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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 62617

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 62617 from January 24, 1967 through May 5, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
6
Wind Reports
8
Tornado Reports
6
Max Hail Size
1.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 62617 · 1967–present Updated  Daily · last May 5, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 62617

6 reports
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1.00″ hail
May 5, 2026
3:30 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Relayed from broadcast media.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 S Bath, IL
1.75″ hail
Apr 4, 2003
6:55 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 62617
Clay County · 4,517 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 N Louisville, IL
0.75″ hail
Jun 1, 1999
5:40 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Bath, IL
1.75″ hail
Apr 7, 1998
3:25 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 S Bath, IL
1.75″ hail
May 6, 1986
3:55 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, IL
1.00″ hail
May 6, 1986
2:45 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, 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 62617

8 reports
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UNK mph
Jun 28, 2018
8:57 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE BLOWN DOWN
NWS Wind Report Location: Bath, IL
58 mph
Jul 17, 2001
2:58 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Six to eight power poles were blown down .
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SE Bath, IL
60 mph
Jul 17, 2001
2:48 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62617
Fulton County · 13,850 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, including some that were over two feet in diameter at the Anderson Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area. Some buildings sustained minor damage due to the fallen trees.
NWS Wind Report Location: 9 ESE Astoria, IL
58 mph
Jun 14, 2001
5:50 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several large trees were blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Bath, IL
81 mph
Aug 12, 1999
6:38 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: As a line of severe thunderstorms moved through Mason County, numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down. Also, thousands of acres of corn were laid down. At the intersection of Route 97 and the Bath blacktop, a tree was blown over onto a van trapping its occupants. They were freed by rescue crews and sustained no injuries. In the Sanganois conservation area, another car was trapped by a fallen tree, but there were no injuries. Damage to the crops was estimated around $12.3 million.
NWS Wind Report Location: Bath, IL
60 mph
Jun 1, 1999
5:10 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: As a bow echo moved east across Mason County, numerous trees were blown down. Some of the trees caused minor structural damage. Also, a roof was lifted off of a house and an old drive-in movie screen was blown over. Five miles west of Manito, several power lines and trees were blown down in the Woodland Estates Subdivision. Several homes sustained minor damage from the fallen trees. A 60 mph wind gust was reported in Bath. Damage in Mason County due to the thunderstorm winds was estimated around $200,000.
NWS Wind Report Location: Bath, IL
60 mph
Jul 24, 1996
11:55 AM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Snicarte, IL
UNK mph
Jun 16, 1977
2:45 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, 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 62617

6 reports
UNK category
Apr 21, 2026
12:56 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: EF1... peak wind speed 105 mph... path length 31.85 miles. This long track tornado spanned nearly the entire width of Mason County... starting in Bath and ending just across the Logan County line in San Jose. In Bath... a few walls collapsed. Along the path... a number of irrigation pivots were overturned... and trees were snapped. Grain bins were destroyed along Peterville Rd east of state highway 97... along with near the intersection of 1300N and 2600E. Some of the greatest damage was in San Jose... where several huge trees were snapped.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Bath, IL
EF0 category
Sep 10, 2015
3:45 PM CST-6
Tornado report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down 3.5 miles southwest of Kilbourne at 4:45 PM CDT. It then tracked southeastward across East County Road 400N and quickly dissipated 3.4 miles southwest of Kilbourne at 4:46 PM CDT. One home sustained shingle and siding damage and had tree branches blown through a few windows. In addition, numerous power lines were knocked down in the area.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3.52 SW Kilbourne, IL
F1 category
Apr 7, 1998
3:35 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down on the south side of town and moved north. A frame house received damage to the middle part of the roof and an unattached garage was destroyed. The garage debris was deposited on a neighbor's roof. The tornado continued north through town, snapping off telephone poles and took half the roof off of another house. Debris from this roof was thrown half a mile and landed next to the Illinois River. Exterior walls of this house were also buckled inward up to three feet. Another unattached garage was destroyed, part of the roof of the Bath Firehouse was torn off, and numerous 3 to 4 foot diameter trees were uprooted. Several more homes and businesses sustained minor damage with siding, shingle, and fence damage before the tornado lifted and dissipated. In Bath, nine homes were severely damaged with a total of 43 homes receiving some kind of damage. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Bath, IL
F2 category
Apr 19, 1996
5:07 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Bath, IL
F0 category
Nov 18, 1985
3:58 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, IL
F3 category
Jan 24, 1967
5:30 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 62617
Mason County · 5,962 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, 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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ZIP 62617 area census snapshot

People & households
Population542
Households285
Housing units383
Income
Median household income$56,250
$100k+ households28.8%
$150k+ households12.6%
Housing stock
Single-family detached348
Attached single-family0
Small multifamily0
Large multifamily0
Mobile homes35
Housing mix
Single-family share90.9%
Attached-home share--
Multifamily share--
Mobile-home share9.1%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied259
Renter-occupied26
Vacant units98
Home value & age
Median home value$78,800
Owner homes $300k+2.7%
Owner homes $500k+2.7%
Owner homes $750k+--
Median year built1972
Older-home share69.5%
Vehicle context
Households with cars283
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 62617 have on record?

Our records show 6 hail, 8 wind, and 6 tornado reports in and near ZIP 62617, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on May 5, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 62617?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 62617 is 1.75″. It was reported near Louisville, IL on April 4, 2003.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 62617 — 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 62617 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 62617 — 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 62617 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 62617 — 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 62617 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 62617 — 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 62617, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 62617, 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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