Storms in Illinois in 2026

2,086 events in 140 episodes, still being filed

Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Illinois in 2026, 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 2026 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

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The year

Events: 2,086
Deaths: 3
Injuries: 32
Damage: $1.6 million
Episodes: 140

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	827	0	1	$22,000
Hail	409	0	0	$237,000
Tornado	163	1	31	$1.0 million
Drought	113	0	0
Winter Weather	77	0	0	$10,000
Cold/Wind Chill	76	0	0
High Wind	72	0	0
Flash Flood	67	0	0	$110,000
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill	56	0	0
Flood	53	0	0
Dense Fog	42	0	0
Heavy Snow	36	0	0
Strong Wind	22	0	0	$28,000
Heat	19	0	0
Winter Storm	15	0	0	$150,000
Blizzard	13	0	0
Funnel Cloud	10	0	0
Dust Storm	6	0	0
Heavy Rain	5	0	0
Excessive Heat	3	0	0
High Surf	2	2	0

Every episode, month by month

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June 2026

Every year in Illinois Every state in 2026 Tornadoes in Illinois in 2026 Warnings in Illinois in 2026 2025

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.