Hazard Mitigation Plan update · Section 4 draft · prepared October 3, 2026
Jasper County, Illinois Hazard Profiles
Draft. Built from public National Weather Service storm records (NOAA Storm Events, 1983 to June 2026). Not an adopted plan and not reviewed by FEMA.
Jasper County's plan, the Jasper County 2021 Hazard Mitigation Plan, expired June 14, 2026 in FEMA's plan-status data, with no update recorded as in progress on October 3, 2026. This chapter drafts the hazard-profile section of the update from 265 storm reports for the county, every one traceable to a NOAA event ID.
At a glance
6 hazards appear in the federal storm record for Jasper County. Thunderstorm wind is the most frequent, and also the source of the most recorded deaths and damage.
Hazard
Days with reports, 1996–2025
Years with at least one
Deaths*
Injuries*
Property damage entered*
Thunderstorm wind
72
25/30
0
4
$2.3M
Hail
33
19/30
0
0
$0
Tornado
9
8/30
0
7
$825K
Flooding
43
16/30
0
0
$250K
Winter storms
28
17/30
0
2
$600K
High wind (no storm)
4
3/30
0
0
$0
* All years on record (tornado, wind and hail from the 1980s; other hazards from 1996). Dollars are as entered, not adjusted for inflation.
How often, year by year
Days with at least one report, 1996 to 2025. Each panel has its own scale. Hover a bar for the year.
Thunderstorm wind72 days · 25 of 30 yearsHail33 days · 19 of 30 yearsFlooding43 days · 16 of 30 yearsTornado9 days · 8 of 30 yearsWinter storms28 days · 17 of 30 years
Show the numbers behind the charts
Year
Thunderstorm wind
Hail
Tornado
Flooding
Winter storms
High wind (no storm)
1996
1
0
1
1
4
2
1997
2
0
0
0
4
1
1998
2
0
0
0
0
0
1999
4
1
1
0
1
0
2000
5
1
0
1
2
0
2001
2
1
0
1
0
0
2002
5
3
0
2
1
0
2003
3
2
1
0
0
0
2004
3
1
0
4
2
0
2005
3
3
1
1
0
0
2006
4
3
1
0
0
0
2007
2
1
0
0
0
0
2008
5
3
0
2
1
0
2009
2
1
0
6
1
0
2010
3
2
0
1
0
0
2011
6
2
0
5
1
0
2012
3
3
0
0
1
1
2013
1
1
1
6
1
0
2014
2
0
0
1
1
0
2015
3
0
0
4
3
0
2016
3
2
0
0
0
0
2017
2
0
0
5
0
0
2018
2
0
0
2
0
0
2019
0
0
0
0
1
0
2020
0
0
0
0
0
0
2021
0
0
0
0
1
0
2022
0
1
0
1
2
0
2023
2
1
2
0
0
0
2024
2
0
0
0
0
0
2025
0
1
1
0
1
0
When in the year
Days with reports by month, 1996 to 2025. Darker means more days.
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Thunderstorm wind
1
3
1
4
21
18
8
7
4
3
1
1
Hail
1
2
12
6
8
2
2
Tornado
1
2
2
1
1
2
Flooding
1
1
2
13
15
5
3
3
Winter storms
11
5
4
1
7
High wind (no storm)
1
2
1
Tornado tracks, 1984–2026
21 tornadoes. Lines run from touchdown to lift within the county; dots are tornadoes recorded at a single point. Hover a track for its date and rating.
F0/EF0F1/EF1F2/EF2F3 or strongerF5Unrated
County outline from the Census Bureau (simplified); community labels sit at the average location of reports naming them.
Hazard profiles
Each profile answers FEMA's questions for hazard identification: what it is, where, how bad (extent), what has happened, and how likely it is to happen again.
Tornado
Description
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground, rated after the fact on the Fujita scale (through January 2007) or the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 to EF5, by the damage it leaves.
Location
Countywide; tornado reports name 12 communities, most often Rose Hill, Wheeler and Island Grove.
Extent
The strongest on record is the F4 of June 2, 1990 (6 injuries). Tornadoes rated F2/EF2 or stronger touched down on 4 separate days.
Previous occurrences
21 tornadoes on 16 days from 1984 to 2026. The busiest day was June 17, 2026, with 3. Weather Service survey, June 21, 2026: "Radar supports a new tornado developing in the area of N 1400 St|near the Embarras River where it destroyed an outbuilding and|caused tree damage. It progressed northeastward through wooded areas,|causing significant tree damage. Numerous very large trees were|snapped off and …"
Probability
At least one tornado in 8 of 30 years (27%) from 1996 to 2025.
Recorded losses
0 deaths, 7 injuries, $825K in property damage as entered by the Weather Service (7 of 21 reports carry a dollar figure).
Severe thunderstorm wind
Description
Straight-line winds from thunderstorms, including downbursts, measured or estimated at 58 mph (50 knots) or more.
Location
Countywide; reports name 18 communities, most often Newton, St Marie and Wheeler.
Extent
The highest gust on record is 65 knots (75 mph), estimated near Newton on May 27, 2004. 2 reports reached 65 knots (75 mph) or more.
Previous occurrences
102 reports on 82 days since 1983. April 2, 2006: "Roof damage reported to several homes and outbuildings in Newton. In addition, trailers flipped at a local dealership and numerous trees blown down. Machine shed destroyed and grain bins damaged near Ste. Marie."
Probability
Reports in 25 of 30 years (83%) from 1996 to 2025; about 2.4 damaging-wind days a year.
Recorded losses
0 deaths, 4 injuries, $2.3M in property damage as entered by the Weather Service (49 of 102 reports carry a dollar figure).
Hail
Description
Ice stones from thunderstorm updrafts; reported at 3/4 inch and larger in this record.
Location
Countywide; reports name 13 communities, most often Newton, Wheeler and Yale.
Extent
Largest: 2.75 inches on May 25, 1989. 4 reports of 2 inches or more.
Previous occurrences
58 reports on 40 days since 1985.
Probability
Reports in 19 of 30 years (63%) from 1996 to 2025.
Recorded losses
0 deaths, 0 injuries, $0 in property damage as entered by the Weather Service (0 of 58 reports carry a dollar figure).
Flooding (river, flash and heavy rain)
Description
River flooding, and flash flooding when heavy rain overwhelms streets, ditches and small streams.
Location
Countywide; reports name 11 communities, most often Island Grove, Wheeler and Latona.
Extent
The costliest entry is June 6, 2008, at $150K in property damage.
Previous occurrences
50 flood, flash-flood and heavy-rain reports since 1996. August 1, 2022: "State Route 130 from Newton to West Liberty was closed due to flooding. Several vehicles were swept off the road into ditches."
Probability
Reports in 16 of 30 years (53%) from 1996 to 2025.
Recorded losses
0 deaths, 0 injuries, $250K in property damage as entered by the Weather Service (3 of 50 reports carry a dollar figure).
Winter storms and ice
Description
Heavy snow, blizzards, ice storms, sleet and lesser winter weather, recorded by forecast zone rather than by point.
Location
Countywide (forecast-zone records).
Extent
Ice storms on 3 occasions. Zone records rarely give snow or ice totals; the full plan adds station data.
Previous occurrences
29 zone events from 1996 to 2026: 11 winter storm, 11 heavy snow, 4 winter weather, 3 ice storm.
Probability
Events in 17 of 30 years (57%) from 1996 to 2025.
Recorded losses
0 deaths, 2 injuries, $600K in property damage as entered by the Weather Service (1 of 29 reports carries a dollar figure).
High wind (not from thunderstorms)
Description
Strong winds from large storm systems rather than thunderstorms, recorded by forecast zone.
Location
Countywide (forecast-zone records).
Extent
Highest: 39 knots (45 mph).
Previous occurrences
4 zone events since 1996.
Probability
Events in 3 of 30 years (10%) from 1996 to 2025.
Recorded losses
0 deaths, 0 injuries, $0 in property damage as entered by the Weather Service (0 of 4 reports carry a dollar figure).
Not covered by this record
Extreme heat, extreme cold, drought, earthquake and dam failure are not in the storm archive this chapter draws on. The full chapter profiles them from NOAA climate records, the U.S. Drought Monitor, USGS shaking maps and the state dam inventory, and the planning team decides which belong in the plan.
Previous occurrences by community
FEMA asks for hazard history for each participating jurisdiction. These are the communities the Weather Service names most often as the nearest place to a report.
Nearest community named in the report
Thunderstorm wind
Hail
Flooding
Tornado
All
Newton
33
21
3
1
58
Wheeler
8
6
6
3
23
St Marie
14
4
3
1
22
Island Grove
2
15
2
19
Yale
5
5
1
1
12
Hidalgo
6
4
10
Latona
2
1
6
9
Rose Hill
2
2
1
3
8
Falmouth
3
1
2
1
7
Bogota
4
2
1
7
Willow Hill
4
1
1
6
West Liberty
1
3
1
5
Gila
2
1
3
Boos
2
1
3
Hunt City
2
2
Kedron
2
2
Newton Flying Clb Ar
1
1
2
Ste Marie
1
1
What this draft covers, and what the full update adds
Covered here
Type, location and extent of each recorded hazard (FEMA review element B1).
Previous occurrences and probability of future events, countywide and by community (element B2).
Added in the full update
Vulnerability and impacts on people, buildings and critical facilities from county parcel and building data (element B3).
National Flood Insurance Program repetitive-loss properties from FEMA (element B4).
Planning-team meetings, public input, capability review, the mitigation strategy and adoption.
Data notes
Before 1996 the storm database records only tornado, thunderstorm wind and hail, so every rate on this page uses 1996–2025.
Recent reports rarely carry a damage estimate: 1 of 32 wind, hail, tornado and flood reports since 2019 do. A missing dollar figure means "not estimated," not "no damage."
Reports follow people. Towns with more spotters and roads show more reports.
Winter storm, high wind and some flood events are recorded by forecast zone, not by point.