NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Stockton, 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 Stockton, Illinois since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 79 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 79
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Stockton
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Stockton; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 10 miles away. Of the 548 Illinois cities on this site, 57% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Stockton. The highest rating among the 79 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 8, 1988, came within 19 miles. Of the 79, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 36 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 29. The most recent tornado was on July 15, 2024. Of the 548 Illinois cities, 94% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Stockton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 43 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 548 Illinois cities, 87% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Stockton.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Stockton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Stockton: 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 Stockton
By decade
- 2020s13
- 2010s11
- 2000s12
- 1990s13
- 1980s5(1 EF3+)
- 1970s8
- 1960s12(2 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1988 | F3 | 19 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 16, 1967 | F3 | 13 mi | 27.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 24, 1967 | F3 | 16 mi | 7.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | EF2 | 4 mi | 15.41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | EF2 | 24 mi | 6.87 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 2013 | EF2 | 14 mi | 6.6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 1, 2007 | EF2 | 23 mi | 3.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1998 | F2 | 24 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Sep 9, 1970 | F2 | 18 mi | 14.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 1969 | F2 | 20 mi | 10.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1969 | F2 | 25 mi | 24.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 1967 | F2 | 5 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 79, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Stockton
The Storm Prediction Center has 43 hail reports within 10 miles of Stockton since 1974, made on 25 separate days. Of these, 21 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on July 24, 2009. The most recent report is from May 7, 2024. May has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Stockton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Stockton 3 NNE, IL, 4 miles northeast of Stockton at 970 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 12°F. June is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 38.6 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 8 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 143 nights a year. Snowfall averages 35.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 38.6 inches is more than at 48 of the 146 Illinois stations used on this site (33%). Mount Carroll, 17 miles south, has its own station (Mt Carroll, IL): 40.3 inches a year, 1.7 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 12 | 1.2 | 3 | 10.7 |
| Feb | 32 | 16 | 1.5 | 4 | 8.1 |
| Mar | 45 | 27 | 2.2 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Apr | 59 | 37 | 3.9 | 7 | 1.3 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 79 | 59 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 61 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 59 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 51 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 62 | 40 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 46 | 29 | 2.3 | 5 | 2.1 |
| Dec | 33 | 18 | 1.7 | 4 | 8.0 |
| Year | 58 | 38 | 38.6 | 69 | 35.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Stockton 3 NNE, IL (970 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 Stockton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 119 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Stockton: 98 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 84 mph, on July 15, 2024. July has had the most flash floods, 9 of 17. Of the 547 Illinois cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 278 have had fewer than Stockton.
July 18, 2007: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Stockton — 1 injured, $25,000 damage.
NWS: “Winds estimated to be 70 mph blew down trees and power lines. Several trees fell onto some houses.”
February 11, 1999: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Stockton — 1 injured.
April 5, 2010: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Stockton — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “More than half the homes in Woodbine, IL suffered some degree of damage as severe storms moved through the area around 1125 pm April 5. Most of the damage was from downed trees and limbs.”
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
Jo Daviess County, which includes Stockton, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 3 severe storms, 3 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 26, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jo Daviess County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.6 million a year, the 57th highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.0 million (51%), 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 Stockton
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- Mount Carroll, IL17 mi
- Savanna, IL18 mi
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- Lanark, IL19 mi
- Galena, IL19 mi
- Freeport, IL20 mi
- Darlington, WI24 mi
- Bellevue, IA24 mi
- Argyle, WI25 mi
- Thomson, IL26 mi
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