Iowa · May 19, 2025

Iowa hail map — May 19, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Iowa city on May 19, 2025. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Ankeny.

Hail swath map for Ankeny, IA on May 19, 2025 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Ankeny on May 19, 2025 — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
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 May 19, 2025

Ankeny, IA1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in Iowa on May 19, 2025

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 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.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    Grand River, IA4:08 PM CDTDecatur County

    Relayed by media. Delayed report. Time estimated by radar.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    Osceola, IA4:11 PM CDTClarke County

    Relayed from media. Delayed report. Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    4 S Osceola, IA4:06 PM CDTClarke County

    Delayed report.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    3 SW Knoxville, IA3:58 PM CDTMarion County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    1 N Norwalk, IA4:30 PM CDTPolk County

    Delayed report.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    1 S West Des Moines, IA4:32 PM CDTPolk County

    Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    Bondurant, IA4:53 PM CDTPolk County

    Relayed by media. Delayed report. Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    Maxwell, IA5:00 PM CDTStory County

    Mostly small hail but a few stones to quarter size.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    Nevada, IA5:05 PM CDTStory County

    Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    1 E Zearing, IA5:22 PM CDTStory County

    Mostly pea to nickel sized.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    2 WNW Colwell, IA6:44 PM CDTFloyd County

    Hail fell from 6:39 to 6:47. Majority of hail was small but largest stone was measured at 1 inch in diameter.

  • 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter
    1 W New Virginia, IA4:20 PM CDTWarren County

Showing the 12 largest of 19 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 May 19, 2025

Oklahoma8 cities · 2.00″Utah2 cities · 2.00″Missouri14 cities · 1.50″Kansas8 cities · 1.50″Nebraska1 city · 1.50″Arkansas2 cities · 1.00″Texas2 cities · 1.00″
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Other Iowa hail days

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Iowa hail on May 19, 2025

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 Ankeny. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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