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Severe Storm history in Illinois

Illinois has 297 county-level severe storm declarations across 93 counties. Cook County leads with 8 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $952.2M.

This page shows every Illinois county in Illinois that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Illinois, see the Illinois state page.

Severe Storm in Illinois

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Cook County8$767.1M
2Greene County8$855K
3Alexander County7$7.8M
4Calhoun County7$1.7M
5Cass County7$503K
6Monroe County7$719K
7Randolph County7$785K
8Pike County6$8.2M
9Pulaski County6$2.8M
10Schuyler County6$172K
11Scott County6$687K
12Gallatin County5$2.8M
13Jackson County5$9.9M
14Jersey County5$452K
15Madison County5$2.2M
16St. Clair County5$533K
17Union County5$4.7M
18Will County5$3.1M
19Adams County4$6.3M
20Brown County4$12K
21Douglas County4$962K
22DuPage County4$11.6M
23Franklin County4$1.2M
24Hamilton County4$76K
25Hancock County4$4.6M
26LaSalle County4$923K
27Mason County4$150
28Massac County4$4.2M
29Morgan County4$2.5M
30Pope County4$560K
31Saline County4$5.8M
32Sangamon County4$25.8M
33White County4$1.8M
34Winnebago County4$4.2M
35Bureau County3$590K
36Champaign County3$0
37Cumberland County3$162K
38DeKalb County3$2.5M
39Fulton County3$20K
40Grundy County3$510K
41Hardin County3$459K
42Jasper County3$1.7M
43Jo Daviess County3$1.2M
44Kane County3$2.2M
45Lake County3$2.4M
46Lawrence County3$2.0M
47Macoupin County3$598K
48Marion County3$298K
49Stephenson County3$5.4M
50Tazewell County3$291K
51Vermilion County3$752K
52Wabash County3$171K
53Williamson County3$5.5M
54Woodford County3$357K
55Carroll County2$1.3M
56Clark County2$8.3M
57Coles County2$1.8M
58Crawford County2$587K
59De Witt County2$117K
60Edgar County2$1.7M
61Henry County2$0
62Iroquois County2$3.1M
63Kendall County2$92K
64Livingston County2$1.7M
65Logan County2$35K
66Macon County2$600K
67Marshall County2$0
68McDonough County2$866K
69Menard County2$0
70Moultrie County2$363K
71Ogle County2$553K
72Peoria County2$1.7M
73Perry County2$278K
74Putnam County2$407K
75Richland County2$0
76Warren County2$129K
77Washington County2$127K
78Wayne County2$380K
79Christian County1$86K
80Clinton County1$0
81Edwards County1$0
82Effingham County1$0
83Henderson County1$8.2M
84Jefferson County1$257K
85Johnson County1$195K
86Kankakee County1$263K
87Knox County1$544K
88Mercer County1$3.3M
89Montgomery County1$49K
90Piatt County1$0
91Rock Island County1$2.6M
92Shelby County1$0
93Whiteside County1$17K