NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Morris, 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 Morris, Illinois since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1932. Since 1950, 148 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 148
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
38 deaths in all
What the records show for Morris
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Morris; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1932, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 73 miles away. Of the 548 Illinois cities on this site, 57% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Morris. The strongest of the 148 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on August 28, 1990; its path came within 18 miles, and it killed 29 people. Of the 148, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 80 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 40. The most recent tornado was on March 19, 2025. Morris has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 58% of the 548 Illinois cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 72 times since 1956, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 548 Illinois cities, 64% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Morris.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Morris
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 3 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Morris: 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 Morris
By decade
- 2020s29
- 2010s30(3 EF3+)
- 2000s21
- 1990s10(2 EF3+)
- 1980s16(1 EF3+)
- 1970s24(3 EF3+)
- 1960s11(2 EF3+)
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1990 | F5 | 18 mi | 16.4 mi | 29 / 350 |
| Apr 17, 1963 | F4 | 21 mi | 57.3 mi | 1 / 70 |
| Jun 29, 1979 | F4 | 14 mi | 5.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF3 | 17 mi | 11.5 mi | 2 / 14 |
| Apr 27, 1984 | F3 | 13 mi | 9 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jun 22, 2015 | EF3 | 5 mi | 16.26 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF3 | 21 mi | 8.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F3 | 22 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | F3 | 18 mi | 22.6 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 17, 1972 | F3 | 4 mi | 81.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F3 | 10 mi | 51.7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 12, 1965 | F2 | 3 mi | 35.9 mi | 2 / 90 |
The strongest 12 of 148, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Morris
The Storm Prediction Center has 72 hail reports within 10 miles of Morris since 1956, made on 49 separate days. Of these, 43 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on June 10, 2015. The most recent report is from May 7, 2024. May has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Morris
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Morris 1 NW, IL, 1 mile west of Morris at 524 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 16°F. July is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 38.7 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 20 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 127 nights a year. Snowfall averages 24.7 inches a year, most of it in February. That 38.7 inches is more than at 52 of the 146 Illinois stations used on this site (36%). Coal City, 9 miles southeast, has its own station (Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, IL): 37.5 inches a year, 1.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 16 | 2.1 | 5 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 36 | 19 | 1.8 | 4 | 7.5 |
| Mar | 48 | 29 | 2.2 | 5 | 2.9 |
| Apr | 61 | 40 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.5 |
| May | 72 | 51 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 61 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 65 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 63 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 55 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 43 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 49 | 32 | 2.5 | 5 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 37 | 22 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.3 |
| Year | 60 | 41 | 38.7 | 70 | 24.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Morris 1 NW, IL (524 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 Morris
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 179 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Morris: 146 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 floods, 10 heavy rain events, 7 flash floods and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $13.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 30, 2014. Of the 547 Illinois cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 70 have had fewer than Morris.
May 31, 2000: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Morris — 2 injured, $100,000 damage.
September 15, 2008: flood 1 mile from the centre of Morris — $3.0 million damage.
NWS: “84 feet at Morris on the 16th. In Morris, flood waters inundated large areas near the river including the public works facilities and sewage treatment facilities.”
August 24, 2007: flood in Morris — $2.6 million damage.
NWS: “Following a week of heavy rainfall and a storm event rainfall of nearly five inches, significant flooding occurred in the northern two thirds of Grundy County on August 24th, as runoff worked it's way to ditches and streams that quickly overtopped their banks, followed by flooding along larger streams and the Illinois…”
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 Morris's ZIP code 60450 have filed 203 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $4.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Mid-spring storms in 2013: 49 claims (24% of all) and $1.5 million, then Flooding in 1985 with 45 and Hurricane Ike in 2008 with 30. 62% 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, 266 have fewer than Morris.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-spring storms2013 | 49 | $1.5 million |
| Flooding1985 | 45 | $496,000 |
| Hurricane Ike2008 | 30 | $821,000 |
Grundy County, which includes Morris, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 10 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 Grundy County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, hail and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $50.1 million a year, the 19th highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $22.2 million (44%), 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 Morris
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- Shorewood, IL14 mi
- Wilmington, IL14 mi
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- Marseilles, IL15 mi
- Elwood, IL16 mi
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