Lake County, Illinois
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
23
Tornado reports
185
Hail reports
100
Floods since 1996
869
All events
16
Deaths
$42.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Lake County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 23 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
Tornado F4 Tornado
An 83 year old man from Libertyville died of a heart attack while shoveling snow on the morning of February 2nd. A 48 year old man was found dead in his car in Grayslake. His car was found still running. A 57 year old woman was found dead inside her vehicle in Lake Zurich on Febr…
A tree was blown down onto a tent with two people sleeping inside at Illinois Beach State Park. One person was killed and the other was injured.
Torrential rain fell across much of Lake County during the morning of July 12th causing widespread flash flooding. Numerous roads were impassable. In Mundelein, numerous houses were flooded and people were rescued by raft. Cars were stranded in flood waters in Libertyville. Garag…
A levee was breached in Lincolnshire requiring 49 homes to be evacuated. Route 41 was closed between Route 137 and Route 176. Near Beach Park, water was reported over many roads, ponds were out of banks, and many homes had water up to doorsteps. County emergency managers estimate…
Heat Heat
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A brief tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 mph touched down in the Saddlebrook Farms subdivision near Blue Heron Circle. Numerous tree limbs were blown down and several trees were uprooted. Three homes on Preakness Lane suffered minor roof and fasica damage. The tornado ende…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree limb was blown down onto a car.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree limb fell onto a power line, which fell onto Ridgeland Avenue near Pine Street.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree fell onto power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down onto Route 176.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 62 mph.
Flood Flood
Flooding was reported in several areas in northeast Lake County including near Grand Avenue and Riverside Drive, Grand Avenue and Rollins Road and near Ridgeland Avenue and Walnut Street. An underpass on Route 173 was flooded near Galilee Avenue. A private weather station measure…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A pine tree was blown onto power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Siding was ripped off of buildings and small tree limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down onto a road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in Buffalo Grove.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees, tree limbs, power lines and one light pole were blown down in and near Rollins Road.
High Wind High Wind
Power lines were downed and a tree was downed onto a house southwest of Lake Barrington.
High Wind High Wind
A 24 inch diameter tree snapped in Libertyville.
Flood Flood
Flooding was reported along Rollins Rd in Fox Lake.
Flood Flood
Flooding was reported at US-45 and Washington St in Third Lake.
Flood Flood
Flooding was reported at US-41 and Buckley Rd in North Chicago.
Flood Flood
A few inches of standing water on the road were reported near Island Lake.
Flood Flood
A few inches of standing water on the road were reported on the west side of Waukegan.
Flood Flood
A few inches of standing water on the road were reported north of Gurnee and west of Zion.
Flood Flood
A few inches of standing water on the road were reported in Winthrop Harbor.
Flood Flood
A few inches of standing water on the road were reported south of Antioch.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple reports were received of trees downed on the north side of Antioch.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
High Wind High Wind
A wind gust to 64 mph was measured at the Waukegan Airport.
High Wind High Wind
A wind gust to 58 mph was measured at the Waukegan Airport.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 1 |
| 2025 | 32 | 0 |
| 2024 | 67 | 1 |
| 2023 | 31 | 2 |
| 2022 | 47 | 0 |
| 2021 | 52 | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | 1 |
| 2019 | 32 | 1 |
| 2018 | 25 | 0 |
| 2017 | 26 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 1 |
| 2014 | 25 | 0 |
| 2013 | 23 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 48 | 0 |
| 2010 | 26 | 0 |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27 | 0 |
| 2007 | 33 | 0 |
| 2006 | 39 | 0 |
| 2005 | 18 | 0 |
| 2004 | 23 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 1 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 1 |
| 1996 | 14 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 | 1 |
| 1974 | 5 | 1 |
| 1972 | 3 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3 | 1 |
| 1965 | 3 | 3 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
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