NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Calumet City, IL
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Calumet City, Illinois since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1941. Since 1950, 131 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 131
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
39 deaths in all
What the records show for Calumet City
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Calumet City; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1941, a tropical storm with 44 mph winds when its centre passed 46 miles away. The record near Calumet City begins with an unnamed storm in 1932; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1941. Calumet City has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 43% of the 548 Illinois cities on this site. The highest rating among the 131 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 13, 1976, came within 21 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 21, 1967, killed 33 people. Of the 131, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 79 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 33. The most recent tornado was on March 19, 2025. Of the 548 Illinois cities, 51% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Calumet City. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 116 times since 1956, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Calumet City has more hail reports within 10 miles than 57% of the 548 Illinois cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Calumet City
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Calumet City: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Calumet City
By decade
- 2020s42(1 EF3+)
- 2010s23
- 2000s14
- 1990s6(1 EF3+)
- 1980s13
- 1970s11(2 EF3+)
- 1960s13(3 EF3+)
- 1950s9
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1967 | F4 | 8 mi | 15 mi | 33 / 500 |
| Jun 13, 1976 | F4 | 21 mi | 3.3 mi | 2 / 23 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | EF3 | 18 mi | 17.6 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F3 | 17 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jun 20, 1974 | F3 | 23 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F3 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 12, 1965 | F3 | 6 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Nov 12, 1965 | F2 | 12 mi | 35.9 mi | 2 / 90 |
| Mar 4, 1961 | F2 | 21 mi | 7.9 mi | 1 / 115 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | EF2 | 12 mi | 34.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF2 | 25 mi | 3.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF2 | 23 mi | 3.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 131, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Calumet City
The Storm Prediction Center has 116 hail reports within 10 miles of Calumet City since 1956, made on 66 separate days. Of these, 73 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on June 28, 1993. The most recent report is from May 7, 2024. June has the most reports, 36.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Calumet City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Park Forest, IL, 11 miles southwest of Calumet City at 710 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 15°F. June is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 42.2 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 16 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 125 nights a year. Snowfall averages 28.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 42.2 inches is more than at 108 of the 146 Illinois stations used on this site (74%). Burnham, 3 miles north, has its own station (Chicago Midway Airport 3SW, IL): 40.9 inches a year, 1.3 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 15 | 2.5 | 6 | 10.2 |
| Feb | 35 | 18 | 2.2 | 5 | 7.5 |
| Mar | 46 | 28 | 2.7 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Apr | 59 | 38 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.5 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 59 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 64 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 62 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 55 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 42 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 48 | 31 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 36 | 22 | 2.5 | 6 | 4.0 |
| Year | 59 | 40 | 42.2 | 77 | 28.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Park Forest, IL (710 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Calumet City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 396 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Calumet City: 294 thunderstorm wind reports, 54 floods, 40 flash floods, 5 heavy rain events and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 3 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $634.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 98 mph, on August 15, 2007. July has had the most flash floods, 10 of 40. Of the 547 Illinois cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 452 have had fewer than Calumet City.
September 13, 2008: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Calumet City — 1 killed, $35.0 million damage.
September 19, 2013: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Calumet City — 1 killed.
August 10, 2020: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Calumet City — 1 killed.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Calumet City's ZIP code 60409 have filed 552 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $2.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1982: 171 claims (31% of all) and $635,000, then Hurricane Ike in 2008 with 106 and Mid-spring storms in 2013 with 33. 57% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 320 Illinois cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 301 have fewer than Calumet City.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1982 | 171 | $635,000 |
| Hurricane Ike2008 | 106 | $535,000 |
| Mid-spring storms2013 | 33 | $155,000 |
Cook County, which includes Calumet City, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 floods, 8 severe storms, 4 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Floodng, on September 20, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Cook County a Very High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively High for hail; Relatively Low for coastal flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $2.42 billion a year, the highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.10 billion (45%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.