NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mascoutah, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Mascoutah, Illinois since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Olga in 2019. Since 1950, 173 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 14 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 173
- EF3 or stronger
- 14
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
50 deaths in all
What the records show for Mascoutah
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Mascoutah; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 49 mph winds when its centre passed 1 mile away. The record near Mascoutah begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Olga in 2019, a tropical storm 66 miles away. Of the 5 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Mascoutah is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 548 Illinois cities on this site. The highest rating among the 173 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 5 times; the most recent, on November 17, 2013, came within 19 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on February 10, 1959, killed 21 people. Of the 173, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 85 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 49. The most recent tornado was on May 16, 2025. Mascoutah has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 77% of the 548 Illinois cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 127 times since 1955, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Mascoutah has more hail reports within 10 miles than 59% of the 548 Illinois cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Mascoutah
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 25 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 20 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Mascoutah: 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 Mascoutah
By decade
- 2020s29(1 EF3+)
- 2010s24(2 EF3+)
- 2000s32
- 1990s29
- 1980s12(4 EF3+)
- 1970s11(2 EF3+)
- 1960s15(1 EF3+)
- 1950s21(4 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 1959 | F4 | 23 mi | 23.9 mi | 21 / 345 |
| Feb 24, 1956 | F4 | 7 mi | 77.6 mi | 6 / 36 |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF4 | 19 mi | 10.59 mi | 2 / 2 |
| Apr 22, 2011 | EF4 | 24 mi | 21.3 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 3, 1981 | F4 | 24 mi | 11.9 mi | 0 / 32 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | EF3 | 23 mi | 4.22 mi | 6 / 1 |
| May 15, 1968 | F3 | 8 mi | 2 mi | 4 / 60 |
| Dec 2, 1982 | F3 | 6 mi | 10.5 mi | 2 / 0 |
| Dec 2, 1950 | F3 | 20 mi | 18 mi | 2 / 25 |
| Apr 5, 1958 | F3 | 5 mi | 60.5 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Nov 15, 1988 | F3 | 14 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1983 | F3 | 21 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 173, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Mascoutah
The Storm Prediction Center has 127 hail reports within 10 miles of Mascoutah since 1955, made on 83 separate days. Of these, 81 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 28, 2012. The most recent report is from March 14, 2025. May has the most reports, 35.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Mascoutah
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Belleville Siu Rsch, IL, 4 miles northwest of Mascoutah at 450 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 43°F and 24°F. May is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 43.4 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 53 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 94 nights a year. Snowfall averages 11.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 43.4 inches is more than at 117 of the 146 Illinois stations used on this site (80%). Aviston, 13 miles northeast, has its own station (Carlyle Rsvr, IL): 46.0 inches a year, 2.6 more than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 24 | 2.6 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Feb | 49 | 28 | 2.2 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 59 | 36 | 3.4 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 71 | 46 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 56 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 65 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 68 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 65 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 57 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 47 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 58 | 37 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 46 | 28 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.9 |
| Year | 69 | 46 | 43.4 | 71 | 11.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Belleville Siu Rsch, IL (450 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 Mascoutah
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 169 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mascoutah: 159 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 1 person and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $528,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 104 mph, on June 10, 2003. Of the 547 Illinois cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 107 have had fewer than Mascoutah.
May 11, 2015: flood 8 miles from the centre of Mascoutah — 1 killed.
March 14, 2025: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Mascoutah — 2 injured, $150,000 damage.
March 14, 2025: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Mascoutah — 2 injured, $35,000 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 Mascoutah's ZIP code 62258 have filed 15 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1995, and were paid $85,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 47% 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, 43 have fewer than Mascoutah.
St. Clair County, which includes Mascoutah, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 floods, 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Floodng, on September 20, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives St. Clair County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $174.6 million a year, the 6th highest of 102 Illinois counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $71.7 million (41%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.