Iowa hail map — April 16, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Iowa cities on April 16, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Sioux City.
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- Cities hit
- 2
- in Iowa
- Largest stone
- 1.00″
- quarter size
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA radar, which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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Iowa cities hit on April 16, 2024
What people on the ground measured in Iowa on April 16, 2024
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 from trained observers or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter2 E West Burlington, IA5:47 PM CDTDes Moines County
Photo from spotter. Time estimated.
- 1.00″ quarter size Other FederalBloomfield, IA12:08 PM CDTDavis County
Delayed report. Time estimated from radar. Reported at post office.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 N Sioux City, IA1:50 PM CDTWoodbury County
Via mping. Social media confirms quarter size hail in northern Sioux City. Time estimated via radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public4 S Drakesville, IA2:56 PM CDTDavis County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NE North English, IA3:44 PM CDTIowa County
Occurring right now and lots of it. Also estimate winds 50+ mph with a tree down.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 SW Kalona, IA3:57 PM CDTWashington County
Corrects previous hail report from 1 SW Kalona. Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 SSW Williamstown, IA4:00 PM CDTJohnson County
A lot of smaller hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicMount Sterling, IA4:03 PM CDTVan Buren County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 SW Kalona, IA4:03 PM CDTWashington County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 E Tiffin, IA4:09 PM CDTJohnson County
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicTiffin, IA4:09 PM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 S West Point, IA5:18 PM CDTLee County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
Showing the 12 largest of 45 hail reports filed that day.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
Other states hit on April 16, 2024
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Iowa hail on April 16, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 Iowa cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Sioux City. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.