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Illinois, 2006

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

2,661events recorded1,635 in 2005

53deaths recorded97 injuries

$71Mproperty damage (estimates)$237K crop damage

2disaster declarations634 NFIP claims, $6.7M paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Hail908

Wind832

Winter226

Heat184

Tornado144

Flood127

Other74

Drought69

Cold33

Fog33

Lightning31

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2006 was 2,661 against 1,635 in 2005.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 2006
Cook County	116
Will County	75
McLean County	69
Madison County	54
McDonough County	51
Henry County	45
Randolph County	44
St. Clair County	44
Sangamon County	44
LaSalle County	42
Logan County	42
Lake County	39
Lee County	38
Whiteside County	38
DuPage County	35
Saline County	33
Wabash County	33
Franklin County	31
Kane County	31
Macoupin County	31
Perry County	31
Rock Island County	31
Winnebago County	31
Jackson County	30
Mercer County	30

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
1 Aug 2006	Cook	Heat	—	—	24	—
15 Jul 2006	Cook	Heat	—	—	9	—
2 Dec 2006	Cook	Extreme Cold/Wind Chill	—	—	7	5
28 Jul 2006	Cook	Heat	—	—	4	—
2 Apr 2006	St. Clair	Tornado	F2	—	1	11
2 Jun 2006	Kane	Lightning	—	—	1	1
1 Dec 2006	McLean	Winter Storm	—	$400,000	1	—
18 Feb 2006	Cook	Cold/Wind Chill	—	—	1	—
30 May 2006	Cook	Heat	—	—	1	—
30 Jul 2006	Peoria	Heat	—	—	1	—
1 Aug 2006	Madison	Heat	—	—	1	—
29 Jul 2006	St. Clair	Heat	—	—	1	—
1 Aug 2006	Winnebago	Heat	—	—	1	—
12 Mar 2006	Sangamon	Tornado	F2	—	—	19
21 Jul 2006	Jefferson	Thunderstorm Wind	90 mph	$13,000,000	—	5
31 Mar 2006	Cook	High Wind	63 mph	$100,000	—	4
13 Mar 2006	Lake	Strong Wind	52 mph	$20,000	—	4
12 Mar 2006	Sangamon	Tornado	F2	—	—	4
1 Dec 2006	Peoria	Winter Storm	—	—	—	4
2 Apr 2006	Macon	Tornado	F1	—	—	3
14 Jul 2006	St. Clair	Heat	—	—	—	3
13 Mar 2006	Cook	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$1,500,000	—	2
11 Mar 2006	Perry	Tornado	F2	$1,200,000	—	2
2 Oct 2006	Cook	Thunderstorm Wind	92 mph	$1,000,000	—	2
22 Sep 2006	Massac	Tornado	F3	$500,000	—	2
12 Mar 2006	Greene	Tornado	F1	—	—	2
18 Apr 2006	Logan	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	—	—	2
18 Apr 2006	Logan	Tornado	F0	—	—	2
2 Apr 2006	Marion	Thunderstorm Wind	64 mph	—	—	2
4 Sep 2006	Winnebago	Flash Flood	—	$20,000,000	—	—
1 Dec 2006	Menard	Winter Storm	—	—	—	2
29 Nov 2006	Madison	Winter Storm	—	—	—	2
22 Sep 2006	Jackson	Tornado	F2	$800,000	—	1
2 Aug 2006	Cook	Lightning	—	$50,000	—	1
2 Apr 2006	Wayne	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$40,000	—	1
24 May 2006	Livingston	Thunderstorm Wind	60 mph	$25,000	—	1
2 Aug 2006	Cook	Lightning	—	$25,000	—	1
13 Mar 2006	Cook	Strong Wind	52 mph	$15,000	—	1
12 Mar 2006	Morgan	Tornado	F2	—	—	1
2 Apr 2006	Christian	Tornado	F1	—	—	1

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 2006

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
29 Dec 2006	EM-3269	Emergency	Snowstorm	Snow	26
28 Mar 2006	DR-1633	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Tornadoes And Severe Storms	6

Flood insurance claims with a 2006 date of loss

634 NFIP claims, 459 of them paid, for $6,738,297.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.