Severe weather activity is putting Illinois on pace for the highest catastrophe claim volume in a decade, according to an analysis by State Farm.

As of June 19, State Farm customers in Illinois have filed nearly 50,000 severe-weather-related claims for home and auto. Homeowner claims are currently 47% above the 10-year average, and State Farm Auto is on track for its second-highest catastrophe claim volume in the past 10 years, with claims 101% above the long-term average.

Illinois is experiencing one of the most active spring storm seasons on record, said State Farm. The state is leading the nation in tornado activity, with the NOAA Storm Prediction Center receiving 210 preliminary tornado reports across Illinois through June 25. On April 17 alone, 28 tornadoes were documented across Central Illinois.

This year’s weather is a continuation of an upward trend of severe weather in Illinois, State Farm’s analysis found. The state recorded 121 confirmed tornadoes in 2023, a record-setting 142 in 2024 and another 126 in 2025. Each is well above the state’s long-term average of 54 tornadoes annually.

The state is also among the nation’s most costly locations for hail damage, according to State Farm’s claims data. In 2025, Illinois ranked third nationally for hail-related claims, costing the insurer $457 million. Illinois ranked second nationally in 2024 with more than $638 million in hail-related claims, ranked third in 2023 with $234 million in hail-related claims, and ranked fourth in 2022 with $225 million in hail-related claims.

The pattern has continued into 2026, State Farm said, with March storms accounting for more than 50,000 claims across the Midwest and a new state record for Illinois after storms on March 10 brought hailstones measuring more than 6 inches.

State Farm said Illinois’ most damaging storms are increasingly becoming multi-peril events, with tornadoes, destructive straight-line winds, large hail and flash flooding occurring during the same weather event.