Iowa Hail Map & Hail Report History
Iowa sees frequent large-hail supercells from late spring into midsummer, with the Des Moines metro and the I-80 and I-35 corridors in the most active zones.
Every hail report below comes from official National Weather Service storm reports for Iowa, covering the last 365 days. Times are Central. Sizes are the measured or estimated stone diameter in inches.
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Open the national mapHail reports, last 365 days
516
70 at 2" or larger
Largest stone
4.5"
softball near Ryan
Most recent hail
Sep 8, 2026, 18:31
Mitchellville
Iowa hail map
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Recent Iowa hail reports
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1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — Mitchellville, Polk County
Sep 8, 2026, 18:31 Central · Damaging · Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (DMX)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — Mitchellville, Polk County
Sep 8, 2026, 18:20 Central · Major · Picture sent in via social media. (DMX)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 1 Nw Bondurant, Polk County
Sep 8, 2026, 18:17 Central · Major · Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (DMX)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 4 Se Ankeny, Polk County
Sep 8, 2026, 18:10 Central · Damaging · Relayed public photo of a hailstone estimated at half dollar sized. Time and location also estimated. (DMX)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 1 Nw Bondurant, Polk County
Sep 8, 2026, 18:09 Central · Damaging · Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (DMX)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 3 E Ankeny, Polk County
Sep 8, 2026, 18:09 Central · Damaging · Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (DMX)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 2 E Ankeny, Polk County
Sep 8, 2026, 18:08 Central · Damaging · Trained spotter reported largest hail around 1.5 inches and minor siding damage. (DMX)
2.25" hail (hen egg) — Ankeny, Polk County
Sep 8, 2026, 17:53 Central · Major · Report of 2.25 inch hail relayed from broadcast media via email. (DMX)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 3 Ese Clearfield, Ringgold County
Sep 6, 2026, 16:05 Central · Damaging · Via social media. Time and location refined via radar. (DMX)
1" hail (quarter) — 2 N Atlantic, Cass County
Sep 6, 2026, 15:31 Central · Damaging · Pea to quarter sized hail north of Atlantic. Time estimated from radar. (DMX)
1" hail (quarter) — 1 W Giard, Clayton County
Sep 4, 2026, 16:35 Central · Damaging · Report of hail near Giard... estimated around quarter sized. (ARX)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — Monona, Clayton County
Sep 4, 2026, 16:23 Central · Damaging · Picture of a large hailstone shared via NWSChat. (ARX)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 3 Nw Parkersburg, Butler County
Sep 4, 2026, 15:28 Central · Major · Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (DMX)
1" hail (quarter) — 3 Ene Aplington, Butler County
Sep 4, 2026, 15:23 Central · Damaging · Picture of quarter sized hail that fell between 320 and 330 pm north of Aplington. Location radar estimated. Relayed by broadcast media. (DMX)
1" hail (quarter) — 2 Nnw Orange City, Sioux County
Sep 1, 2026, 22:18 Central · Damaging · Report from social media. Time estimated from radar. (FSD)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 1 Ssw New London, Henry County
Aug 12, 2026, 07:30 Central · Damaging · Damage to solid fencing material. Picture on social media. (DVN)
1" hail (quarter) — Belle Plaine, Benton County
Aug 12, 2026, 04:41 Central · Damaging · Nickel to Quarter size hail reported. (DVN)
1" hail (quarter) — 1 S Belle Plaine, Benton County
Aug 12, 2026, 04:40 Central · Damaging · Time estimated. (DVN)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 2 E Milford, Dickinson County
Aug 9, 2026, 04:25 Central · Damaging · Report from social media. Time estimated by radar. (FSD)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 1 S Arnolds Park, Dickinson County
Aug 9, 2026, 04:20 Central · Major · Photo sent in of hail around the size of golf balls. Time estimated by radar. (FSD)
2.5" hail (tennis ball) — 1 Nw West Okoboji, Dickinson County
Aug 9, 2026, 04:19 Central · Severe · Report from social media. Time estimated by radar. (FSD)
1" hail (quarter) — 2 Ese Everly, Clay County
Aug 9, 2026, 03:22 Central · Damaging · A few stones as large as a quarter. No damage and no strong winds. (FSD)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — Fairfield, Jefferson County
Aug 7, 2026, 21:37 Central · Major · Golf ball sized hail reported just outside Fairfield. Time estimated from radar. (DVN)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — Packwood, Jefferson County
Aug 7, 2026, 21:15 Central · Major · Media relayed public report. (DVN)
1" hail (quarter) — 1 Ne North English, Iowa County
Aug 7, 2026, 20:25 Central · Damaging · Small limbs down as well. (DVN)
1" hail (quarter) — 1 W Brighton, Washington County
Aug 7, 2026, 20:08 Central · Damaging · (DVN)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 2 Nnw Pleasant Plain, Washington County
Aug 7, 2026, 20:07 Central · Major · (DVN)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — Brighton, Washington County
Aug 7, 2026, 20:04 Central · Major · Report of golf ball sized hail. (DVN)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — Keota, Keokuk County
Aug 7, 2026, 19:43 Central · Major · Golf ball sized hail reported. Time estimated from radar. (DVN)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — North English, Iowa County
Aug 7, 2026, 19:25 Central · Damaging · (DVN)
2.75" hail (tennis ball) — 1 Nne Millersburg, Iowa County
Aug 7, 2026, 19:02 Central · Severe · Golfball to baseball sized hail. (DVN)
1" hail (quarter) — Clarence, Cedar County
Aug 7, 2026, 18:17 Central · Damaging · Delayed report. (DVN)
1" hail (quarter) — Clarence, Cedar County
Aug 7, 2026, 18:04 Central · Damaging · Damage to siding on house and business and downspout dents due to combination of strong winds and hail. Many homes in town with damage. (DVN)
4.5" hail (softball) — Ryan, Delaware County
Aug 7, 2026, 17:14 Central · Severe · Report of golf ball to softball sized hail. (DVN)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — Fairbank, Buchanan County
Aug 7, 2026, 16:15 Central · Major · Time estimated from radar. (DVN)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 5 N Dunkerton, Black Hawk County
Aug 7, 2026, 16:02 Central · Damaging · Report via mPING. (DMX)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 5 Se Readlyn, Black Hawk County
Aug 7, 2026, 15:58 Central · Damaging · Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (DMX)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 7 E Greene, Butler County
Aug 7, 2026, 14:54 Central · Damaging · Report via mPING. Time estimated via radar. (DMX)
1" hail (quarter) — 2 Wnw Thornton, Cerro Gordo County
Aug 7, 2026, 13:49 Central · Damaging · Report from mPING. Time estimated via radar. (DMX)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — Manly, Worth County
Aug 7, 2026, 13:42 Central · Damaging · Time estimated via radar. (DMX)
Hardest-hit Iowa counties
Hail damage repair work across Iowa
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How to read Iowa hail sizes
- 1" (quarter) — the NWS severe threshold. Enough to dent soft metal and bruise shingles.
- 1.75" (golf ball) — widespread vehicle dents and the size that usually opens PDR work.
- 2.5"+ (tennis ball and up) — roof fractures, broken glass and full-scale catastrophe deployments.