Illinois, 2007
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2007 was 2,024 against 2,661 in 2006.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2007 | Cook | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 10 | — |
| 14 Jun 2007 | Cook | Excessive Heat | — | — | 4 | — |
| 4 Aug 2007 | Madison | Excessive Heat | — | — | 2 | 6 |
| 13 Feb 2007 | Vermilion | Blizzard | — | — | 2 | — |
| 28 Jan 2007 | Cook | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 2 | — |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Knox | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $800,000 | 1 | 29 |
| 7 Aug 2007 | Lake | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | 1 | 1 |
| 24 Feb 2007 | Mercer | Ice Storm | — | $965,000 | 1 | — |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Cook | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | $100,000 | 1 | — |
| 12 Jan 2007 | Cass | Ice Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 29 Mar 2007 | Jackson | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 8 Dec 2007 | McLean | Ice Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15 Dec 2007 | Champaign | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 8 Dec 2007 | Logan | Ice Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Feb 2007 | Grundy | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Feb 2007 | Kane | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 6 Feb 2007 | Will | Winter Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 6 Feb 2007 | Rock Island | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2 Mar 2007 | Cook | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Cook | Excessive Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Aug 2007 | St. Clair | Excessive Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 23 Aug 2007 | DuPage | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | 1 | — |
| 23 Aug 2007 | DuPage | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $500,000 | — | 40 |
| 6 Aug 2007 | Jackson | Heat | — | — | — | 37 |
| 31 Mar 2007 | DuPage | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $1,000,000 | — | 11 |
| 23 Aug 2007 | DuPage | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100,000 | — | 5 |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Kankakee | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | 3 |
| 8 Dec 2007 | Morgan | Ice Storm | — | $410,000 | — | 2 |
| 17 Jul 2007 | Massac | Lightning | — | — | — | 2 |
| 30 Sep 2007 | Pike | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | 2 |
| 5 Aug 2007 | Clinton | Excessive Heat | — | — | — | 2 |
| 8 Jun 2007 | Saline | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $125,000 | — | 1 |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Cook | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50,000 | — | 1 |
| 1 Mar 2007 | Macon | Tornado | EF0 | $37,000 | — | 1 |
| 24 Aug 2007 | Jasper | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $26,000 | — | 1 |
| 18 Jul 2007 | Jo Daviess | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25,000 | — | 1 |
| 4 Apr 2007 | Cook | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $10,000 | — | 1 |
| 15 May 2007 | Will | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10,000 | — | 1 |
| 1 Jun 2007 | DeKalb | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10,000 | — | 1 |
| 18 Oct 2007 | Cook | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10,000 | — | 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 2007
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2007 | DR-1729 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding | 9 |
| 30 Aug 2007 | DR-1722 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding | 2 |
| 9 Feb 2007 | DR-1681 | Major disaster | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm | 18 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2007 date of loss
1,094 NFIP claims, 890 of them paid, for $13,853,087.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.