Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 62960

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Hail Report Description: Six miles north of Brookport, a farmer reported measuring a hailstone three inches in diameter. At Unionville, quarter-size hail was reported.

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Hail Report Description: Most of the hailstones were half-dollar size, but a number of stones measured 1.75 inches in diameter. Some dents were observed in vehicles.

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Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported. Most of the hail was pea to nickel size. Most of the hail reports were on the east side of town.

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Hail Report Description: Reported by Illinois State Police on Highway 145.

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Wind Report Description: Delayed report. A willow tree was uprooted on Oak Drive in Metropolis.

Wind Report Description: Healthy tree approximately 15 inches in diameter across Joppa Road. Took power lines down as well.

Wind Report Description: Large tree down. Also limbs down elsewhere in county. Measured gust 54 mph at Round Knob.

Wind Report Description: Trees down over road.

Wind Report Description: Trees and powerlines down blocking road.

Wind Report Description: Trees and powerlines down.

Wind Report Description: reports of trees and powerlines down.

Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 SE New Columbia. Large tree branches blown down. Several trees down.

Wind Report Description: Pole bent over.

Wind Report Description: Tree limb down on power lines.

Wind Report Description: Multiple tree branches scattered around... some large.

Wind Report Description: Tree blown down. Outbuildings lost.

Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 SE New Columbia. Large tree branches blown down. Several trees down.

Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN AT AIRPORT AND UPPER SALEM ROAD.

Wind Report Description: LARGE SECTION OF SHINGLES REMOVED ON A HOME. ESTIMATED AT LEAST 60 MPH WINDS.

Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN.

Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD ON US 45 AT MT MISSION RD.

Wind Report Description: REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN.

Wind Report Description: POWER LINES DOWN... POWER OUTAGES EAST HALF OF THE COUNTY AND DOWN TO THE METROPOLIS AREA. STRONG WINDS ALSO REPORTED ALONG 146 HIGHWAY IN POPE COUNTY.

Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN IN THE ROUND KNOB AREA. WINDS GUSTED TO OVER 60 MPH.

Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN AROUND MASSAC COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED.

Wind Report Description: A LARGE OAK TREE FELL ACROSS A DRIVEWAY 1 MILE SOUTH OF ROUND KNOB.

Wind Report Description: ROOF LIFTED OFF QUINT EXCAVATING ON WEST 10TH STREET.

Wind Report Description: TREE FELL ON A TRAILER.

Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN BLOCKING INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 145 AND COUNTRY CLUB ROAD...IN ADDITION TO ROSEBUD AND COMMER ROADS.

Wind Report Description: SHED UNDER CONSTRUCTION BLOWN DOWN. NUMBER OF TREES DOWN AS WELL.

Wind Report Description: BARN BLOWN DOWN ON HOLTKAMP ROAD NEAR CRESTWOOD ROAD EAST OF HWY 145. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE IN COUNTY. POWER POLES SNAPPED ON BOAZ ROAD SOUTH OF HWY 169. TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY INCLUDING ON OLD BOAZ ROAD. LATE REPORT. TIME APPROXIMATED BY RADAR.

Wind Report Description: DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES REPORTED.

Wind Report Description: ROOF OFF OF MAINTENANCE BUILDING. OTHER OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED.

Wind Report Description: OVER 30 TREES DOWN OR UPROOTED.

Wind Report Description: POWER POLES AND TREES SNAPPED. ROOF DAMAGE. .

Wind Report Description: POWER OUT AT HOSPITAL ADDITION.

Wind Report Description: SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES. SPOTTER REPORT OF 70 MPH WINDS IN METROPOLIS.

Wind Report Description: A large tree fell against a house, severely damaging trusses separating the front wall of the house from the side wall.

Wind Report Description: Numerous large trees were blown down. The most concentrated damage was between Joppa and U.S. Route 45 along County Road 900N. Snapped trees were up to two feet in diameter.

Wind Report Description: A church under construction was blown down. Most of the framing had been erected.

Wind Report Description: A severe storm crossed the Ohio River from Paducah, Kentucky. Numerous large tree limbs were blown down in Metropolis, from near Fort Massac State Park to a few miles north of Metropolis. The top of a pine tree fell onto a car. A few trees were uprooted. The damage path appeared to be several miles wide. One residence had shingles blown off the house.

Wind Report Description: The rubber roof was lifted from the county courthouse. The roof was partially removed from a second structure. Power lines were blown down. A large awning was blown off, and two plate glass windows were blown out in the downtown area. A trained spotter measured a wind gust to 68 mph.

Wind Report Description: A trained spotter estimated a wind gust to 65 mph.

Wind Report Description: In Metropolis, a window was blown out of a house. Power lines and tree limbs were blown down. An awning was torn off a cafe, and there was siding and gutter damage to houses. A large tree was down across a main street just north of town.

Wind Report Description: Several large trees were blown down, and tree tops were blown out. About half the city of Metropolis was reported to be out of power. The highest wind gusts were estimated near 60 mph. The tree damage area included Joppa, Metropolis, and the Midway area.

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Wind Report Description: A wind gust was measured to 60 mph.

Wind Report Description: A large tree was blown down by a measured wind gust of 60 mph.

Wind Report Description: A trained spotter measured a wind gust to 60 mph.

Wind Report Description: A barn was blown down. The barn was estimated to be about 70 years old. The barn was about 30 feet tall and likely contained a hay loft. Large tree limbs were blown down nearby. A nearby corn field was partially flattened.

Wind Report Description: A tree was blown down on a mobile home. A wind gust was measured to 63 mph.

Wind Report Description: Measured wind gusts from 60 to 65 mph persisted for several minutes.

Wind Report Description: A wind gust to 76 mph was measured near Round Knob. An estimated wind gust to 60 mph occurred in Metropolis.

Wind Report Description: At Round Knob, a wind gust to 62 mph was measured. There were numerous measured winds from 50 to 60 mph for an hour, along with heavy rain and three separate hail events. There was wind damage to siding and an exterior door of a house. A few trees were down in Metropolis. Scattered large tree limbs were blown down in the New Columbia and Big Bay areas.

Wind Report Description: A few miles north of Metropolis, a church steeple was blown off. The steeple was about three to four feet at the base and twelve feet in height. A trained spotter estimated 70 mph wind gusts in Metropolis. A house roof was damaged in Metropolis.

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Wind Report Description: A wind gust to 69 mph was measured on the north side of the city.

Wind Report Description: An old wood barn was blown down on Highway 145 a few miles north of the U.S. Highway 45 intersection.

Wind Report Description: In Metropolis, large tree limbs were blown down. A metal carport was blown over. A trained spotter measured a wind gust to 60 mph on the Interstate 24 bridge over the Ohio River. The most concentrated area of damage appeared to be on the north side of Metropolis, where numerous large limbs were down, some whole trees were uprooted, and sections of a large fence were blown down. On Interstate 24 at the Metropolis exit, a tractor-trailer rig hauling half of a mobile office was blown off the road. The half of the mobile office was destroyed.

Wind Report Description: This microburst was only about 0.3 miles long and 0.3 miles wide. A couple of large trees were uprooted. Five houses had roof damage, mainly to shingles. Tin on roofs of outbuildings curled up. One garage sustained minor roof and siding damage.

Wind Report Description: Approximately two dozen homes received minor damage. Shingles were torn off, and there was some damage to eaves. Windows and walls from a bath house were blown out and moved three feet. A metal storage trailer was separated from the foundation and moved 50 to 70 feet. One storage trailer was rolled on its side. Several sheds and barns were damaged or destroyed. Several trees were uprooted or snapped. The majority of the damage was observed within the first mile of the damage path. The path width of this microburst was about one-half mile.

Wind Report Description: High tension power lines were down along a side street. Wind gusts were estimated near 60 mph by law enforcement officers.

Wind Report Description: A microburst about three-quarters of a mile long and up to one-quarter mile wide occurred in a cornfield. A nearby barn sustained some damage.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down, mainly on the west side of town. One large tree limb landed on a house on U.S. Route 45. Another building was damaged by a downed large tree limb. Power lines were downed.

Wind Report Description: A wind gust to 58 MPH was measured at the riverfront in Metropolis. Numerous trees were down in Metropolis.

Wind Report Description: Power poles were down.

Wind Report Description: A wind gust to 59 MPH was measured at the Metropolis airport. In Metropolis, a construction trailer at the riverfront casino was blown over. A tree fell on a house on Route 145. Trees and power lines were down east of Metropolis.

Wind Report Description: A microburst with wind speeds of 60-70 mph damaged a one-block area at 4th and Ferry Streets in downtown Metropolis. One brick wall of a large commercial structure crumbled, and the roof was damaged. The structure, which was built in 1867, was damaged beyond repair and torn down. An adjacent store suffered roof damage. A building across the street received some roof damage, and a window was blown out. A nearby church received roof damage. A carport was blown into a church.

Wind Report Description: Trees were down across North Avenue.

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Wind Report Description: Numerous large trees were blown down. Four telephone poles were broken. Minor damage occurred to less than a dozen homes. Nearly the exact same locations were struck by a considerably more destructive tornado about 48 hours later, on May 6.

Wind Report Description: A thunderstorm downburst struck a small area on the east side of Metropolis. About 10 trees were blown down, including one that fell on a house and another on power lines. A carport was blown about 100 feet into some woods. A sign was damaged at a car dealership.

Wind Report Description: Trees were down across the county, including some which fell across roads. Near Joppa, a roof was blown off a barn, and utility poles were snapped. Roads were cleared of trees within 6 hours.

Wind Report Description: Trees were down near Midway and Devers Road.

Wind Report Description: Shingles were blown off a house, and the porch was damaged.

Wind Report Description: Tree limbs were down countywide.

Wind Report Description: An observer in a local rainfall reporting network observed large tree limbs down.

Wind Report Description: Scattered trees and power lines were blown down.

Wind Report Description: A thunderstorm downburst with winds estimated near 100 MPH damaged roofs and metal barns. Scattered trees were down, along with some power lines. Most of the homes in the path of the downburst sustained only minor roof damage. The most severely damaged house had its roof peeled back and thrown 200 yards into a field. The path of the microburst was about 1 mile wide and at least 2.5 miles long.

Wind Report Description: A mobile home was overturned, injuring an elderly female inside. The victim was trapped inside her home for about 20 minutes until fire officials cut an opening to reach her. She was treated and released from a local hospital with bruises and scratches. The trailer was tied down with anchors. In addition, a shed and home in the nearby area sustained damage. Numerous trees were down. The damage path appeared to cross Interstate 24 midway between Metropolis and Round Knob.

Wind Report Description: An off-duty meteorologist estimated gusts to 60 MPH on the east edge of Metropolis.

Wind Report Description: A tree 2 to 3 feet in diameter fell on a house. Two trailers were damaged by wind.

Wind Report Description: Tree limbs and power lines were down. A gust to 57 MPH was measured.

Wind Report Description: Large tree limbs were down.

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Tornado Report Description: EF-0 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS AROUND 85 MPH. PATH LENGTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES... LIFTING ROUGHLY 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF METROPOLIS NEAR LOVERKAMP ROAD. NUMEROUS BUILDINGS WITH SHINGLE DAMAGE WERE SEEN AS WELL AS LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN WITH BRADFORD PEAR TREES SNAPPED.

Tornado Report Description: EF-0 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF 65 MPH BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN. SNAPPED A CEDAR TREE ALONG WITH SHINGLE DAMAGE TO RESIDENCE AND BROKE LIMBS OFF SEVERAL TREES. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. PATH LENGTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS WITH MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 10 YARDS.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado crossed the Ohio River from McCracken County, Kentucky. The tornado crossed U.S. Highway 45 before it lifted near the airport. Trees were uprooted and snapped. Barns and sheds were damaged or destroyed. The average path width was 125 yards. Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado began along the Ohio River, where power poles were damaged at a barge-loading facility. Further east along the track, the roof was blown off a trailer, and some roof and utility pole damage occurred at an industrial complex. Portable buildings were destroyed and a trailer was overturned just east of the industrial complex. On the north end of Metropolis, several trees were blown down. There was tree damage to at least one garage, two homes, and two vehicles. There was minor roof damage to two other homes. Several utility poles were snapped. Near Interstate 24, part of the metal roof was torn off a large building in an industrial park. One trailer was overturned. One barn was heavily damaged. Peak winds were estimated near 110 mph. The average path width was 225 yards.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado, which contained peak winds near 160 MPH, struck between Joppa and the Metropolis airport. The damage path started about a mile from the Ohio River, where F-1 winds uprooted numerous trees. As the tornado crossed U.S. Highway 45 near Joppa Road, a barn was destroyed. The tornado then strengthened to F-3 intensity, destroying a log home. The roof and an exterior wall of the well-constructed log home were blown about one-half mile. Another house nearby sustained major damage. Four mobile homes were destroyed, along with garages and outbuildings. Part of a double wide mobile home blew into a church sanctuary. Six vehicles were tossed up to 100 yards. At least one of the vehicles landed in a pond. The only two persons injured were residents of a destroyed mobile home. The worst of the injuries was a broken arm. Hundreds of trees were broken or uprooted, and numerous trees fell on cars. Numerous power poles were downed. A seriously injured dog was found in a ditch one quarter mile away. The most intense damage, where vehicles were tossed, occurred about two-thirds of the way along the damage path near Red Oak Road. The tornado was witnessed by the general public. The average path width was 100 yards.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado was near its maximum F-4 intensity as it crossed the Pulaski County line into western Massac County near the community of Hillerman. Estimated winds of 210 MPH disintegrated mobile homes and levelled several modern frame homes. One frame house was swept clean off its foundation, with only the roof left intact in a creek about 200 yards away. Many vehicles were lifted, rolled, or thrown up to 100 yards or more. Numerous cases of missiling were observed, including glass embedded in trees. Tree destruction in forested areas was nearly complete, and a few trees were debarked. The only fatality in Massac County was a 65-year-old female who was killed when her mobile home disintegrated. The official cause of death was blunt trauma to the head. She was found in a water-filled ravine about 100 yards from the former site of her mobile home. The frame of the mobile home was wrapped around the trunks of two trees that were stripped of all their limbs. Most of the levelled frame homes were concentrated on Boaz Road and Rolling Hills Road, in or near Hillerman. After passing through Hillerman, the tornado overturned dozens of railroad cars of a train just west of the Mermet Lake Conservation Area, which is off U.S. Route 45. The Mermet Lake Conservation Area was extensively damaged. An estimated 300 acres of forest were destroyed, boat docks were destroyed, and bathing facilities were destroyed. Dozens of waterfowl were found dead. After destroying additional residences and high tension power lines, the tornado crossed Interstate 24 near mile marker 28, about a mile south of the New Columbia exit. Tractor-trailer rigs and a tour bus were overturned on the interstate, injuring the drivers. The interstate was closed due to grain bins, tree limbs, and some building debris on the highway. Additional residences were destroyed between the interstate and the Pope County line. The tornado crossed into Pope County near where Illinois Route 145 crosses the county line. In Massac County, a total of 15 single-family houses and 13 mobile homes were destroyed. About 20 other single-family houses and 15 mobile homes received major damage. Several dozen other residences had some type of minor damage. Numerous vehicles and farming implements were destroyed, including combines. About 20 persons were injured in Massac County, but only one or two were hospitalized in serious or critical condition. Most of the injuries involved lacerations, bruises, broken bones, and internal injuries. Near Hillerman, a deputy sheriff escaped unhurt after his patrol car was thrown about 50 yards and struck by a flying tree and telephone pole.

Tornado Report Description: A weak tornado briefly touched down in the vicinity of U.S. 45 between Joppa and Metropolis. The tornado occurred just outside of a coal terminal. A 9-by-9 foot guard shack on the coal terminal property was destroyed when the roof was blown off followed by the walls collapsing. A guard inside the shack was treated at a hospital for cuts caused by flying glass. A house across the street had very minor structural damage on its east side, with debris blown from the north to the west side of the house. The tornado was likely at tree-top level. A coal terminal worker reported seeing a "funnel." This tornado was associated with a severe thunderstorm complex that originated over the Mississippi River counties of western Kentucky and moved northeast.