NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Marseilles, 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 Marseilles, Illinois since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 119 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 119
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
18 deaths in all
What the records show for Marseilles
The strongest of the 119 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on November 17, 2013; its path came within 24 miles, and it killed 3 people. The deadliest, an F3 on April 20, 2004, killed 8 people. Of the 119, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 72 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 40. The most recent tornado was on March 14, 2025. Of the 548 Illinois cities on this site, 60% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Marseilles. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 39 times since 1975, with stones up to 3.75 inches. Of the 548 Illinois cities, 90% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Marseilles.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Marseilles
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s35(4 EF3+)
- 2000s18(1 EF3+)
- 1990s4
- 1980s10(1 EF3+)
- 1970s17(2 EF3+)
- 1960s8(1 EF3+)
- 1950s8(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF4 | 24 mi | 46.36 mi | 3 / 125 |
| Apr 20, 2004 | F3 | 17 mi | 15.8 mi | 8 / 12 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF3 | 3 mi | 11.5 mi | 2 / 14 |
| Apr 27, 1984 | F3 | 24 mi | 9 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Dec 6, 1951 | F3 | 25 mi | 21.9 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Jun 22, 2015 | EF3 | 16 mi | 16.26 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF3 | 16 mi | 8.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1977 | F3 | 18 mi | 6.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 17, 1972 | F3 | in town | 81.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F3 | 25 mi | 51.7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 12, 1965 | F2 | 13 mi | 35.9 mi | 2 / 90 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF2 | 19 mi | 5.96 mi | 1 / 13 |
The strongest 12 of 119, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Marseilles
The Storm Prediction Center has 39 hail reports within 10 miles of Marseilles since 1975, made on 30 separate days. Of these, 21 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.75 inches, fell on July 13, 2015. The most recent report is from May 23, 2020. July has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Marseilles
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marseilles Lock, IL, 3 miles west of Marseilles at 490 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 14°F. June is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 39.1 inches over 74 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 139 nights a year. Snowfall averages 25.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.1 inches is more than at 59 of the 146 Illinois stations used on this site (40%). Ottawa, 8 miles west, has its own station (Ottawa 5SW, IL): 36.1 inches a year, 3.0 less than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 14 | 2.0 | 5 | 8.4 |
| Feb | 35 | 17 | 1.9 | 5 | 7.3 |
| Mar | 48 | 27 | 2.5 | 6 | 2.9 |
| Apr | 61 | 37 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.3 |
| May | 73 | 49 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81 | 58 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 62 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 61 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 53 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 41 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 49 | 30 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 37 | 21 | 2.1 | 5 | 5.3 |
| Year | 60 | 39 | 39.1 | 74 | 25.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marseilles Lock, IL (490 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 Marseilles
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 127 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Marseilles: 93 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 floods, 9 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $23.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 104 mph, on October 3, 2000. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 9. Of the 547 Illinois cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 107 have had fewer than Marseilles.
August 23, 2011: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Marseilles — 1 injured.
April 18, 2013: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Marseilles — $15.0 million damage.
September 15, 2008: flood 6 miles from the centre of Marseilles — $5.0 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 Marseilles's ZIP code 61341 have filed 20 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2011, and were paid $767,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 30% 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, 70 have fewer than Marseilles.
LaSalle County, which includes Marseilles, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 5 snowstorms, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 26, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives LaSalle County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for hail and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $60.5 million a year, the 16th highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $33.1 million (55%), 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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