Northern 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.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
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All events
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Deaths
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Property damage
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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.
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A tree was blown down southwest of Northbrook with estimated wind gusts near 60 mph.
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Several trees were blown down onto vehicles, houses and buildings, causing damage in Skokie. A large tree was blown down onto a building along Dempster Street leading to a partial collapse of the building. A utility pole was also brought down.
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Photos showed large tree limbs blown down in Park Ridge causing roof and gutter damage.
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A wind gust to 60 mph was measured at the Chicago Executive Airport.
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A wind gust to 58 mph was measured at the Chicago Executive Airport.
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A large portion of roofing material was blown off a school along Touhy Avenue in Niles. A tree was also blown down blocking a road.
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A 28 inch diameter maple tree was snapped in Rolling Meadows. Four other trees were damaged and large tree limbs were blown down.
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Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down across the northwest suburbs of Cook County including Barrington, Palatine, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Streamwood, Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect.
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Visibility was reduced to about one half mile in Northfield.
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Utility poles were blown down west of Barlett.
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Small trees were blown down and small tree limbs were broken and scattered in a street near Arlington Heights.
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Trees and power lines were blown down in Des Plaines and a tree was blown down blocking a road in Wilmette.
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A tree fell on four pedestrians near the intersection of Sheridan Road and Library Place on the Northwestern University Campus in Evanston. Three were transported to the hospital with injuries, one with a serious head injury. The fourth was treated at the scene. The tree fell due…
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
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