Kane County, Illinois
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
43
Tornado reports
225
Hail reports
70
Floods since 1996
1,147
All events
5
Deaths
$33.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Kane County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 43 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
Aurora reported a low temperature of 7 below zero on the 4th, 11 below zero on the 5th and 6 below zero on the 6th.
Two men were struck by lightning on a golf course after taking cover under trees. One of the men died from his injuries two days later.
Flash flooding or significant flooding was reported across most of Kane County, including street closures due to flooding, basement flooding and creek, stream and river flooding. A few of the more extensive flooding reports included a wall of a retention pond that was washed away…
Flash flooding began during the predawn hours and continued into the early afternoon hours across many locations in Kane County. In Geneva, basement flooding was reported in the Emergency Operations Center, and the intersection of Route 25 and Fabyan Parkway was closed. Near Elbu…
Significant flooding occurred along the Fox River throughout Kane County, In East Dundee, Richardson Subdivision was particularly hit hard by the flooding. In South Elgin, some of the hardest hit areas included South River Street, North Water Street, Arthur Avenue, Josephine Aven…
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A photo showed a large tree limb blown down.
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Large tree limbs were blown down near Barrington Avenue and Water Street. Barrington Avenue was blocked by fallen tree limbs, power lines and a broken utility pole.
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In the Voyageur Landing Forest Preserve, multiple large tree limbs were broken and at least one tree was snapped at its base. A roadway was blocked due to tree debris.
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Large trees were blown down, some of the trees were snapped. Tree limbs and power lines were also blown down.
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A photo showed a large tree that was blown down and crushed a pickup truck between Ford Avenue and Elma Avenue.
Flood Flood
Video showed a few inches of standing water along State Street in downtown Elgin.
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A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 60 mph southeast of Batavia.
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A broken tree limb fell onto power lines along Walker Road north of Allen Road.
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A photo showed a semi truck was tipped over on Interstate 88 at County Line Road.
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Utility poles were blown down.
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A brief tornado with peak winds of 80 mph touched down just northeast of the intersection of Watson Road and Keslinger Road where a large portion of a south facing roof of a barn was peeled up with debris blown to the northeast. Several small trees were also snapped nearby. The t…
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Trees and power lines were blown down on Bliss Road.
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A tree limb at least 12 inches in diameter was snapped.
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A maple tree was sanpped in half.
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Multiple tree limbs were broken near Route 64 and Dean Street.
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A large barn collapsed along Garnart Road south of Jericho Road. Numerous large tree limbs were blown down nearby.
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A photo showed large tree limbs broken just west of Randall Road.
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Photos showed multiple broken tree limbs, one snapped tree, a collapsed farm outbuilding, a leaning utility pole and flattened corn crops along Jones Road, just south of Jericho Road.
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A large tree was blown down across Jericho Road.
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Multiple large tree limbs were broken, the largest 10 inches in diameter.
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A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 63 mph.
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Photos showed tree limbs at least 6 inches in diameter blown down.
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A tree was blown down onto a road along with a tree limb from another tree.
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Trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Some trees fell onto vehicles.
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A large tree limb was blown down blocking a street near East Aurora High School.
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Several reports of downed trees and large tree limbs were received from near and west of Aurora, including near the Aurora Airport which whose ASOS recorded a 67 mph peak gust.
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Siding was removed from a house in Elgin.
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Power lines were downed causing a tree to catch fire at IL-38 and Kirk Rd in Geneva.
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A semitruck was overturned on I-88 westbound near Dauberman Rd causing westbound lanes to be shut down.
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Power lines and possibly some power poles were downed along Dauberman Rd south of Kaneville.
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Trees were reported down and blocking the road at Keslinger and Harley Roads near La Fox.
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Power lines were downed on the north side of Hampshire.
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A tree was down on Chicago St in Elgin.
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A wire was down at IL-47 and Burlington Rd north of Lily Lake.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 1 |
| 2025 | 126 | 0 |
| 2024 | 75 | 10 |
| 2023 | 57 | 5 |
| 2022 | 54 | 1 |
| 2021 | 50 | 3 |
| 2020 | 40 | 3 |
| 2019 | 26 | 0 |
| 2018 | 32 | 1 |
| 2017 | 19 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | 31 | 0 |
| 2013 | 23 | 0 |
| 2012 | 29 | 0 |
| 2011 | 30 | 0 |
| 2010 | 47 | 1 |
| 2009 | 21 | 2 |
| 2008 | 55 | 0 |
| 2007 | 56 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | 0 |
| 2005 | 18 | 0 |
| 2004 | 40 | 1 |
| 2003 | 31 | 1 |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 2 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 5 | 0 |
| 1974 | 9 | 2 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 4 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 5 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | 2 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 2 | 2 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
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