Storm History: Lake County, Illinois

Events

869

Deaths

16

Injuries

163

Damage

$43 million

Episodes

493

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.

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• Heat, July 28, 19993 deaths · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20113 deaths · 1 event here
• Rip Current, November 4, 20182 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 19671 death · 97 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 3, 20021 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 20071 death · 1 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 22, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 19, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 22, 20211 death · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, July 11, 2017$13 million · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 19962 injured · $6.6 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 19962 injured · $5.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2013$4.7 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 9, 1958$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 19671 death · 97 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 28, 197220 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 2, 2015$1.0 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 30, 2011$550,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 11, 1965$500,000 · F4 · 3 events here
• Lightning, May 28, 1998$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 13, 2008$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2010$500,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 30, 2006$275,000 · 0.88 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 24, 2006$240,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Lightning, June 7, 2009$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 13, 2001$180,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2011$150,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Lightning, July 11, 2008$130,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2010$125,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here

• Hail, May 15, 20253 in hail · 10 events here
• Flood, April 4, 20233 in hail · 10 events here
• Flood, May 2, 20183 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 2011$550,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 13, 20062.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flood, May 19, 20052.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 19672.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20242.5 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20032.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, August 5, 20242 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20212 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20172 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20142 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20142 in hail · 5 events here

• Tornado, April 21, 19671 death · 97 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 1965$500,000 · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 28, 197220 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 5, 1979F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2026EF3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 1957$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 9, 1958$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 1975$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 20, 19762 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 16, 1987F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 1992F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 19962 injured · $6.6 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1997F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 2004F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Lake County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2026EF3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 2026EF0 · 6 events here
• Flood, April 27, 202663 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2026EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 15, 20261 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, April 14, 20261.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 202660 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20261 event here
• High Wind, January 14, 202661 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 28, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 9, 20251 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20251.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 29, 202561 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20251 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20253 in hail · 10 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF0 · 3 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 15, 20241 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20242.5 in hail · 10 events here
• Rip Current, August 18, 20242 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20242 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2024EF0 · 23 events here
• Flood, May 28, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 202460 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 22, 20241 event here
• Tornado, February 27, 20241 injured · EF1 · 10 events here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 23, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 202361 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, June 13, 20231 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, April 4, 20233 in hail · 10 events here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 14, 202358 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20231 event here
• Tornado, January 3, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20221 event here
• Tornado, November 5, 2022EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 202252 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20221 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 22, 2022EF0 · 14 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 4, 202265 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 13, 20221 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 202270 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, February 22, 20220.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20221 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20221 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20212 in hail · 9 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Rip Current, August 22, 20211 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202170 kt wind · 8 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 202160 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202165 kt wind · 10 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, May 18, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 202155 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 10, 202152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 2020EF0 · 2 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, October 29, 20201 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 20201 injured · EF1 · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 202065 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20201.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 202064 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 17, 20201 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 20203 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 202060 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, April 29, 20201 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, January 11, 20201 event here
• Ice Storm, January 10, 20201 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, November 30, 20191 event here
• High Wind, November 27, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 31, 20191 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, October 31, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 201955 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 201952 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 3, 20191 injured · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 18, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 201964 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flood, June 1, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 27, 20191 event here
• Strong Wind, April 19, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 14, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, February 11, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, February 5, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Flood, December 1, 20180.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, November 25, 20181 event here
• Rip Current, November 4, 20182 deaths · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 201865 kt wind · 4 events here
• Lightning, September 20, 20183 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 2018$70,000 · 3 events here
• Flood, August 28, 20182 injured · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 201857 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 21, 20181 event here
• Flood, May 14, 20181 event here
• Flood, May 2, 20183 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 19, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, October 14, 2017$25,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, August 3, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2017$13 million · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 14, 2017$500 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20172 in hail · 9 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, March 13, 20171 event here
• High Wind, March 8, 2017$25,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 6, 201652 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 201652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 2016$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 16, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 201659 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 20151 event here
• Tornado, September 18, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 2, 2015$1.0 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 18, 2015EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20151.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 201465 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2014$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20142 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20142 in hail · 7 events here
• High Wind, February 20, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 20141 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 20, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 2, 20141 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013$1,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 5, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 19, 2013$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 30, 2013$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20134 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2013$4.7 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20131 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 201261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20121 event here
• Wildfire, March 10, 2012$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20121 event here
• High Wind, October 19, 201153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20111 injured · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2011$51,000 · 75 kt wind · 14 events here
• Hail, June 30, 2011$550,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2011$14,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 2011$500 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2011$150,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2011EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 20, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20113 deaths · 1 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 25, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20101 event here
• High Wind, October 27, 2010$10,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2010$100,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 20101 injured · $10,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Hail, September 21, 2010$10,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Lightning, August 8, 2010$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2010EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2010$125,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 31, 2010$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2010$500,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, April 29, 2010$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2009EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 7, 2009$200,000 · 1 event here

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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.