Iowa hail map — April 15, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Iowa cities on April 15, 2026. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Ames.
- Cities hit
- 2
- 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 15, 2026
What people on the ground measured in Iowa on April 15, 2026
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.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public3 WSW Glidden, IA12:32 PM CDTCarroll County
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public3 W Toledo, IA4:39 PM CDTTama County
- 2.00″ hen egg size Emergency Mngr2 E Buck Grove, IA11:51 AM CDTCrawford County
Time estimated from radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public3 E Montour, IA4:35 PM CDTTama County
Delayed report. Time estimated by radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Broadcast Media3 W Toledo, IA4:40 PM CDTTama County
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicChariton, IA5:45 PM CDTLucas County
Picture of 2 inch diameter hail shared by broadcast media.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 SE Chariton, IA5:47 PM CDTLucas County
Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 SW Mccallsburg, IA8:46 PM CDTStory County
A few 2 inch, mostly 1.75 and smaller.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency MngrDunlap, IA11:33 AM CDTHarrison County
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicDunlap, IA11:35 AM CDTHarrison County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter3 E Buck Grove, IA11:54 AM CDTCrawford County
Between Ping Ball and Golf Ball size.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained SpotterVail, IA12:05 PM CDTCrawford County
Showing the 12 largest of 62 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 15, 2026
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Iowa hail on April 15, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 Iowa cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Ames. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.