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Illinois storms: live warnings, tornado & hail tracker

Every active tornado and severe thunderstorm alert in Illinois, plus storm reports across the state and a page for each city we track.

Live alerts for Illinois

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    Illinois severe weather, last 12 months

    75days with severe reports, last 12 months
    282hail reports, last 12 months
    991damaging-wind reports
    255tornado reports
    6.10″biggest hail, Mar 10, 2026

    Storm reports in Illinois by year

    04048081213161716: 227 hail16: 408 damaging wind16: 45 tornado1617: 428 hail17: 535 damaging wind17: 49 tornado1718: 202 hail18: 422 damaging wind18: 55 tornado1819: 248 hail19: 587 damaging wind19: 48 tornado1920: 204 hail20: 759 damaging wind20: 63 tornado2021: 99 hail21: 573 damaging wind21: 73 tornado2122: 186 hail22: 718 damaging wind22: 35 tornado2223: 580 hail23: 919 damaging wind23: 118 tornado2324: 373 hail24: 965 damaging wind24: 139 tornado2425: 350 hail25: 1029 damaging wind25: 121 tornado2526: 271 hail26: 953 damaging wind26: 244 tornado26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    NOAA SPC hail, damaging-wind and tornado reports statewide, 2016–2026 (2026 so far).

    Storm trackers for Illinois cities

    Chicago13.6 storm days/yr · 48 tornado reports

    Storm alerts across Illinois

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    Questions

    Are there any tornado warnings in Illinois right now?

    The live panel at the top of this page lists every active tornado and severe thunderstorm watch and warning the National Weather Service has issued for Illinois; it refreshes each time you open the page.

    When is storm season in Illinois?

    Across Illinois, most hail, wind and tornado reports since 2016 came in May, June, July.

    How many tornadoes has Illinois had this year?

    255 tornado reports in the last 12 months (NOAA SPC preliminary and final reports). Several reports can describe the same tornado, so this is not an official tornado count.

    Reports: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (final database through 2025, preliminary daily reports after). Live alerts: National Weather Service API. Updated Sep 29, 2026.