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Independence, IA hail history

Hail thlang 10 mile a hlaaApr 14, 20261.75 in (kuk golf)

Hail khathu, 12 month thlang1

Hail khawm 2006 thlang3.25 inApr 14, 2026

Hail khathu 2006 thlang30

Khathu ah hail 1 inch ahih kha a khawm19

Tornadoes 10 mile a hlaa3

10 mile a hlaa thlang a thlen khawm147

Hail hi Independence 10 mile a hlaa 30 khathu ah 2006 thlang a thlang. Stone khawm 3.25 in hi Apr 14, 2026 ah a khawm. Hail hi May leh April ah a khawm khawm.

Hail thlang Independence a hlaa

Date	Size hail	Where	Source
Apr 14, 2026	3.25 in	Otterville, Independence, Jesup 6 hail reports · Independence a hlaa 1 mile	NOAA Storm Events

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Independence ngai a hail season a thleng

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Independence ngai a hail storm a hla

Apr 14, 2026 · 3.25 in · Otterville (4 mi from Independence)

National Weather Service description (English): Image of very large hail was sent to the NWS in NWS Chat. The time was estimated from radar data.

Jul 17, 2006 · 3.00 in (cup tea) · Waterloo (10 mi from Independence)

Aug 9, 2009 · 1.75 in (kuk golf) · Three Elms Co Park (1 mi from Independence)

National Weather Service description (English): Golf ball-sized hail fell just south of Independence, IA around 1202 pm August 9.

Jun 21, 2013 · 1.75 in (kuk golf) · Independence (3 mi from Independence)

Mar 28, 2020 · 1.75 in (kuk golf) · Otterville (2 mi from Independence)

Independence a hla 10 mile a tornado

Date	Rating	Where	Path
Apr 16, 2024	EF1	Boies Bend Co Park 6 mi from Independence	10.0 mi long, 125 yd wide
Mar 31, 2023	EF?	Rowley 9 mi from Independence	1.7 mi long, 10 yd wide
Jul 5, 2022	EF?	Winthrop 7 mi from Independence	0.7 mi long, 20 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Independence

147 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Independence since 2006, on 71 days. The strongest measured gust was 77 mph on Jul 29, 2025.

Date	Strongest gust	Where	Source
Aug 11, 2026	75 mph, a thlang	Independence, Independence Airport thlang 3 a thlang	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Aug 7, 2026	60 mph, a thlang	Independence, Three Elms County, Stanley thlang 6 a thlang	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 20, 2026	70 mph, a hrih	Independence Airpo thlang 1 a thlang	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 2, 2026	thlang a thlen	Rowley thlang 1 a thlang	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jun 10, 2026	60 mph, a thlang	Independence thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 14, 2026	90 mph, a thlang	Three Elms Co Park thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Aug 15, 2025	62 mph, a hrih	Independence thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Jul 30, 2025	75 mph, a thlang	Jesup, Independence, Littleton thlang 3 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Jul 29, 2025	81 mph, a thlang	Independence, Jesup thlang 7 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Jul 28, 2025	60 mph, a thlang	Independence thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events

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Roof kiah car hail claim a thleng?

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) kiah National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then). Distances a Independence center a measure.

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