Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2001 and 2007, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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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.
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
September 30, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
Winds gusted to 42 knots for 5 minutes.
September 7, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
August 23, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
August 23, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
Winds gusted over 42 knots for 10 minutes, with a peak gust to 49 knots.
August 22, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
August 12, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
August 7, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
July 26, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
July 18, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
Wind gusts were measured over 34 knots for 30 minutes with a peak gust of 43 knots.
July 10, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
July 9, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
June 26, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
June 26, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
June 18, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
March 31, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
March 21, 2007 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
October 2, 2006 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
October 2, 2006 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
Winds gusted to 52 knots (60 mph) on the leading edge of the line of thunderstorms. Winds continued to gust between 35 and 40 knots for another half hour during the storm.
September 22, 2006 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
September 22, 2006 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
A tornado was filmed at Loyola University on the north side of the City of Chicago. The tornado moved over the nearshore waters of Lake Michigan as a waterspout before it dissipated.
August 23, 2006 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
A pilot located 15 miles east of Ohare Airport observed a waterspout that was estimated to form 27 miles east northeast of downtown Chicago and dissipate a few minutes later about 28 miles east of downtown Chicago.
July 30, 2006 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
Strong to severe thunderstorms moved southeast across southern Lake Michigan during the late morning of July 30th. Seven sailboats participating in a race capsized in the high winds and high waves. Fourteen people were pulled from the lake but no injuries were reported. All the b…
July 18, 2006 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
A gust to 40 mph was measured at the Harrison Crib.
July 17, 2006 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
A gust to 53 mph was measured at the Harrison Crib.
July 17, 2006 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
A gust to 40 mph was measured at the Harrison Crib.
October 24, 2005 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
A waterspout formed over the nearshore waters of Lake Michigan, east of downtown Chicago. The waterspout was photographed from Lake Shore Drive near Randolph Street at about 745 am CDT.
August 20, 2005 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
A gust to 49 knots (57 mph) was measured at the Harrison-Dever Crib.
July 20, 2005 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
A gust to 40 knots (46 mph) was measured at the Harrison-Dever Crib.
June 4, 2005 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
A gust to 42 knots (48 mph) was measured at the Harrison-Dever Crib.
May 11, 2005 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
A gust to 62 knots (71 mph) was measured at the Harrison-Dever Crib.
March 30, 2005 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
March 30, 2005 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
July 22, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
Wind gust measured 3 miles off shore, east of Chicago.
July 3, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
Wind gusts of 42 kt and 47 kt were measured in the coastal waters 3 miles off-shore.
June 23, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
June 14, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
May 23, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
May 23, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
May 23, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
May 22, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
May 22, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
May 22, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
May 21, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
May 21, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
May 20, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
April 17, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
November 4, 2003 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
August 26, 2003 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
August 1, 2003 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
July 20, 2003 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan