NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit West Dundee, 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 West Dundee, Illinois since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 140 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 140
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
35 deaths in all
What the records show for West Dundee
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed West Dundee; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 58 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 West Dundee. The highest rating among the 140 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on September 28, 1972, came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 21, 1967, killed 24 people. Of the 140, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 69 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 28. The most recent tornado was on March 14, 2025. West Dundee has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 53% of the 548 Illinois cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 206 times since 1961, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). West Dundee has more hail reports within 10 miles than 81% of the 548 Illinois cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near West Dundee
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in West Dundee: 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 West Dundee
By decade
- 2020s51
- 2010s5
- 2000s13
- 1990s11
- 1980s5
- 1970s23(2 EF3+)
- 1960s21(3 EF3+)
- 1950s11
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1967 | F4 | 19 mi | 25.5 mi | 24 / 450 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | F4 | 9 mi | 9.1 mi | 6 / 75 |
| Apr 21, 1967 | F4 | 4 mi | 8.8 mi | 1 / 100 |
| Sep 28, 1972 | F4 | 25 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | F3 | 23 mi | 22.6 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | F2 | 23 mi | 15.1 mi | 2 / 66 |
| Jun 9, 1966 | F2 | 18 mi | 2.5 mi | 1 / 30 |
| Oct 8, 1958 | F2 | 20 mi | 81 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jul 16, 1980 | F2 | 12 mi | 1.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1978 | F2 | 7 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F2 | 24 mi | 4.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 17, 1975 | F2 | 15 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 140, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in West Dundee
The Storm Prediction Center has 206 hail reports within 10 miles of West Dundee since 1961, made on 104 separate days. Of these, 117 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 20, 2013. The most recent report is from August 16, 2025. April has the most reports, 48.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in West Dundee
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Elgin, IL, 3 miles south of West Dundee at 763 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 14°F. May is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 39.9 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 139 nights a year. Snowfall averages 32.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 39.9 inches is more than at 77 of the 146 Illinois stations used on this site (53%). Fox River Grove, 7 miles northeast, has its own station (Barrington 3SW, IL): 40.7 inches a year, 0.8 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 14 | 2.0 | 5 | 9.5 |
| Feb | 34 | 17 | 1.9 | 5 | 8.0 |
| Mar | 46 | 26 | 2.4 | 6 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 59 | 37 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.8 |
| May | 70 | 48 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 58 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 63 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 61 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 53 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 41 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 48 | 30 | 2.7 | 6 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 36 | 20 | 2.2 | 5 | 8.7 |
| Year | 59 | 39 | 39.9 | 74 | 32.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Elgin, IL (763 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 West Dundee
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 406 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of West Dundee: 322 thunderstorm wind reports, 31 floods, 27 flash floods, 14 heavy rain events and 12 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $57.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on May 12, 2004. June has had the most flash floods, 7 of 27. Of the 547 Illinois cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 377 have had fewer than West Dundee.
July 24, 2010: flood 8 miles from the centre of West Dundee — 1 killed.
July 20, 2013: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of West Dundee — 1 injured.
July 23, 2011: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of West Dundee — $20.0 million 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
Flood insurance policyholders in West Dundee's ZIP code 60118 have filed 54 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $295,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2007, with 17. 9% 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, 171 have fewer than West Dundee.
Kane County, which includes West Dundee, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 11 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 Kane County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $198.1 million a year, the 5th highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $99.0 million (50%), 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 West Dundee
- Carpentersville, IL2 mi
- Gilberts, IL4 mi
- Elgin, IL5 mi
- Algonquin, IL5 mi
- Lake In The Hills, IL7 mi
- Fox River Grove, IL7 mi
- South Elgin, IL8 mi
- Streamwood, IL8 mi
- Hoffman Estates, IL8 mi
- Barrington, IL8 mi
- Cary, IL8 mi
- Huntley, IL9 mi
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