Iowa hail map — March 14, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Iowa city on March 14, 2025. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Ames.
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- Cities hit
- 1
- in Iowa
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- 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 March 14, 2025
What people on the ground measured in Iowa on March 14, 2025
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 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.
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicAdair, IA4:20 PM CDTAdair County
relayed via broadcast media.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter3 WNW Ames, IA5:34 PM CDTStory County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Broadcast MediaBrayton, IA4:17 PM CDTAudubon County
Relayed by WHOTV.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 N Bridgewater, IA4:09 PM CDTAdair County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 W Murray, IA4:15 PM CDTClarke County
Dime-quarter sized hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Amateur RadioWindsor Heights, IA5:00 PM CDTPolk County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 ENE Urbandale, IA5:05 PM CDTPolk County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter2 W Ames, IA5:34 PM CDTStory County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter3 WNW Ames, IA5:34 PM CDTStory County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 W Ames, IA5:36 PM CDTStory County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Amateur RadioPerry, IA5:38 PM CDTDallas County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 SW Knierim, IA5:44 PM CDTCalhoun County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
Showing the 12 largest of 31 hail reports filed that day.
These are verified ground reports, updated 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 March 14, 2025
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Iowa hail on March 14, 2025
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Iowa city that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Ames. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.