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Hail in Iowa: reports, history and hardest-hit cities

8,992 hail reports in Iowa since 2006. The largest stones measured 4.5 in (softball) near Ryan on Aug 7, 2026.

Recent hail in Iowa

Hail map of Iowa: the last 12 months

under 1 in1–1.5 in1.75–2.5 in2.75 in and larger

Each dot is one hail report since Sep 29, 2025 (345 reports); hover or tap a dot for the date and size.

Hail days in Iowa by year

Cities in Iowa with the most hail

• Windsor Heights
  102 hail days
• Des Moines
  101 hail days
• Urbandale
  101 hail days
• West Des Moines
  101 hail days
• Clive
  99 hail days
• Johnston
  92 hail days
• Saylorville
  91 hail days
• Norwalk
  90 hail days
• Grimes
  82 hail days
• Waukee
  81 hail days
• Ankeny
  80 hail days
• Pleasant Hill
  75 hail days
• Bettendorf
  72 hail days
• Carter Lake
  71 hail days
• Council Bluffs
  65 hail days
• Polk City
  65 hail days
• Davenport
  64 hail days
• Iowa City
  61 hail days
• Coralville
  59 hail days
• Carlisle
  57 hail days
• Altoona
  56 hail days
• Cedar Rapids
  55 hail days
• Robins
  54 hail days
• Hiawatha
  53 hail days
• North Liberty
  52 hail days
• Sergeant Bluff
  52 hail days
• Glenwood
  51 hail days
• Marion
  49 hail days
• Bondurant
  48 hail days
• Tiffin
  48 hail days

Counties

• Adair
  101 hail reports
• Adams
  73 hail reports
• Allamakee
  44 hail reports
• Appanoose
  73 hail reports
• Audubon
  61 hail reports
• Benton
  188 hail reports
• Black Hawk
  163 hail reports
• Boone
  119 hail reports
• Bremer
  76 hail reports
• Buchanan
  107 hail reports
• Buena Vista
  76 hail reports
• Butler
  104 hail reports
• Calhoun
  76 hail reports
• Carroll
  68 hail reports
• Cass
  64 hail reports
• Cedar
  88 hail reports
• Cerro Gordo
  103 hail reports
• Cherokee
  75 hail reports
• Chickasaw
  36 hail reports
• Clarke
  91 hail reports
• Clay
  93 hail reports
• Clayton
  89 hail reports
• Clinton
  85 hail reports
• Crawford
  54 hail reports
• Dallas
  138 hail reports
• Davis
  51 hail reports
• Decatur
  39 hail reports
• Delaware
  92 hail reports
• Des Moines
  84 hail reports
• Dickinson
  90 hail reports
• Dubuque
  132 hail reports
• Emmet
  46 hail reports
• Fayette
  78 hail reports
• Floyd
  95 hail reports
• Franklin
  66 hail reports
• Fremont
  76 hail reports
• Greene
  56 hail reports
• Grundy
  46 hail reports
• Guthrie
  126 hail reports
• Hamilton
  70 hail reports
• Hancock
  70 hail reports
• Hardin
  65 hail reports
• Harrison
  101 hail reports
• Henry
  79 hail reports
• Howard
  49 hail reports
• Humboldt
  64 hail reports
• Ida
  81 hail reports
• Iowa
  92 hail reports
• Jackson
  36 hail reports
• Jasper
  108 hail reports
• Jefferson
  64 hail reports
• Johnson
  180 hail reports
• Jones
  89 hail reports
• Keokuk
  48 hail reports
• Kossuth
  96 hail reports
• Lee
  92 hail reports
• Linn
  299 hail reports
• Louisa
  37 hail reports
• Lucas
  39 hail reports
• Lyon
  97 hail reports
• Madison
  84 hail reports
• Mahaska
  40 hail reports
• Marion
  130 hail reports
• Marshall
  73 hail reports
• Mills
  82 hail reports
• Mitchell
  59 hail reports
• Monona
  63 hail reports
• Monroe
  32 hail reports
• Montgomery
  76 hail reports
• Muscatine
  99 hail reports
• O'Brien
  96 hail reports
• Osceola
  53 hail reports
• Page
  86 hail reports
• Palo Alto
  61 hail reports
• Plymouth
  136 hail reports
• Pocahontas
  70 hail reports
• Polk
  414 hail reports
• Pottawattamie
  129 hail reports
• Poweshiek
  46 hail reports
• Ringgold
  46 hail reports
• Sac
  57 hail reports
• Scott
  180 hail reports
• Shelby
  62 hail reports
• Sioux
  143 hail reports
• Story
  210 hail reports
• Tama
  60 hail reports
• Taylor
  98 hail reports
• Union
  89 hail reports
• Van Buren
  108 hail reports
• Wapello
  65 hail reports
• Warren
  204 hail reports
• Washington
  80 hail reports
• Wayne
  41 hail reports
• Webster
  132 hail reports
• Winnebago
  47 hail reports
• Winneshiek
  75 hail reports
• Woodbury
  204 hail reports
• Worth
  41 hail reports
• Wright
  43 hail reports

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