Iowa hail map — April 26, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Iowa city on April 26, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Council Bluffs.
- Cities hit
- 1
- in Iowa
- Largest stone
- 1.00″
- quarter size
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), 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 26, 2024
What people on the ground measured in Iowa on April 26, 2024
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 5 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 3.00″ baseball size CO-OP ObserverMount Ayr, IA7:45 PM CDTRinggold County
Corrects previous hail report from Mount Ayr.
- 3.00″ baseball size CO-OP ObserverMount Ayr, IA8:03 PM CDTRinggold County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency MngrCarter Lake, IA4:55 PM CDTPottawattamie County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Emergency Mngr4 NNW Washta, IA12:30 PM CDTCherokee County
Quarter to Half Dollar sized hail reported by the Cherokee County EM. Time matched up to Radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicAnthon, IA12:06 PM CDTWoodbury County
Report via social media.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicCleghorn, IA12:47 PM CDTCherokee County
Report and photo via social media.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter5 SSW Paullina, IA12:55 PM CDTO'Brien County
Quarter sized hail and heavy rain.
- 1.00″ quarter size CO-OP Observer1 SE Clarinda, IA6:08 PM CDTPage County
- 1.00″ quarter size Cocorahs5 N New Market, IA6:16 PM CDTTaylor County
Delayed report.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 SSW Delphos, IA7:28 PM CDTRinggold County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 NW Cumming, IA8:36 PM CDTWarren County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter3 E Dedham, IA12:55 PM CDTCarroll County
Large quantity of dime to nickel sized hail.
Showing the 12 largest of 13 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 26, 2024
The full US hail map for April 26, 2024 →Other Iowa hail days
Iowa hail on April 26, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Iowa city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Council Bluffs. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.