NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Camanche, IA
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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Camanche, Iowa since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 152 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 152
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Camanche
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Camanche; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 21 miles away. Camanche is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 241 Iowa cities on this site. The strongest of the 152 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on March 29, 1981; its path came within 19 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on June 20, 1974, killed 1 person. Of the 152, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 75 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 35. The most recent tornado was on July 11, 2025. Camanche has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 78% of the 241 Iowa cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 87 times since 1965, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 241 Iowa cities, 53% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Camanche.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Camanche
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Camanche: 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 Camanche
By decade
- 2020s31
- 2010s35
- 2000s9
- 1990s34(1 EF3+)
- 1980s11(2 EF3+)
- 1970s12(2 EF3+)
- 1960s16(3 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1981 | F4 | 19 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 1974 | F3 | 6 mi | 10.6 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 5 mi | 15.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 8, 1988 | F3 | 5 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1974 | F3 | 16 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 24, 1967 | F3 | 23 mi | 7.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F3 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F3 | 24 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | EF2 | 23 mi | 7.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | EF2 | 21 mi | 0.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF2 | 24 mi | 3.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF2 | 24 mi | 3.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 152, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Camanche
The Storm Prediction Center has 87 hail reports within 10 miles of Camanche since 1965, made on 50 separate days. Of these, 46 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 27, 1995. The most recent report is from July 10, 2025. May has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Camanche
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Clinton #1, IA, 2 miles northeast of Camanche at 585 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 29°F and 14°F. June is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 36.5 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 14 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 129 nights a year. Snowfall averages 31.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 36.5 inches is more than at 56 of the 124 Iowa stations used on this site (45%). Clinton, 7 miles northeast, has its own station (Fulton L&D #13, IL): 34.3 inches a year, 2.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 14 | 1.5 | 4 | 9.2 |
| Feb | 34 | 18 | 1.7 | 4 | 7.5 |
| Mar | 48 | 29 | 2.3 | 5 | 3.9 |
| Apr | 62 | 40 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.8 |
| May | 73 | 51 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 61 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 65 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 63 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 55 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 43 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 48 | 31 | 2.2 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Dec | 35 | 21 | 1.9 | 5 | 7.9 |
| Year | 60 | 41 | 36.5 | 70 | 31.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Clinton #1, IA (585 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 Camanche
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 175 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Camanche: 135 thunderstorm wind reports, 25 floods, 12 flash floods and 3 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $6.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 104 mph, on May 10, 1996. July has had the most flash floods, 8 of 12. Of the 240 Iowa cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 107 have had fewer than Camanche.
June 1, 2008: flood 5 miles from the centre of Camanche — $4.4 million damage.
May 10, 1996: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Camanche — $1.0 million damage.
June 23, 2010: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Camanche — $300,000 damage.
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 Camanche's ZIP code 52730 have filed 78 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $599,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Severe flooding in 2001: 16 claims (21% of all) and $150,000. 37% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 91 Iowa cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 61 have fewer than Camanche.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Severe flooding2001 | 16 | $150,000 |
Clinton County, which includes Camanche, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 floods, 6 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, on August 17, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Clinton County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and hail; Relatively Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $25.4 million a year, the 13th highest of 99 Iowa counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.1 million (48%), 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.
Cities near Camanche
- Clinton, IA7 mi
- Fulton, IL9 mi
- Le Claire, IA12 mi
- Port Byron, IL13 mi
- De Witt, IA13 mi
- Erie, IL13 mi
- Eldridge, IA17 mi
- Morrison, IL17 mi
- Thomson, IL17 mi
- Bettendorf, IA19 mi
- East Moline, IL19 mi
- Silvis, IL20 mi
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