NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Silvis, 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 Silvis, Illinois since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 181 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 181
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Silvis
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Silvis; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 37 miles away. Of the 548 Illinois cities on this site, 57% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Silvis. The highest rating among the 181 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 8 times; the most recent, on May 9, 1995, came within 24 miles. Of the 181, 15 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 102 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 49. The most recent tornado was on July 11, 2025. Silvis has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 84% of the 548 Illinois cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 235 times since 1956, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Silvis has more hail reports within 10 miles than 91% of the 548 Illinois cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Silvis
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Silvis: 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 Silvis
By decade
- 2020s43
- 2010s40
- 2000s19
- 1990s29(2 EF3+)
- 1980s12(1 EF3+)
- 1970s19(3 EF3+)
- 1960s15(2 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 1995 | F3 | 24 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 10 mi | 15.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 8, 1988 | F3 | 22 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1978 | F3 | 18 mi | 6.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1974 | F3 | 16 mi | 48.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 13, 1974 | F3 | 13 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | F3 | 4 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F3 | 20 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | EF2 | 12 mi | 7.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | EF2 | 16 mi | 2.79 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | EF2 | 3 mi | 0.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF2 | 22 mi | 9.32 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 181, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Silvis
The Storm Prediction Center has 235 hail reports within 10 miles of Silvis since 1956, made on 115 separate days. Of these, 145 were 1 inch across or larger, and 16 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 4 days, most recently April 20, 2023. The most recent report is from April 17, 2025. April has the most reports, 63.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Silvis
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Le Claire L&D 14, IA, 5 miles north of Silvis at 577 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 14°F. May is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.5 inches; the year adds up to 37.2 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 18 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 126 nights a year. That 37.2 inches is more than at 18 of the 146 Illinois stations used on this site (12%). Coal Valley, 4 miles south, has its own station (Moline Quad City International Airport, IL): 38.2 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 14 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Feb | 35 | 18 | 1.6 | 4 |
| Mar | 47 | 28 | 2.6 | 5 |
| Apr | 61 | 40 | 3.8 | 7 |
| May | 72 | 52 | 4.8 | 8 |
| Jun | 82 | 62 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Jul | 85 | 66 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Aug | 83 | 64 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Sep | 77 | 56 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Oct | 64 | 44 | 2.6 | 5 |
| Nov | 48 | 31 | 2.1 | 5 |
| Dec | 36 | 21 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Year | 60 | 41 | 37.2 | 67 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Le Claire L&D 14, IA (577 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 Silvis
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 423 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Silvis: 319 thunderstorm wind reports, 51 flash floods, 46 floods, 4 heavy rain events and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 3 people and injured 17, and the NWS estimated $8.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 3, 2025. July has had the most flash floods, 19 of 51. Of the 547 Illinois cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 486 have had fewer than Silvis.
July 21, 2008: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Silvis — 2 killed, 4 injured.
June 21, 1997: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Silvis — 1 killed, 2 injured.
June 18, 2010: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Silvis — 3 injured, $20,000 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
Rock Island County, which includes Silvis, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane, 1 severe storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 26, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Rock Island County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $45.4 million a year, the 23rd highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $16.6 million (36%), 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.