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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 62830

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 62830 from December 18, 1957 through March 11, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
6
Wind Reports
14
Tornado Reports
1
Max Hail Size
1.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 62830 · 1957–present Updated  Daily · last Mar 11, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 62830

6 reports
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1.00″ hail
May 6, 2021
9:13 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 ESE Dix, IL
1.75″ hail
Apr 10, 2013
3:45 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A second round of large hail associated with another supercell lasted approximately three to four minutes, causing more damage to vinyl siding and screens. The large hail swath extended from several miles southwest of Dix across the Dix area.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 E Boyd, IL
1.00″ hail
Apr 10, 2013
3:29 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: There was minor damage to vinyl siding and screens on the south side of a house.
NWS Hail Report Location: NW Dix, IL
1.00″ hail
Jul 3, 2011
12:57 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: This hail occurred at the Dix exit on Interstate 57.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.29 WNW Dix, IL
1.75″ hail
Apr 24, 2002
2:26 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Dix, IL
1.00″ hail
Apr 21, 2002
2:35 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Dix, 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 62830

14 reports
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UNK mph
Mar 11, 2026
10:48 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several power outages reported near and east of Dix.
NWS Wind Report Location: Dix, IL
UNK mph
Jun 17, 2022
11:30 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE TREES DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: Dix, IL
UNK mph
Jul 23, 2017
9:33 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: POWER LINES DOWN AND TREE DAMAGE DUE TO HIGH WINDS IN THE DIX AREA.
NWS Wind Report Location: Dix, IL
75 mph
May 7, 2016
10:43 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER. WINDS ESTIMATED.
NWS Wind Report Location: Boyd, IL
UNK mph
Apr 26, 2016
9:00 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN
NWS Wind Report Location: Dix, IL
64 mph
Jul 3, 2011
12:57 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees were blown down, along with some branches and limbs.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Dix, IL
70 mph
Apr 19, 2011
8:00 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees and power lines were blown down. Doors were torn off pole barns. On Interstate 57, a semi was blown over at the 103 mile marker.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.11 WNW Dix, IL
70 mph
Apr 2, 2006
5:10 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: In Boyd, a small community northwest of Mount Vernon, a saw mill building collapsed, and surrounding outbuildings were destroyed. The outbuildings included a trailer and a garage. Three trees were snapped or uprooted, and a couple of utility poles were snapped. The damage was oriented from southwest to northeast. The damage path length was one-half to two-thirds of a mile. The path width was about 300 yards. A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service indicated a microburst with peak winds near 70 MPH caused the damage in Boyd. In the city of Mount Vernon, numerous trees were blown down, including three that landed on houses and one on a vehicle. Streets on the north side of town were blocked by trees. In Dix, the roof was partially torn off a building.
NWS Wind Report Location: Boyd, IL
58 mph
Jun 10, 2003
6:01 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several trees and power lines were blown down in Mount Vernon. One of the trees landed on a vehicle. Trees and antennas were blown down in Dix.
NWS Wind Report Location: Dix, IL
58 mph
Aug 18, 2001
6:25 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several large tree limbs were blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Dix, IL
60 mph
Jun 29, 1998
7:10 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Numerous trees and power lines were down in northern parts of the county.
NWS Wind Report Location: Dix, IL
60 mph
Jun 18, 1998
10:40 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down in the Dix area.
NWS Wind Report Location: Dix, IL
60 mph
May 22, 1998
5:21 AM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm winds downed trees.
NWS Wind Report Location: Dix, IL
UNK mph
Jun 9, 1974
3:40 AM CST
Wind report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 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 62830

1 reports
F2 category
Dec 18, 1957
3:45 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 62830
Jefferson County · 11,603 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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U.S. Census Data · ZIP Code

ZIP 62830 area census snapshot

People & households
Population1,369
Households596
Housing units653
Income
Median household income$61,296
$100k+ households39.3%
$150k+ households14.9%
Housing stock
Single-family detached353
Attached single-family0
Small multifamily4
Large multifamily88
Mobile homes206
Housing mix
Single-family share54.1%
Attached-home share--
Multifamily share14.1%
Mobile-home share31.6%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied466
Renter-occupied130
Vacant units57
Home value & age
Median home value$137,300
Owner homes $300k+10.9%
Owner homes $500k+2.2%
Owner homes $750k+--
Median year built1986
Older-home share38.7%
Vehicle context
Households with cars530
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 62830 have on record?

Our records show 6 hail, 14 wind, and 1 tornado reports in and near ZIP 62830, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on March 11, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 62830?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 62830 is 1.75″. It was reported near Boyd, IL on April 10, 2013.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 62830 — 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 62830 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 62830 — 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 62830 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 62830 — 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 62830 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 62830 — 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 62830, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 62830, 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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