Illinois, 2014
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 2014 was 1,712 against 1,847 in 2013.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jan 2014 | Cook | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 4 | — |
| 3 Feb 2014 | Cook | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 3 | — |
| 26 Jan 2014 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| 25 Aug 2014 | McLean | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 Jan 2014 | McLean | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 6 Jan 2014 | Christian | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 20 Nov 2014 | Cook | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Dec 2014 | Cook | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 26 Jan 2014 | McLean | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 31 Jan 2014 | McLean | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 16 Feb 2014 | Cook | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 27 Feb 2014 | Cook | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 14 Feb 2014 | Stark | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 Sep 2014 | Cook | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | 1 | — |
| 28 Jan 2014 | Cook | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 24 Jan 2014 | Cook | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 23 Jan 2014 | Cook | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 21 Jan 2014 | Cook | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 13 Jan 2014 | Cook | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 9 Jan 2014 | Cook | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 13 Feb 2014 | Jackson | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 Jan 2014 | Perry | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Will | Dense Fog | — | $100,000 | — | 12 |
| 21 May 2014 | Douglas | Hail | 4.00 in | $100,000,000 | — | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2014 | Cook | Flash Flood | — | $50,000,000 | — | — |
| 12 Jul 2014 | Champaign | Flash Flood | — | $47,000,000 | — | — |
| 5 Sep 2014 | Cook | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $75,000 | — | 4 |
| 18 Jun 2014 | DuPage | Lightning | — | $500,000 | — | 3 |
| 26 Aug 2014 | Macon | Flash Flood | — | $20,000,000 | — | — |
| 28 Aug 2014 | Sangamon | Flash Flood | — | $11,500,000 | — | — |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Shelby | Tornado | EF2 | $80,000 | — | 1 |
| 30 Jun 2014 | Cook | Lightning | — | $50,000 | — | 1 |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Madison | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Pike | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | 1 |
| 26 Aug 2014 | De Witt | Flash Flood | — | $5,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Aug 2014 | Christian | Flash Flood | — | $4,400,000 | — | — |
| 12 Jul 2014 | Piatt | Flash Flood | — | $1,500,000 | — | — |
| 1 Oct 2014 | Pike | Lightning | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 27 Aug 2014 | Washington | Lightning | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Sangamon | Tornado | EF1 | $990,000 | — | — |
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 2014
No declaration touching Illinois was made in 2014.
Flood insurance claims with a 2014 date of loss
668 NFIP claims, 450 of them paid, for $5,983,676.
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.