Coastal Flood in Illinois
Every coastal flood event the National Weather Service has filed in Illinois, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.
The most significant on the map
The most significant coastal flood episodes in Illinois.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 2
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in Illinois, November 25 to 26, 2018A winter storm moved across central Illinois during the evening of November 25th and early morning of November 26th producing heavy wet snow across northern Illinois.
- Coastal Flood in Illinois, June 13, 2019Strong winds produced high waves along the Illinois shore of Lake Michigan. These high waves combined with high lake levels produced lakeshore flooding in portions of Chicago. The Chicago Lakefront Trail was closed from Fullerton Avenue to Ohio Street due to flooding.
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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.