01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR
Lightning in Will reports by year
NOAA recorded 7 Lightning in Will reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.
EVENT FILE / 17197MINIMUM 5 REPORTS
WILL · IL
Lightning history
NOAA recorded 7 county-coded Lightning reports in Will, IL, from 2016 through 2025, with 2 reported injuries, 3 reported fatalities, and $26K in filed damage.
Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026
Reports7NOAA county-coded rows
Population context1.0per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 701,462
Injuries2direct + indirect fields
Fatalities3direct + indirect fields
How to read the count
7 reports in ten years does not mean a 0.7-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES
Recorded impacts for Lightning in Will
The Lightning in Will records contain 2 injuries, 3 fatalities, $26K 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$26Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,016within selected window
Latest report year2,025within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE
Latest Lightning in Will source records
NOAA supplied 7 recent Lightning in Will 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-16 | NOAA 1,292,423 | Local Official | — | $5K |
| 2025-08-18 | NOAA 1,292,419 | Broadcast Media | — | $20K |
| 2021-07-28 | NOAA 968,238 | Broadcast Media | — | $0 |
| 2020-05-14 | NOAA 894,151 | NWS Employee | — | $1K |
| 2018-09-03 | NOAA 785,023 | Broadcast Media | — | $0 |
| 2016-07-28 | NOAA 668,600 | Broadcast Media | — | $0 |
| 2016-07-28 | NOAA 655,994 | Broadcast Media | — | $0 |