Iowa hail map — March 19, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Iowa cities on March 19, 2025. The largest stones — 1.25″, half dollar size — fell over Ames.
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- Cities hit
- 2
- in Iowa
- Largest stone
- 1.25″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 4/10
- 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 19, 2025
What people on the ground measured in Iowa on March 19, 2025
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 6 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 Public1 NE Ames, IA4:39 AM CDTStory County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NE Iowa Falls, IA5:38 AM CDTHardin County
report received via social media.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter3 ENE Clinton, IA9:05 AM CDTClinton County
Occurring right now. Coming down heavy.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterLore, IA1:43 PM CDTDubuque County
Mainly penny sized hail but a few stones around 1 inch.
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter1 SSE Ames, IA4:39 AM CDTStory County
- 0.88″ penny size Public1 W Evansdale, IA8:00 AM CDTBlack Hawk County
Reported by Trained Spotter.
- 0.88″ penny size Public3 E Cedar Rapids, IA9:15 AM CDTLinn County
Dime to nickel sized hail.
- 0.75″ penny size Public1 E Ames, IA4:46 AM CDTStory County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
- 0.75″ penny size Public1 NE Ames, IA4:52 AM CDTStory County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
- 0.75″ penny size Trained SpotterIowa Falls, IA5:38 AM CDTHardin County
Spotter reported pea to penny sized hail ongoing in Iowa Falls.
- 0.70″ penny size Trained Spotter1 SE Hiawatha, IA5:42 AM CDTLinn County
- 0.70″ penny size Trained Spotter2 WNW Dubuque, IA6:52 AM CDTDubuque County
Lots of pea to dime sized hail accumulating.
Showing the 12 largest of 39 hail reports filed that day.
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Hail elsewhere on March 19, 2025
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Iowa hail on March 19, 2025
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 Iowa cities that day. The largest stones — 1.25 inches, half dollar size — were over Ames. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.