Iowa hail map — April 14, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 6 Iowa cities on April 14, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Waterloo.
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- Cities hit
- 6
- in Iowa
- Largest stone
- 2.00″
- hen egg size
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- 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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What people on the ground measured in Iowa on April 14, 2026
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 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.
- 3.50″ baseball size PublicElma, IA4:56 PM CDTHoward County
- 3.25″ baseball size Public1 E Charles City, IA4:40 PM CDTFloyd County
- 3.25″ baseball size Emergency Mngr3 E Otterville, IA5:02 PM CDTBuchanan County
Image from Buchanan County Emergency Manager in NWS Chat. Time estimated from radar.
- 3.00″ baseball size Emergency Mngr2 ENE Onslow, IA6:50 PM CDTJones County
Photo provided. Time estimated using radar.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public1 SSW Charles City, IA4:30 PM CDTFloyd County
Golf ball to baseball.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public4 NNE Independence, IA5:06 PM CDTBuchanan County
Time estimated from radar.
- 2.75″ baseball size Fire Dept/RescueElma, IA5:09 PM CDTHoward County
- 2.75″ baseball size PublicSaratoga, IA5:15 PM CDTHoward County
Time estimated via radar.
- 2.50″ hen egg size PublicMonona, IA4:11 PM CDTClayton County
Time estimated via radar.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public1 ENE Waterloo, IA4:24 PM CDTBlack Hawk County
Estimated in comparison to tennis ball. Time estimated from radar.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public3 ENE Floyd, IA4:50 PM CDTFloyd County
- 2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter1 SW Waterloo, IA4:29 PM CDTBlack Hawk County
Showing the 12 largest of 80 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.
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Iowa hail on April 14, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 6 Iowa cities that day. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Waterloo. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.