Strong Wind Risk in Illinois

All Illinois counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index strong wind score

Strong Wind risk — damaging straight-line winds outside of tornadoes and hurricanes — is rated for 102 of 102 Illinois counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Cook County carries the state's highest strong wind score at 99.6, with $12M in expected annual strong wind losses.

33 Illinois counties are rated High or Very High for strong wind, and expected annual losses from strong wind total roughly $154M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Strong Wind

#CountyStrong Wind ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Cook County
99.6
Very High 5.70 / yr $12M
2 DuPage County
99.2
Very High 5.78 / yr $11M
3 Williamson County
99.1
Very High 4.08 / yr $7M
4 Jackson County
98.5
Very High 4.56 / yr $5M
5 Lake County
98.3
Very High 5.47 / yr $8M
6 Winnebago County
97.3
High 6.05 / yr $4M
7 Henry County
96.8
High 6.02 / yr $5M
8 Knox County
96.0
High 5.87 / yr $3M
9 Peoria County
95.7
High 5.60 / yr $3M
10 Randolph County
94.7
High 5.71 / yr $3M
11 Rock Island County
94.1
High 6.18 / yr $2M
12 Jefferson County
92.3
High 4.40 / yr $2M
13 Marion County
92.0
High 4.59 / yr $2M
14 Macoupin County
91.0
High 6.11 / yr $2M
15 Adams County
90.1
High 4.21 / yr $2M
16 Macon County
89.1
High 5.04 / yr $2M
17 Saline County
88.6
High 4.12 / yr $1M
18 Franklin County
88.5
High 4.24 / yr $1M
19 Logan County
87.7
High 5.11 / yr $2M
20 Morgan County
87.2
High 5.28 / yr $2M
21 Vermilion County
87.1
High 4.10 / yr $1M
22 Union County
86.7
High 4.11 / yr $1M
23 Sangamon County
86.4
High 5.28 / yr $2M
24 Tazewell County
85.9
High 5.18 / yr $2M
25 McHenry County
85.5
High 6.27 / yr $3M
26 LaSalle County
85.5
High 5.94 / yr $2M
27 Whiteside County
85.4
High 5.89 / yr $2M
28 Stephenson County
85.1
High 5.09 / yr $1M
29 Clinton County
84.6
High 5.69 / yr $2M
30 Lee County
84.6
High 6.12 / yr $2M
31 Kendall County
84.5
High 6.27 / yr $3M
32 Champaign County
84.4
High 4.19 / yr $2M
33 Montgomery County
84.4
High 5.77 / yr $1M
34 Douglas County
83.8
Medium 4.24 / yr $1M
35 McLean County
81.8
Medium 5.13 / yr $2M
36 Perry County
81.0
Medium 5.25 / yr $1M
37 Pulaski County
79.3
Medium 3.95 / yr $882K
38 DeKalb County
79.1
Medium 6.54 / yr $1M
39 Kane County
77.3
Medium 6.67 / yr $1M
40 Fulton County
76.6
Medium 5.51 / yr $1M
41 Ogle County
76.2
Medium 6.22 / yr $1M
42 Washington County
76.2
Medium 5.55 / yr $1M
43 Bureau County
76.1
Medium 5.86 / yr $1M
44 Livingston County
75.8
Medium 5.40 / yr $1M
45 Carroll County
74.5
Medium 5.84 / yr $985K
46 Mason County
73.8
Medium 5.15 / yr $985K
47 Kankakee County
72.9
Medium 5.46 / yr $986K
48 McDonough County
72.6
Medium 5.29 / yr $893K
49 Monroe County
69.7
Medium 6.03 / yr $2M
50 Massac County
69.6
Medium 4.02 / yr $799K
51 Johnson County
68.8
Medium 4.04 / yr $676K
52 Marshall County
68.7
Medium 5.45 / yr $907K
53 Hancock County
67.2
Medium 4.60 / yr $742K
54 Menard County
67.0
Medium 5.09 / yr $765K
55 Gallatin County
64.0
Medium 4.11 / yr $515K
56 Edgar County
63.8
Medium 4.28 / yr $856K
57 White County
63.3
Medium 4.00 / yr $664K
58 Grundy County
63.2
Medium 5.97 / yr $2M
59 Cass County
62.2
Medium 5.01 / yr $780K
60 Mercer County
61.6
Medium 6.25 / yr $1M
61 Schuyler County
61.5
Medium 5.20 / yr $604K
62 Madison County
60.8
Medium 6.23 / yr $836K
63 Pike County
60.4
Medium 4.90 / yr $720K
64 Moultrie County
60.1
Medium 4.87 / yr $535K
65 Boone County
59.9
Medium 6.18 / yr $800K
66 Jo Daviess County
59.0
Medium 5.24 / yr $665K
67 Effingham County
58.9
Medium 4.55 / yr $817K
68 Fayette County
58.4
Medium 5.11 / yr $675K
69 Clay County
58.2
Medium 4.23 / yr $640K
70 Christian County
58.1
Medium 5.42 / yr $847K
71 Alexander County
58.0
Medium 3.90 / yr $470K
72 Henderson County
56.7
Medium 5.41 / yr $490K
73 Coles County
56.2
Medium 4.39 / yr $695K
74 Hamilton County
55.9
Medium 3.99 / yr $803K
75 Richland County
54.1
Medium 4.09 / yr $516K
76 St. Clair County
54.0
Medium 6.15 / yr $627K
77 Piatt County
52.9
Medium 5.03 / yr $681K
78 Will County
50.8
Low 5.62 / yr $730K
79 Greene County
49.8
Low 5.91 / yr $600K
80 Edwards County
47.7
Low 4.12 / yr $366K
81 Stark County
47.2
Low 5.83 / yr $596K
82 Ford County
46.7
Low 4.51 / yr $506K
83 Iroquois County
46.4
Low 4.62 / yr $514K
84 Warren County
46.1
Low 5.79 / yr $564K
85 De Witt County
45.0
Low 5.12 / yr $477K
86 Lawrence County
44.8
Low 4.13 / yr $412K
87 Bond County
44.8
Low 6.06 / yr $462K
88 Pope County
44.6
Low 4.16 / yr $429K
89 Putnam County
42.8
Low 5.37 / yr $463K
90 Shelby County
42.1
Low 4.94 / yr $510K
91 Cumberland County
41.0
Low 4.52 / yr $364K
92 Jersey County
40.4
Low 6.12 / yr $650K
93 Crawford County
38.8
Low 4.18 / yr $488K
94 Jasper County
38.8
Low 4.17 / yr $542K
95 Wayne County
37.2
Low 4.20 / yr $395K
96 Hardin County
36.5
Low 4.23 / yr $313K
97 Woodford County
35.5
Low 5.19 / yr $624K
98 Wabash County
35.1
Low 4.09 / yr $317K
99 Clark County
30.3
Low 4.33 / yr $288K
100 Brown County
25.0
Low 4.65 / yr $249K
101 Scott County
22.8
Low 5.46 / yr $327K
102 Calhoun County
16.1
Very Low 5.91 / yr $167K

102 Illinois counties with measurable strong wind risk. See the national strong wind ranking or all Illinois counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Illinois county has the highest strong wind risk?

Cook County has the highest FEMA strong wind risk score in Illinois at 99.6 (Very High), with $12M in expected annual losses and about 5.70 events per year.

How many Illinois counties face significant strong wind risk?

102 Illinois counties record measurable strong wind risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 33 of them are rated High or Very High.

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