NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Newark, 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 Newark, Illinois since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 150 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 150
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
35 deaths in all
What the records show for Newark
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Newark; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 70 miles away. Of the 548 Illinois cities on this site, 57% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Newark. The strongest of the 150 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on August 28, 1990; its path came within 14 miles, and it killed 29 people. Of the 150, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 87 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 39. The most recent tornado was on March 19, 2025. Newark has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 60% of the 548 Illinois cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 55 times since 1956, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Of the 548 Illinois cities, 78% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Newark.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Newark
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Newark: 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 Newark
By decade
- 2020s37(1 EF3+)
- 2010s30(2 EF3+)
- 2000s20
- 1990s9(2 EF3+)
- 1980s13(1 EF3+)
- 1970s23(4 EF3+)
- 1960s10(1 EF3+)
- 1950s8
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1990 | F5 | 14 mi | 16.4 mi | 29 / 350 |
| Jun 29, 1979 | F4 | 16 mi | 5.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF3 | 16 mi | 11.5 mi | 2 / 14 |
| Apr 27, 1984 | F3 | 11 mi | 9 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | EF3 | 23 mi | 17.6 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Jun 22, 2015 | EF3 | 17 mi | 16.26 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F3 | 23 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jun 30, 1977 | F3 | 18 mi | 6.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | F3 | 12 mi | 22.6 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 17, 1972 | F3 | 9 mi | 81.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F3 | 21 mi | 51.7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 12, 1965 | F2 | 10 mi | 35.9 mi | 2 / 90 |
The strongest 12 of 150, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Newark
The Storm Prediction Center has 55 hail reports within 10 miles of Newark since 1956, made on 37 separate days. Of these, 34 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on May 12, 2000. The most recent report is from June 24, 2024. June has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Newark
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Morris 1 NW, IL, 12 miles southeast of Newark 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%). Sheridan, 8 miles west, has its own station (Marseilles Lock, IL): 39.1 inches a year, 0.4 more than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 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 Newark
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 180 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Newark: 156 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 floods, 7 flash floods, 5 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 10, and the NWS estimated $99.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 83 mph, on June 23, 2010. September has had the most flash floods, 3 of 7. Of the 547 Illinois cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 70 have had fewer than Newark.
April 18, 2013: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Newark — 1 killed, $75.0 million damage.
September 14, 2008: flood 8 miles from the centre of Newark — 5 injured, $15,000 damage.
July 27, 2003: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Newark — 2 injured.
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 Newark's ZIP code 60541 have filed 12 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1984, and were paid $210,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 67% 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, 17 have fewer than Newark.
Kendall County, which includes Newark, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 snowstorms, 3 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 Kendall County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and inland flooding; Relatively Low for lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $74.8 million a year, the 14th highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $33.7 million (45%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Newark
- Sheridan, IL8 mi
- Yorkville, IL9 mi
- Sandwich, IL9 mi
- Plano, IL9 mi
- Somonauk, IL11 mi
- Morris, IL13 mi
- Minooka, IL13 mi
- Leland, IL15 mi
- Oswego, IL15 mi
- Seneca, IL15 mi
- Marseilles, IL16 mi
- Shorewood, IL17 mi
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