NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Vienna, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Vienna, Illinois since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Olga in 2019. Since 1950, 99 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 13 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 99
- EF3 or stronger
- 13
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
27 deaths in all
What the records show for Vienna
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Vienna; the strongest was Olga in 2019, a tropical storm with 43 mph winds when its centre crossed the city. The record near Vienna begins with an unnamed storm in 1915; the most recent system was Olga in 2019. Vienna has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 62% of the 548 Illinois cities on this site. The highest rating among the 99 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on May 16, 2025, came within 16 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 29, 1982, killed 10 people. Of the 99, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 67 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 28. The most recent tornado was on May 20, 2025. Of the 548 Illinois cities, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Vienna. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 68 times since 1975, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 548 Illinois cities, 68% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Vienna.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Vienna
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | overhead | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Vienna: 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 Vienna
By decade
- 2020s18(2 EF3+)
- 2010s30(2 EF3+)
- 2000s19(4 EF3+)
- 1990s9(1 EF3+)
- 1980s5(1 EF3+)
- 1970s10(1 EF3+)
- 1960s3
- 1950s5(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1982 | F4 | 21 mi | 17 mi | 10 / 181 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF4 | 23 mi | 26.09 mi | 8 / 108 |
| May 6, 2003 | F4 | 8 mi | 33 mi | 2 / 33 |
| May 16, 2025 | EF4 | 16 mi | 16.28 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF3 | 22 mi | 42.5 mi | 3 / 34 |
| Apr 21, 1972 | F3 | 21 mi | 0.3 mi | 3 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F3 | 7 mi | 19.3 mi | 1 / 10 |
| May 26, 2024 | EF3 | 12 mi | 4.87 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 22, 2006 | F3 | 14 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F3 | 10 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 19, 1991 | F3 | 21 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 16 |
| Jun 12, 1958 | F3 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 99, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Vienna
The Storm Prediction Center has 68 hail reports within 10 miles of Vienna since 1975, made on 57 separate days. Of these, 35 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on June 18, 2004. The most recent report is from July 19, 2023. April has the most reports, 18.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Vienna
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dixon Springs Agric Ctr, IL, 12 miles east of Vienna at 527 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 43°F and 26°F. May is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.6 inches; the year adds up to 50.6 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 47 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 80 nights a year. Snowfall averages 7.2 inches a year, most of it in February. That 50.6 inches is more than at 144 of the 146 Illinois stations used on this site (99%). Goreville, 10 miles northwest, has its own station (Anna 2 NNE, IL): 51.1 inches a year, 0.5 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 26 | 3.8 | 6 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 49 | 29 | 3.6 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Mar | 59 | 37 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 70 | 46 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 56 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 63 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 67 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 65 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 58 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 46 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 57 | 37 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 46 | 29 | 4.2 | 6 | 1.4 |
| Year | 68 | 46 | 50.6 | 73 | 7.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dixon Springs Agric Ctr, IL (527 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 Vienna
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 87 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Vienna: 74 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 floods, 3 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 25, 2011.
July 7, 2016: flood 1 mile from the centre of Vienna — 1 killed, 1 injured, $15,000 damage.
NWS: “Just northwest of Vienna, an elderly lady drowned after her vehicle was driven into a flooded creek. The 75-year-old woman died after her family drove off a section of the road that was covered in floodwater from Dutchman Creek.”
July 8, 2022: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Vienna — 1 injured, $30,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees were snapped in the Buncombe area, and large limbs were downed. A few miles southwest of Buncombe, one person was injured after a tree fell onto their vehicle while driving on Route 146.”
June 2, 2000: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Vienna — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
NWS: “Large tree limbs were blown down, knocking down some power lines. One person who was injured by a falling tree limb was taken to a hospital.”
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
Johnson County, which includes Vienna, has been named in 7 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 1 flood, 1 hurricane, 1 severe storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 26, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Johnson County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.9 million a year, the 69th highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.2 million (27%), 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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