Central Cook County, Illinois
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2020 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
2
Floods since 1996
91
All events
8
Deaths
$5K
Property damage
Year by year
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
A 27 year old female was boating with friends off of Grand Ave near Navy Pier on the afternoon of the 21st when she fell into the water. Friends made attempts to save her, throwing ropes, life vests, and even jumping in after her, but were unsuccessful. She was transported to a l…
Six people were boating at 63rd St Beach on the afternoon of the 21st when two of the occupants fell into the water. One managed to get to safety, while the other, a man, remained missing. Rescue efforts turned to recovery efforts in the days following, but were unable to locate …
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A large tree was blown down onto a house and a car on Harding Avenue in Lincolnwood.
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A wind gust to 64 mph was measured at Chicago O'Hare Airport.
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A large tree was blown down onto a car in Hermosa.
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A wind gust to 60 mph was measured in Burbank.
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A wind gust to 60 mph was measured at Chicago Midway Airport.
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A wind gust to 61 mph was measured at the Montrose Harbor Light.
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A tree was blown down near the corner of Kedvale Avenue and Pratt Avenue in Lincolnwood.
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Visibility was reduced to one quarter mile for 12 minutes at Midway Airport and to one half mile for an additional 12 minutes. Visibility was reduced to one half mile at O'Hare Airport for 9 minutes, while light rain was falling with a thunderstorm. Visibility near zero was repor…
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A wind gust to 64 mph was measured 3 miles southwest of Midway Airport on the leading edge of a dust storm.
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Winds gusted to 60 mph at Midway Airport.
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A large part of a tree snapped and landed onto parked cars in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. The O'Hare ASOS gusted to 45 mph around the time of the incident.
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A wind gust to 58 mph was measured at Chicago O'Hare Airport.
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Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Chicago, with over 1,900 reports of tree emergencies. Some of the reports included a tree that fell onto two cars in the Goldcoast neighborhood; A large tree limb that fell onto a car on West School Street in Roscoe Vi…
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A wind gust to 58 mph was measured at the Montrose Harbor Light.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
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