01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR
Lightning in Cook reports by year
NOAA recorded 6 Lightning in Cook reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.
EVENT FILE / 17031MINIMUM 5 REPORTS
COOK · IL
Lightning history
NOAA recorded 6 county-coded Lightning reports in Cook, IL, from 2016 through 2025, with 4 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $15K in filed damage.
Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026
Reports6NOAA county-coded rows
Population context0.1per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 5,182,090
Injuries4direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count
6 reports in ten years does not mean a 0.6-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES
Recorded impacts for Lightning in Cook
The Lightning in Cook records contain 4 injuries, 0 fatalities, $15K in property damage, and $0 in crop damage.
Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.
Property damage$15Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,018within selected window
Latest report year2,025within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE
Latest Lightning in Cook source records
NOAA supplied 6 recent Lightning in Cook source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.
Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.
| Date | Event ID | Source | Magnitude / scale | Filed damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-12 | NOAA 1,282,612 | Broadcast Media | — | $0 |
| 2022-08-03 | NOAA 1,043,659 | Broadcast Media | — | $0 |
| 2018-09-03 | NOAA 785,034 | Social Media | — | $10K |
| 2018-09-03 | NOAA 785,026 | Broadcast Media | — | $5K |
| 2018-07-04 | NOAA 773,295 | Broadcast Media | — | $0 |
| 2018-07-04 | NOAA 768,644 | Broadcast Media | — | $0 |