NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Davenport, 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 Davenport, Iowa since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 177 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 177
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Davenport
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Davenport; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 51 mph winds when its centre passed 30 miles away. Davenport is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 241 Iowa cities on this site. The highest rating among the 177 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 9 times; the most recent, on June 1, 2007, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an EF1 on June 24, 2013, killed 1 person. Of the 177, 17 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 90 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 45. The most recent tornado was on July 11, 2025. Davenport has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 87% of the 241 Iowa cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 280 times since 1956, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Davenport has more hail reports within 10 miles than 93% of the 241 Iowa cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Davenport
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Davenport: 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 Davenport
By decade
- 2020s36
- 2010s37
- 2000s17(1 EF3+)
- 1990s34(2 EF3+)
- 1980s15(1 EF3+)
- 1970s17(3 EF3+)
- 1960s16(2 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2007 | EF3 | 24 mi | 15.75 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 9, 1995 | F3 | 15 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 16 mi | 15.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 8, 1988 | F3 | 16 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1978 | F3 | 15 mi | 6.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1974 | F3 | 13 mi | 48.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 13, 1974 | F3 | 5 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F3 | 6 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F3 | 11 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | EF2 | 2 mi | 7.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | EF2 | 12 mi | 0.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF2 | 21 mi | 3.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 177, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Davenport
The Storm Prediction Center has 280 hail reports within 10 miles of Davenport since 1956, made on 121 separate days. Of these, 163 were 1 inch across or larger, and 28 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on April 4, 2023. The most recent report is from July 11, 2025. April has the most reports, 84.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Davenport
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rock Island L&D 15, IL, 3 miles southeast of Davenport at 568 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 13°F. June is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 38.7 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 18 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 118 nights a year. That 38.7 inches is more than at 102 of the 124 Iowa stations used on this site (82%). Moline, IL, 6 miles southeast, has its own station (Moline Quad City International Airport, IL): 38.2 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 13 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Feb | 36 | 18 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Mar | 48 | 28 | 2.6 | 5 |
| Apr | 61 | 39 | 3.8 | 7 |
| May | 72 | 51 | 5.1 | 8 |
| Jun | 81 | 61 | 5.2 | 8 |
| Jul | 84 | 65 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Aug | 82 | 63 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Sep | 77 | 55 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Oct | 64 | 43 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Nov | 49 | 30 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Dec | 36 | 20 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Year | 60 | 41 | 38.7 | 67 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Rock Island L&D 15, IL (568 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 Davenport
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 557 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Davenport: 442 thunderstorm wind reports, 60 flash floods, 41 floods, 8 heavy rain events and 6 lightning strikes. They killed 2 people and injured 8, and the NWS estimated $7.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 107 mph, on October 6, 2016. July has had the most flash floods, 23 of 60. Of the 240 Iowa cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 229 have had fewer than Davenport.
June 21, 1997: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Davenport — 1 killed, 2 injured.
NWS: “Winds downed a large tree into an occupied tent. One 12 year old boy was crushed beneath the tree with two others in the tent slightly injured.”
April 1, 2019: flood 4 miles from the centre of Davenport — 1 killed.
August 3, 1997: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Davenport — 2 injured, $10,000 damage.
NWS: “Wind blew a tree into an occupied car. The two occupants suffered minor injuries.”
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 Davenport's 6 ZIP codes have filed 1,116 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $19.5 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1990: 151 claims (14% of all) and $1.7 million, then Severe flooding in 2001 with 90 and Midwest Flooding in 1993 with 53. 29% 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, 90 have fewer than Davenport.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1990 | 151 | $1.7 million |
| Severe flooding2001 | 90 | $2.2 million |
| Midwest Flooding1993 | 53 | $1.8 million |
| March 2019 Midwest Flooding2019 | 16 | $665,000 |
Scott County, which includes Davenport, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 floods, 6 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on June 24, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Scott County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $66.5 million a year, the 4th highest of 99 Iowa counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $39.9 million (60%), 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).
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