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Hail history in Red Bud, IL

Radar has detected major hail over the Red Bud area on 28 days since 2011, up to 3" (baseball size or larger) on March 14, 2024. Source: NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory radar signatures, which estimate hail aloft near Red Bud, not confirmed ground reports.

Data last updated: July 28, 2026

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Every major hail day near Red Bud

July 10, 2026up to 1.25" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 2.25" (Mount Clare area)May 16, 2025up to 2.75" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 4" (Carbondale area)April 29, 2025up to 2" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 2.5" (Flat Rock area)March 14, 2024up to 3" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 4" (Edwardsville area)March 13, 2024up to 1.5" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 3" (Prairie du Rocher area)August 25, 2023up to 1.75" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 2.25" (Macon area)May 8, 2023up to 1.25" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 1.75" (Steeleville area)August 20, 2022up to 1.25" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 3" (Fults area)May 18, 2022up to 1.25" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 1.75" (Cutler area)April 11, 2022up to 1.25" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 2" (Baldwin area)June 25, 2021up to 1" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 2.25" (San Jose area)May 27, 2021up to 1.25" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 2.25" (Pearl area)July 23, 2020up to 1" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 1.5" (Waterloo area)July 21, 2020up to 1.5" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 3.25" (Pleasant Plains area)June 30, 2020up to 2" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 2" (Red Bud area)March 2, 2020up to 1.25" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 2.75" (Metropolis area)June 1, 2019up to 2.25" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 3" (Pleasant Hill area)June 9, 2018up to 1.75" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 3" (Buffalo Prairie area)November 5, 2017up to 2.75" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 3.75" (Granite City area)November 2, 2017up to 1" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 1.5" (Hanaford area)February 28, 2017up to 2.5" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 3.75" (Collinsville area)July 7, 2016up to 2" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 2" (Red Bud area)May 11, 2016up to 2" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 3.25" (Payson area)June 11, 2012up to 1.75" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 1.75" (Red Bud area)January 17, 2012up to 1.75" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 2.5" (Claremont area)July 30, 2011up to 1.25" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 1.5" (Herrin area)June 26, 2011up to 2.25" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 2.5" (Elkhart area)June 19, 2011up to 1.5" near Red Bud · storm peaked at 2.5" (Meyer area)

What this record means for a Red Bud roof

The list above covers 28 radar-confirmed hail days over Red Bud between 2011 and 2026. The largest signature recorded over the Red Bud area was 3" (baseball size or larger) on March 14, 2024. Radar put the local estimate at or above the 1" mark, the size generally capable of damaging asphalt shingles, on every one of those days.

Insurers and their adjusters can pull this same NOAA archive, so a date on this list is not news to the company handling a claim. What the archive cannot show is the condition of your specific roof, which is why dated photos and a written inspection report carry the weight in a dispute. Most homeowner policies also set a deadline to report storm damage, commonly one or two years from the date of loss, so a recent date above matters most if the roof was never inspected after it.

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Common questions

Has Red Bud had hail big enough to damage roofs?

Radar has detected hail up to 3" (baseball size or larger) over the Red Bud area, most recently on July 10, 2026. Hail of 1" or larger is generally considered capable of damaging asphalt shingles.

Does this prove my roof was damaged?

No. Radar estimates hail aloft, accurate to roughly a mile, and cannot confirm what reached any specific roof. It is a strong reason to document your roof and check your policy's claim deadline after a listed date, not proof of damage.

How do I check my exact address in Red Bud?

Use the free address lookup on this site. It searches the same NOAA radar archive within a radius you choose around your address, back to 2011.

If one of these dates is recent