NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hampshire, 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 Hampshire, Illinois since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 130 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 130
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
35 deaths in all
What the records show for Hampshire
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hampshire; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 35 miles away. Of the 548 Illinois cities on this site, 57% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Hampshire. The highest rating among the 130 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on April 9, 2015, came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 21, 1967, killed 24 people. Of the 130, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 79 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 26. The most recent tornado was on June 3, 2025. Of the 548 Illinois cities, 52% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hampshire. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 56 times since 1972, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 548 Illinois cities, 76% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hampshire.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hampshire
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hampshire: 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 Hampshire
By decade
- 2020s50
- 2010s13(1 EF3+)
- 2000s16
- 1990s9
- 1980s6
- 1970s12
- 1960s15(3 EF3+)
- 1950s9
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1967 | F4 | 16 mi | 25.5 mi | 24 / 450 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 11 mi | 9.1 mi | 6 / 75 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF4 | 20 mi | 30.14 mi | 2 / 11 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F4 | 13 mi | 8.8 mi | 1 / 100 |
| Oct 8, 1958 | F2 | 21 mi | 81 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jul 16, 1980 | F2 | 3 mi | 1.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1978 | F2 | 9 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F2 | 13 mi | 4.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 17, 1972 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F2 | 18 mi | 2.68 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 9, 1966 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 130, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hampshire
The Storm Prediction Center has 56 hail reports within 10 miles of Hampshire since 1972, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 31 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 20, 2013. The most recent report is from February 27, 2024. July has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hampshire
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Elgin, IL, 11 miles east of Hampshire at 763 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 14°F. May is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 39.9 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 139 nights a year. Snowfall averages 32.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.9 inches is more than at 77 of the 146 Illinois stations used on this site (53%). Genoa, 10 miles west, has its own station (Marengo, IL): 37.7 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 | 30 | 14 | 2.0 | 5 | 9.5 |
| Feb | 34 | 17 | 1.9 | 5 | 8.0 |
| Mar | 46 | 26 | 2.4 | 6 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 59 | 37 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.8 |
| May | 70 | 48 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 58 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 63 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 61 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 53 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 41 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 48 | 30 | 2.7 | 6 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 36 | 20 | 2.2 | 5 | 8.7 |
| Year | 59 | 39 | 39.9 | 74 | 32.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Elgin, IL (763 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 Hampshire
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 169 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hampshire: 138 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 floods, 10 flash floods, 5 heavy rain events and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $4.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 15, 2024. June has had the most flash floods, 3 of 10. Of the 547 Illinois cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 125 have had fewer than Hampshire.
September 13, 2008: flood 5 miles from the centre of Hampshire — 3 injured, $15,000 damage.
NWS: “Flooding continued across parts of southern and central DeKalb County into the morning of September 14th. A car drove into flood waters on Rimsnider Road near Hinckley during the evening of September 13th.”
July 20, 2013: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Hampshire — 1 injured.
NWS: “A construction trailer was blown over on Rockport Road. One person was injured.”
September 13, 2008: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Hampshire — $3.0 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 Hampshire's ZIP code 60140 have filed 14 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $97,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 43% 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, 34 have fewer than Hampshire.
Kane County, which includes Hampshire, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 4 snowstorms, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 26, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Kane County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $198.1 million a year, the 5th highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $99.0 million (50%), 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 Hampshire
- Gilberts, IL7 mi
- Huntley, IL7 mi
- Genoa, IL10 mi
- Union, IL10 mi
- Lake In The Hills, IL11 mi
- West Dundee, IL11 mi
- Algonquin, IL11 mi
- Sycamore, IL12 mi
- Elgin, IL12 mi
- South Elgin, IL12 mi
- Marengo, IL12 mi
- Carpentersville, IL12 mi
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