NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit East Dubuque, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of East Dubuque, Illinois since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for East Dubuque
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed East Dubuque; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 30 miles away. Of the 548 Illinois cities on this site, 57% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than East Dubuque. The strongest of the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 11, 1965; its path came within 23 miles, and it killed 1 person. Of the 103, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 46 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 35. The most recent tornado was on July 11, 2025. Of the 548 Illinois cities, 74% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than East Dubuque. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 137 times since 1962, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). East Dubuque has more hail reports within 10 miles than 62% of the 548 Illinois cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near East Dubuque
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 30 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 East Dubuque: 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 East Dubuque
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s12
- 2000s15
- 1990s15(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s14(1 EF3+)
- 1960s16(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 23 mi | 91.5 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Jun 19, 1993 | F3 | in town | 14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1988 | F3 | 20 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 9, 1970 | F3 | 3 mi | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | EF2 | 11 mi | 2.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 2014 | EF2 | 18 mi | 3.76 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 1, 2007 | EF2 | 21 mi | 3.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F2 | 11 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F2 | 11 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 7, 1984 | F2 | 22 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 28, 1972 | F2 | 5 mi | 64.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Sep 9, 1970 | F2 | 7 mi | 14.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in East Dubuque
The Storm Prediction Center has 137 hail reports within 10 miles of East Dubuque since 1962, made on 65 separate days. Of these, 94 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on August 19, 1994. The most recent report is from September 22, 2025. April has the most reports, 36.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in East Dubuque
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dubuque L&D 11, IA, 5 miles northwest of East Dubuque at 620 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 38.8 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 18 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 134 nights a year. Snowfall averages 36.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.8 inches is more than at 54 of the 146 Illinois stations used on this site (37%). Cuba City, WI, 11 miles northeast, has its own station (Platteville, WI): 40.2 inches a year, 1.4 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 10 | 1.3 | 4 | 11.7 |
| Feb | 32 | 13 | 1.4 | 4 | 8.6 |
| Mar | 45 | 25 | 2.1 | 5 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 59 | 38 | 3.8 | 8 | 0.9 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 60 | 5.6 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 64 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 62 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 75 | 54 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 42 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 46 | 29 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 33 | 18 | 1.7 | 5 | 9.9 |
| Year | 58 | 39 | 38.8 | 73 | 36.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dubuque L&D 11, IA (620 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 East Dubuque
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 317 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of East Dubuque: 213 thunderstorm wind reports, 48 flash floods, 29 heavy rain events, 22 floods and 5 lightning strikes. They killed 3 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $24.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on July 15, 2024. July has had the most flash floods, 20 of 48. Of the 547 Illinois cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 479 have had fewer than East Dubuque.
July 27, 2011: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of East Dubuque — 3 killed, $7.0 million damage.
July 21, 2017: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of East Dubuque — $7.5 million damage.
July 24, 2009: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of East Dubuque — $2.7 million 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 East Dubuque's ZIP code 61025 have filed 304 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $2.8 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Midwest Flooding in 1993: 31 claims (10% of all) and $317,000. The year with the most claims was 2011, with 51. 15% 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, 284 have fewer than East Dubuque.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Midwest Flooding1993 | 31 | $317,000 |
Jo Daviess County, which includes East Dubuque, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 3 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 26, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jo Daviess County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.6 million a year, the 57th highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.0 million (51%), 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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Cities near East Dubuque
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- Dubuque, IA6 mi
- Cuba City, WI11 mi
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- Peosta, IA12 mi
- Potosi, WI16 mi
- Bellevue, IA17 mi
- Epworth, IA17 mi
- Platteville, WI19 mi
- Shullsburg, WI19 mi
- Farley, IA22 mi
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