| October 2013 | Lightning | Kankakee | 1 hurt | A golfer standing near a tree was struck by lightning. His injuries were not life threatening and he was treated and released. |
| July 2009 | Lightning | Kankakee | $500,000 | Lightning struck a new auto body repair building on Grinnell Road and started a fire. The building along with 3 vehicles was completely destroyed. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Kankakee | $250,000 | Trees were blown down on Cobb Street. A 12 to 16 inch diameter tree was uprooted and fell onto a car. The driver was not injured. Three large trees were blown down on Main Street near the hospital, along with many large tree limbs. Tree limbs and power lines were blown down across much of the city of Kankakee. A large tree was uprooted and fell onto a house on Nelson Avenue causing severe damage to the first and second floors of the house. Several large tree limbs were blown onto a house on South Seventh Avenue. |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Kankakee | $125,000 | Several roads were flooded. Seven cars stalled in high water, two cars were floating under a viaduct. A woman was rescued from one of the cars. The right shoulder of 1500N at 3100W washed away. Kankakee measured 3.95 inches of rain. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Kankakee | $100,000 | Extensive wind damage occurred across southern parts of the City of Kankakee. The damage began along West Jeffery Street and extended east of the Cobb Park area. Many roads were impassable across these locations due to downed trees. Several very large trees were uprooted and power lines were blown down. One very large tree landed on the roof of a home across the western portion of the main area of damage. About two dozen of the city's oldest trees in Cobb Park were damaged. A car was crushed and destroyed by a falling tree on South Wildwood Avenue. A tree limb was thrown through the windshield of a second car and a third car was damaged on South Greenwood Avenue. Wind gusts were estimated between 80 and 100 mph. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | $35,000 | no account filed |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | $25,000 | A tree fell onto a house on Eagle Street. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | $10,000 | Several barns and trees were blown down in a one half mile wide path in Limestone Township. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Kankakee | $5,000 | On the west side of Kankakee, several 4 to 6 inch diameter tree branches were reported down. A ten inch diameter tree was down in Small Memorial Park. A large branch fell onto a van on West Hawkins Street. |
| June 2008 | Lightning | West Kankakee | $5,000 | A house was struck by lightning on Wiley Ridge Road and suffered minor damage. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | $5,000 | A barn roof was blown off. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | $2,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | $1,000 | Trees and a fence were blown down on Old Farm South Court. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | $1,000 | A one foot diameter branch was blown down on River Street. Two power poles were blown down just east of the entrance to Kankakee Community College on River Road. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | $500 | A large tree was blown over and uprooted near the corner of North Taylor Avenue and East Oak Street. The only damage reported was to a concrete sidewalk ripped up by the roots of the tree. |
| March 2026 | Hail | West Kankakee | - | A hailstone measuring 6.6 inches in diameter (168.05 mm to be precise) was found along Calista St on the west side of Kankakee. Faculty from Northern Illinois University partnered with the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety to verify the dimensions of the stone. It weighed in at 557.2 grams, or 19.65 ounces. As of this writing, the hailstone is being considered for the official Illinois state record. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Extensive tree damage was noted around Kankakee, including downed branches up to one foot in diameter. |
| January 2024 | Flood | Kankakee | - | Low lying yards were flooded along the Kankakee River as an ice jam broke up. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Power lines were blown down at Interstate 57 and the Court Street exit. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Multiple large trees were blown down onto roadways. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Kankakee | - | Twenty five large trees were blown down across Small Memorial Park. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Kankakee | - | A light pole was bent and several tree limbs 3 to 6 inches in diameter were blown down. Winds were estimated to 65 mph. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Trees and tree limbs were blown down. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Kankakee | - | A tree limb 6 to 12 inches in diameter was blown down. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Kankakee | - | Flood waters eroded a stream through a field, which were flowing heavily. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Kankakee | - | Numerous trees were blown down and uprooted in Kankakee. Tree limbs and power lines were also blown down. Many trees fell onto roofs and garages causing damage. The hardest hit areas were on the west side of Kankakee and the Riverview neighborhood where streets were blocked by the fallen trees. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Kankakee | - | A localized area along the Kankakee River experienced flooding due to ongoing river ice northwest of Aroma Park. Several homes were completely surrounded by water. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Large tree branches were blown down throughout town. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Across central and southern Kankakee County, over 200 trees and powerlines down. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Kankakee | - | Numerous reports of hail up to the size of golfballs were received between Kankakee and Bourbonnais. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Numerous large trees and branches were blown down. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Numerous 3 to 6 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down in downtown Kankakee. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Kankakee | - | Multiple reports of nickel to quarter size hail were received from portions of Kankakee, Bourbonnais, and Bradley. |
| May 2011 | Hail | West Kankakee | - | Up to walnut size hail was reported across portions of Bradley and Kankakee as a line of thunderstorms moved through. Specific reports include penny size hail at the intersection of Grinnell Road and Interstate 57, and nickel size hail at the intersection of West Station Street and South Curtis Avenue. Walnut size hail was reported at North Street and Illinois Route 50. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | A twenty inch diameter tree was snapped off blocking the road near Elm and Emory Roads. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Tree limbs were blown down with estimated wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | A tree was blown down on a car near Route 17 and Hobbie Avenue. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | A 20 foot tall tree was blown down. |
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Kankakee | - | The intersection of Hobbie Avenue and Route 50 was flooded with 2 to 3 feet of water. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Wind damage was reported in the River Bend Subdivision on Route 113, northwest of Kankakee. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Kankakee | - | Penny size hail reported at Oak Springs Golf Course. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Tree limbs were blown down on Highland and Route 17, east of Kankakee. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Trees down city wide, some blocking roads. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Six inch diameter trees blown down in the road on North 9th and Stone Streets. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Two large trees were blown down, one blocking Route 17. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Kankakee | - | Penny sized hail was reported to be covering the ground. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Kankakee | - | Baseball size hail was reported near mile marker 302 on Interstate 57 in Chebanse at the Kankakee-Iroquois County line. |
| April 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Kankakee | - | The tornado formed just southwest of the intersection of County Roads 5000S and 3000W. Eyewitnesses stated there were multiple funnels aloft occasionally lowering at this point. The developing vortex continued northeast to cross 3000S just west of 1000W. A brick one story house was directly hit. The roof was torn off and scattered northeast in a field across the street. Numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted around the home. An empty corrugated grain bin was pushed into a tree. The tornado continued northeast to the Cognis chemical plant where the brick wall of a building fell outward. About 200 feet of chain link fence was torn up. Several cinder block buildings were damaged or destroyed in this complex just northeast of where the fence was taken out. The vortex moved across railroad tracks to tear up part of the corrugated metal roofs at the River Valley Metro building (city bus storage) and other nearby businesses. The final damage was at a farm at the corner of Rts 45/52 and River Road. A barn was destroyed as well as several large sheds. The vortex apparently lifted after that as it moved just west of Kankakee Community College to the Kankakee River. Areas of debris could be seen in the trees north of River Road but no tree damage was noted. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | Trees were uprooted and large limbs were broken in Kankakee. Falling trees and limbs damaged cars and homes. As many as 30 trees were uprooted. In Momence a large tree was blown down at a school. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Kankakee | - | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Hail | Kankakee | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | West Kankakee | - | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Hail | West Kankakee | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Kankakee | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kankakee | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Kankakee | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Kankakee | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Kankakee | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Kankakee | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Kankakee | - | no account filed |
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