in Illinois, July 1 to 30, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 1 to 2, 2015
- Flash Flood in Illinois, July 3, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 6, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 6, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Illinois, July 7, 2015
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, July 8, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Illinois, July 8 to 9, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Illinois, July 8 to 9, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 9, 2015
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Illinois, July 9, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 11 to 12, 2015
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 11 to 12, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 11, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 11 to 12, 2015
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, July 12 to 13, 2015
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, July 12 to 14, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 13, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 13, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 13, 2015
- Heat in Illinois, July 13, 2015
- Heat in Illinois, July 13, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 13, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 13 to 15, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 13, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 13 to 14, 2015
- Heat in Illinois, July 14, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 16, 2015
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 16 to 17, 2015
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, July 17 to 19, 2015
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, July 17 to 19, 2015
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, July 17 to 18, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 17, 2015
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, July 18 to 19, 2015
- Heat in Illinois, July 18 to 19, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, July 18, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Illinois, July 19, 2015
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, July 19, 2015
- Flash Flood in Illinois, July 19, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Illinois, July 20, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 25, 2015
- Flash Flood in Illinois, July 26, 2015
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, July 27 to 29, 2015
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, July 27 to 29, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 27, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Illinois, July 28, 2015
August 2015
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, August 2, 2015
- Hail in Illinois, August 2, 2015
- Hail in Illinois, August 2, 2015
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Illinois, August 4, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Illinois, August 5 to 6, 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, August 8, 2015
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 9 to 10, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 10, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 17, 2015
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 17 to 18, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 17, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, August 18 to 19, 2015
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, August 18, 2015
- Flash Flood in Illinois, August 18, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 18, 2015
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, August 19, 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, August 23, 2015
September 2015
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, September 1, 2015
- Hail in Illinois, September 3, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 4, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 4, 2015
- Flash Flood in Illinois, September 5, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Illinois, September 8 to 9, 2015
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, September 10, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 10, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 10, 2015
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Illinois, September 17 to 18, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 17, 2015
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, September 18, 2015
- Flash Flood and Flood in Illinois, September 18 to 19, 2015
October 2015
November 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, November 2, 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, November 2 to 3, 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, November 3 to 4, 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, November 10, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, November 11, 2015
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, November 11, 2015
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Illinois, November 11, 2015
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, November 11 to 12, 2015
- Heavy Rain and Strong Wind in Illinois, November 17 to 18, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, November 20 to 21, 2015
- Winter Storm in Illinois, November 20 to 21, 2015
- Winter Storm in Illinois, November 20 to 21, 2015
December 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, December 4, 2015
- Flood in Illinois, December 4 to 8, 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, December 4 to 5, 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, December 7, 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, December 8, 2015
- Strong Wind in Illinois, December 13, 2015
- High Wind in Illinois, December 14, 2015
- Flooding in Illinois, December 18 to 31, 2015
- Dense Fog in Illinois, December 22, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, December 23, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, December 23, 2015
- Damaging Wind and High Wind in Illinois, December 23, 2015
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, December 23, 2015
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, December 23, 2015
- Flooding in Illinois, December 25 to 31, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Illinois, December 26 to 31, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Illinois, December 26 to 31, 2015
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Illinois, December 27 to 31, 2015
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Illinois, December 28 to 29, 2015
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Illinois, December 28, 2015
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, December 28, 2015
- Strong Wind in Illinois, December 28, 2015
- Flood in Illinois, December 29, 2015
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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.