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Illinois damaging wind history

From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 6,915 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Illinois, 6,913 of them 58 mph or more and 796 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 509 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was June 29, 2023 (267 reports in Illinois). The highest wind on record is 150 mph, on June 29, 1990. 2026 so far: 953 preliminary reports.

6,915wind reports 2016–2025
6,91358 mph or more
79675 mph or more
150 mphhighest on record
9532026 preliminary reports

Illinois's biggest wind day since 2016: June 29, 2023

75 mph or more58–74 mphbelow 58 mph or no speed given

267 damaging wind reports in Illinois, 50 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →

1990: 1691991: 1861992: 2711993: 3641994: 1961995: 2621996: 3001997: 2791998: 5371999: 3732000: 5282001: 4552002: 2842003: 4552004: 6182005: 5272006: 7612007: 5342008: 8702009: 5422010: 8002011: 8822012: 3982013: 5142014: 3652015: 3592016: 4082017: 5352018: 4222019: 5872020: 7592021: 5732022: 7182023: 9192024: 9652025: 1029199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023max 1029
Damaging wind reports per year in Illinois, 1990–2025

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Days with the most damaging wind reports in Illinois

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
June 29, 202326750120 mph
July 15, 202425168105 mph
August 10, 202025188100 mph
March 14, 202516033100 mph
June 21, 20111353390 mph
August 4, 20081341596 mph
June 23, 20101322890 mph
July 13, 2016125890 mph
June 18, 20101191686 mph
June 19, 2009116590 mph
March 31, 202311526119 mph
May 30, 2004115997 mph
August 23, 200711224100 mph
May 15, 2025110279 mph
June 11, 2026108885 mph

Highest wind speeds reported in Illinois

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
June 29, 199021150 mph
June 29, 202326750120 mph
April 19, 20119429120 mph
May 6, 2003155120 mph
March 31, 202311526119 mph
February 18, 200011115 mph
January 3, 200083115 mph
June 28, 196062115 mph
February 28, 201242110 mph
June 29, 19986811110 mph

Illinois damaging wind reports by year

YearDamaging wind reports58 mph+75 mph+HighestDays with reports
2026*95324330104 mph60
20251,0291,029111100 mph48
2024965965167105 mph60
2023919918119120 mph48
20227187186096 mph48
20215735734693 mph52
2020759759132100 mph44
201958758651100 mph56
20184224223198 mph49
20175355355696 mph54
20164084082393 mph50
201535935627104 mph49
201436536528100 mph49
201351451463105 mph45
201239839751110 mph50
2011882880131120 mph55
201080080080100 mph60
200954254133106 mph46
20088708705696 mph49
200753453445100 mph52
200676176148109 mph63
20055275271089 mph45
200461861832104 mph58
200345545549120 mph47
20022842841185 mph46
20014554401186 mph52
200052832228115 mph53
199937323720100 mph32
199853734941110 mph45
19972791941191 mph37
199630013713104 mph49
199526283381 mph41
199419611182 mph34
199336442981 mph51
199227134486 mph32
199118628484 mph41
19901694010150 mph35
19897614382 mph26
198814235381 mph17
1987154681883 mph35
1986118531292 mph36
198575342100 mph22
198412251581 mph25
198311927287 mph31
198220652590 mph41
198111342694 mph25
1980189669100 mph37
19793820492 mph20
19786629190 mph24
19779028385 mph33
19768721379 mph30
197516754586 mph39
197423446886 mph39
19737820384 mph28
197232146100 mph15
19714222381 mph24
19706527381 mph27
19695314381 mph24
19684115290 mph23
19674723586 mph24
19665520379 mph23
19657032791 mph33
19643620275 mph19
19633016581 mph16
196233176104 mph15
19614117181 mph23
1960451410115 mph20
1959224375 mph16
1958298481 mph15
195728135109 mph18
19562165109 mph15
1955183175 mph14

* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.

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