NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Henry, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Henry, Illinois since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 113 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 113
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
12 deaths in all
What the records show for Henry
The highest rating among the 113 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on November 17, 2013, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on April 20, 2004, killed 8 people. Of the 113, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 60 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 26. The most recent tornado was on July 15, 2024. Of the 548 Illinois cities on this site, 66% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Henry. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 82 times since 1955, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 548 Illinois cities, 58% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Henry.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Henry
By decade
- 2020s17
- 2010s27(2 EF3+)
- 2000s16(2 EF3+)
- 1990s17
- 1980s4
- 1970s17(3 EF3+)
- 1960s11(2 EF3+)
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF4 | 22 mi | 46.36 mi | 3 / 125 |
| Jul 13, 2004 | F4 | 22 mi | 9.6 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 29, 1976 | F4 | 24 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 2004 | F3 | 11 mi | 15.8 mi | 8 / 12 |
| Dec 6, 1951 | F3 | 18 mi | 21.9 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF3 | 14 mi | 17.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 4, 1976 | F3 | 11 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 17, 1972 | F3 | 2 mi | 81.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 24, 1965 | F3 | 6 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 14, 1961 | F3 | 17 mi | 127.1 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF2 | 22 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 25 mi | 2.28 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 113, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Henry
The Storm Prediction Center has 82 hail reports within 10 miles of Henry since 1955, made on 43 separate days. Of these, 50 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 9, 2001. The most recent report is from February 8, 2024. June has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Henry
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lacon, IL, 7 miles south of Henry at 458 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 18°F. May is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 38.6 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 28 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 121 nights a year. Snowfall averages 24.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.6 inches is more than at 50 of the 146 Illinois stations used on this site (34%). Granville, 13 miles northeast, has its own station (Peru, IL): 38.1 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 18 | 2.1 | 5 | 8.1 |
| Feb | 38 | 22 | 2.1 | 4 | 6.2 |
| Mar | 51 | 31 | 2.7 | 6 | 3.2 |
| Apr | 65 | 41 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.7 |
| May | 75 | 52 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 84 | 61 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 65 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 63 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 55 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 44 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 51 | 33 | 2.6 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 38 | 23 | 2.2 | 5 | 5.2 |
| Year | 63 | 42 | 38.6 | 73 | 24.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lacon, IL (458 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 Henry
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 158 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Henry: 142 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 flash floods, 3 floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $10.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on July 15, 2024. May has had the most flash floods, 4 of 11. Of the 547 Illinois cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 151 have had fewer than Henry.
June 7, 2009: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of Henry — 1 injured, $90,000 damage.
NWS: “Lightning struck a mobile home near Henry and started a fire. The fire destroyed the mobile home.”
August 6, 2000: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Henry — 1 injured.
NWS: “Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down throughout the town. One tree was struck by lightning, with one of the fallen branches striking a 16 year old female in the back.”
April 18, 2013: flood 3 miles from the centre of Henry — $5.5 million damage.
NWS: “More than 30 homes and businesses along the Illinois River in Marshall County suffered damage due to record river levels. 87 feet on April 22nd at 16:00 local time, which was nearly 10 feet above flood stage.”
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 Henry's ZIP code 61537 have filed 24 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $233,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 38% 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, 85 have fewer than Henry.
Marshall County, which includes Henry, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 snowstorms, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 26, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Marshall County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes, hail, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.7 million a year, the 84th highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.0 million (46%), 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 Henry
- Lacon, IL6 mi
- Granville, IL13 mi
- Chillicothe, IL15 mi
- Spring Valley, IL18 mi
- Princeton, IL18 mi
- Wyoming, IL20 mi
- Peru, IL20 mi
- Oglesby, IL21 mi
- La Salle, IL22 mi
- Metamora, IL23 mi
- Dunlap, IL23 mi
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