Storm History: Will County, Illinois

Events

1,440

Deaths

42

Injuries

499

Damage

$378 million

Episodes

550

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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• Tornado, August 28, 199029 deaths · 350 injured · $250 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 12, 19652 deaths · 90 injured · $25 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 19962 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 19841 death · 5 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 6, 19721 death · 22 injured · $750,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 25, 19781 death · $253,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 28, 20161 death · 2 injured · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 19, 20181 death · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 3, 20181 death · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 20211 death · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 13, 20221 death · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 death · 6 events here

• Tornado, August 28, 199029 deaths · 350 injured · $250 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 1991$50 million · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, November 12, 19652 deaths · 90 injured · $25 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2003$14 million · F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 20086 injured · $6.5 million · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 20, 2004$5.0 million · F3 · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2006$3.0 million · 55 kt wind · 12 events here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013$2.9 million · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 19841 death · 5 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 19614 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 14, 2008$1.5 million · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2025$1.3 million · 56 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 15, 19932 injured · $1.0 million · F2 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2010$1.0 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 2025$1.0 million · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2013$990,000 · EF0 · 14 events here
• Tornado, June 30, 2014$755,000 · EF2 · 11 events here
• Tornado, April 6, 19721 death · 22 injured · $750,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 19884 injured · $750,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 4, 2008$714,000 · EF1 · 11 events here

• Flood, June 10, 2015$50,000 · 4.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 12, 20003.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 1, 19933.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20253 in hail · 16 events here
• Flood, April 4, 20233 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 2, 2018$3,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 19783 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20112.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 13, 20062.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 19, 20052.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 7, 19912.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20242.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 20192.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2008$20,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20032.5 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, August 28, 199029 deaths · 350 injured · $250 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 1976F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 1976F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 1976F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 19841 death · 5 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 19614 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 1964F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 1976F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 1991$50 million · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 1995F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 2004$5.0 million · F3 · 11 events here
• Tornado, January 7, 2008EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2015$250,000 · EF3 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Will County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20263 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2026EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 2026EF0 · 23 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2026EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 20261 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2026EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20261.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, March 30, 20262 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 26, 20261 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20263 events here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 202660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 2026EF3 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20263 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20263 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20263 events here
• High Wind, January 14, 202661 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, January 8, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 28, 202552 kt wind · 3 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 20253 events here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 6, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20253 events here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 202550 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, November 9, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 28, 20251 event here
• Hail, September 21, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 13, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 2025$1.3 million · 56 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 2025$1.0 million · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 16, 2025$5,000 · 1.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 202570 kt wind · 8 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 23, 20254 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 202565 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20253 events here
• Flood, June 18, 202556 kt wind · 4 events here
• Dust Storm, May 16, 20251 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20253 in hail · 16 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 19, 2025EF1 · 23 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20253 events here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20253 events here
• Drought, October 15, 20243 events here
• Flood, September 24, 20242 events here
• Hail, August 27, 20242.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 202460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 5, 20242 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 20244 injured · EF2 · 23 events here
• Heat, July 15, 20243 events here
• Flood, July 14, 202460 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 202460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2024EF0 · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, June 16, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 4, 202458 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20241 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 13, 202450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 2024EF0 · 4 events here
• Flood, May 2, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, April 29, 20241 event here
• Flood, March 14, 20242 events here
• Tornado, February 27, 2024EF1 · 7 events here
• Hail, February 8, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 24, 2024$250,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20243 events here
• Flood, January 15, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 death · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 202450 kt wind · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20243 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 23, 20233 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 2023EF1 · 15 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20233 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2023EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20232 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20233 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 202356 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, June 13, 20233 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 20231.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, April 4, 20233 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2023EF2 · 12 events here
• Hail, March 26, 20231.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 27, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20233 events here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20233 events here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20223 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20223 events here
• Tornado, November 5, 2022EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 29, 20221.75 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, August 3, 20221 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 22, 2022EF0 · 8 events here
• Heat, July 5, 20223 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 13, 20221 death · 3 events here
• Flood, May 3, 20221 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 202260 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 25, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 10, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20223 events here
• Flash Flood, February 22, 20220.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 17, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20223 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20223 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20223 events here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20223 events here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20223 events here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20223 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 24, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 11, 2021EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 7, 20212 in hail · 8 events here
• Flood, August 25, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, August 18, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202170 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202165 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202165 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 20211 death · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 30, 20211 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2021EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2021EF3 · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20213 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20213 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20213 events here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20213 events here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20213 events here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20213 events here
• Ice Storm, January 1, 20213 events here
• High Wind, November 15, 202060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2020EF1 · 19 events here
• Flood, July 19, 202060 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20201.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 22, 20201.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Flood, June 21, 20201 event here
• Hail, June 20, 202050 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 202064 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 2020EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 202010 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 2020$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, April 29, 20202 events here
• Winter Weather, April 15, 20203 events here
• Tornado, March 28, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 26, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 20192.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Flood, August 18, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 17, 20191.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201961 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 201964 kt wind · 9 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20192 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2019EF0 · 14 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20191 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20192 events here
• Flood, April 30, 20191 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20190.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 14, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 6, 20191 event here
• Tornado, January 18, 20191 event here
• Tornado, September 3, 20181 death · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 28, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 20, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 5, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2018$30,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 2, 2018$3,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 19, 20181 death · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 14, 201760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20170.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 23, 2017$21,000 · 1.5 in hail · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 19, 201761 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2017$1,000 · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 14, 20171.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20171 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2017$500 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 2017$1,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 20, 20171.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 7, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2017$5,000 · EF3 · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 2016$1,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 28, 20161 death · 2 injured · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 2016EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 201655 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 18, 2015$100,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 18, 2015EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 2, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2015$250,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 2015$100,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 10, 2015$50,000 · 4.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Flood, June 7, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2015EF4 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20151.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2014$55,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 25, 201451 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 2014$100,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 1, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2014$755,000 · EF2 · 11 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20141.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 2014$250,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013$2.9 million · EF2 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, October 5, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 20131 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 11, 2013$1,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20130.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2013$990,000 · EF0 · 14 events here
• Hail, June 23, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2013$20,000 · EF1 · 11 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2013$1,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 20, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20130.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 10, 20131 event here
• Hail, January 28, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 10, 20121.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, October 14, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2012$15,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 31, 2012EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 201265 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20121.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20121 injured · $245,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 201250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2012EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 3, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20120.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20120.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, March 17, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 3, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, August 13, 20112 in hail · 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.