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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 62218

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 62218 from March 4, 1976 through April 2, 2025, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
6
Wind Reports
20
Tornado Reports
2
Max Hail Size
1.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 62218 · 1976–present Updated  Daily · last Apr 2, 2025

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 62218

6 reports
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1.75″ hail
Apr 25, 2012
11:50 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: .45 NNE Bartelso, IL
1.00″ hail
Apr 5, 2009
10:15 AM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Bartelso, IL
0.88″ hail
Apr 7, 2006
12:50 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Bartelso, IL
0.75″ hail
Jun 6, 2005
12:45 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Amateur radio spotters reported 3/4 inch hail.
NWS Hail Report Location: Bartelso, IL
0.88″ hail
Jul 22, 2004
5:43 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 S Germantown, IL
0.88″ hail
Jul 22, 2004
4:28 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Storm spotters reported nickel size hail south of Germantown.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 S Germantown, IL
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near ZIP 62218

20 reports
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UNK mph
Apr 2, 2025
10:21 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Bartelso, IL
UNK mph
Jun 28, 2018
11:23 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 4 TO 5 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: Bartelso, IL
UNK mph
Jul 13, 2016
9:20 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
NWS Wind Report Location: Bartelso, IL
70 mph
Sep 10, 2015
7:23 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds uprooted several large trees as well as numerous tree limbs between Bartelso and Kaskaskia River.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.51 NNW Bartelso, IL
64 mph
Jul 8, 2012
3:30 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A small microburst flattened portions of a corn field about a mile north of Bartelso. Also, a few nearby trees were uprooted and several large tree branches were blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.43 N Bartelso, IL
64 mph
Jun 21, 2011
2:52 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew some shingles off of a roof and blew down a section of fence in town. The winds also blew down a hay shed into a nearby pond.
NWS Wind Report Location: .45 N Bartelso, IL
70 mph
Feb 28, 2011
12:10 AM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew down a barn and snapped several power poles.
NWS Wind Report Location: .36 NE Bartelso, IL
60 mph
Aug 5, 2008
6:35 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs from Germantown to Bartelso. A few of the tree limbs fell onto cars causing minor damage.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Germantown, IL
64 mph
Jun 6, 2008
3:30 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and numerous tree limbs in Germantown and just east of Beckemeyer. One of the trees fell onto an occupied vehicle in Germantown causing major damage. Fortunately, the driver was not injured. A small porch roof on a mobile home in Germantown was lifted up over the mobile home and landed against the neighboring mobile home. Also, several power lines were blown down east of Beckemeyer on Pipeline Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: W Germantown, IL
75 mph
Jul 21, 2006
11:05 AM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Another swath of downburst winds caused crop and tree damage from Bartelso to the Clinton/Washington County line. Some of the fallen trees caused minor to moderate damage to several homes in Bartelso. Also, two silos south of Bartelso were damaged.
NWS Wind Report Location: Bartelso, IL
69 mph
Jul 21, 2006
10:55 AM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down, blocking Illinois Route 161 southeast of Germantown.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SE Germantown, IL
59 mph
Jul 22, 2004
5:43 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 S Germantown, IL
63 mph
Jul 5, 2004
8:50 AM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Bartelso, IL
63 mph
May 17, 1999
2:15 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Germantown, IL
69 mph
Jun 18, 1998
9:30 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Bartelso, IL
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 62218

2 reports
F0 category
Jun 10, 2003
5:30 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado caused brief damage to a farmstead over south-central Clinton County Illinois. The tornado occurred 4 miles south of Germantown Illinois in the Santa Fe flood plain along and north of the Kaskaskia River. A barn, machine shed, and silo sustained the greatest degree of damage while there was minor damage to the farm home. Debris from the farmstead was thrown from 200 yards to 1.4 mile northeast. This tornado occurred approximately 2.0 miles to the east-northeast of another tornado that hit the area on April 4, 2003.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 S Germantown, IL
F1 category
Apr 4, 2003
4:08 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 62218
Clinton County · 12,685 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado caused sporadic damage as it traveled through bottom land near the Kaskaskia River south and southeast of Bartelso. Two well built farm buildings were destroyed by the tornado, one south and the other southeast of Bartelso. Trees were also downed and mangled by the tornado.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 S Bartelso, IL
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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U.S. Census Data · ZIP Code

ZIP 62218 area census snapshot

People & households
Population1,997
Households770
Housing units793
Income
Median household income$93,636
$100k+ households52.9%
$150k+ households15.8%
Housing stock
Single-family detached739
Attached single-family30
Small multifamily17
Large multifamily0
Mobile homes7
Housing mix
Single-family share93.2%
Attached-home share3.8%
Multifamily share2.1%
Mobile-home share0.9%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied717
Renter-occupied53
Vacant units23
Home value & age
Median home value$197,300
Owner homes $300k+25.9%
Owner homes $500k+4.6%
Owner homes $750k+0.4%
Median year built1988
Older-home share36.4%
Vehicle context
Households with cars763
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 62218 have on record?

Our records show 6 hail, 20 wind, and 2 tornado reports in and near ZIP 62218, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on April 2, 2025.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 62218?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 62218 is 1.75″. It was reported near .45 NNE Bartelso, IL on April 25, 2012.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 62218 — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves ZIP 62218 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 62218 — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a ZIP 62218 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 62218 — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific ZIP 62218 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 62218 — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in and around ZIP 62218, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 62218, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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