Hail in Iowa: today, this week and the last ten years
Every hail report NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged in Iowa: today's and yesterday's as they come in, the last 90 days, and ten years of history. Each report is hail of 1 inch or larger — the size that damages roofs.
Today and yesterday
No hail reported in Iowa today or yesterday (checked hourly; last update October 19, 2026).
The last 90 days
73 hail reports, 4 of them 2 inches or larger. The most recent was 1.54" on October 13, 2026 near 2 ENE Hazleton, Buchanan County.
| Date | Hail size | NOAA location |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | 1.54" | 2 ENE Hazleton, Buchanan County |
| Oct 13 | 1.02" | 2 ENE Hazleton, Buchanan County |
| Oct 8 | 1.75" | 3 E Redfield, Dallas County |
| Oct 8 | 1.75" | 2 S Maurice, Sioux County |
| Oct 8 | 1.75" | 4 SSW Wall Lake, Sac County |
| Oct 8 | 1.75" | 1 S Cumming, Warren County |
| Oct 8 | 1.5" | Panora, Guthrie County |
| Oct 8 | 1.5" | 5 SW Granville, Sioux County |
| Oct 8 | 1.5" | Ireton, Sioux County |
| Oct 8 | 1.5" | Cherokee, Cherokee County |
| Oct 8 | 1.5" | Breda, Carroll County |
| Oct 8 | 1.5" | 1 N Lake City, Calhoun County |
| Oct 8 | 1.25" | 2 NNW Panora, Guthrie County |
| Oct 8 | 1.25" | Wall Lake, Sac County |
| Oct 8 | 1.25" | W Norwalk, Warren County |
| Oct 8 | 1.25" | 3 ENE Auburn, Calhoun County |
| Oct 8 | 1.25" | 1 S Remsen, Plymouth County |
| Oct 8 | 1.25" | 5 N Remsen, Plymouth County |
| Oct 8 | 1" | 6 N Cleghorn, Cherokee County |
| Oct 8 | 1" | 4 S Granville, Sioux County |
| Oct 8 | 1" | 2 S Sioux Center, Sioux County |
| Oct 8 | 1" | Orange City, Sioux County |
| Oct 8 | 1" | Redfield, Dallas County |
| Oct 8 | 1" | De Soto, Dallas County |
| Oct 8 | 1" | 2 NNW Brunsville, Plymouth County |
The 25 most recent of 73.
2026 is the year so far.
- 4.5"August 7, 2026 · Ryan
- 4"April 17, 2025 · 3 W Mcclelland
- 4"April 4, 2023
- 4"August 28, 2021
- 4"June 18, 2021
Iowa's hailiest large cities, 2016–2025
Days with 1-inch-plus hail within 25 km, and each city's rank among 342 large US cities — the US cities with the most hail.
- Des Moines38 days · #43
- Davenport25 days · #84
- Cedar Rapids19 days · #108
Did it hail at your house?
Check every NOAA hail report within 10 km of your address, back ten years — then see what a new roof would cost, measured from satellite.
Questions
Did it hail in Iowa today?
No hail had been reported in Iowa by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center today or yesterday when this page was last refreshed (hourly).
How often does it hail in Iowa?
NOAA logged between 120 and 550 reports of 1-inch-or-larger hail a year in Iowa from 2016 to 2025.
Did hail hit my house?
A report is a point where someone measured hail, not the storm's whole path. Check NOAA reports within 10 km of your own address with the free hail check, and have a licensed roofer inspect before anyone files a claim.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe-weather reports — its daily files for today and yesterday, read hourly, and its archive from 2016. A report is where a spotter or member of the public measured hail, so a storm can be bigger than its reports. Other states: hail by state.