Iowa · July 3, 2026

Iowa hail map — July 3, 2026

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 3 Iowa cities on July 3, 2026. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over West Des Moines.

Hail swath map for West Des Moines, IA on July 3, 2026 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over West Des Moines on July 3, 2026 — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
3
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 July 3, 2026

West Des Moines, IA1.00″ · quarterUrbandale, IA1.00″ · quarterJohnston, IA1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in Iowa on July 3, 2026

3 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 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.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    Bellevue, IA6:41 PM CDTJackson County

    Delayed report, via social media. Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    Durant, IA9:30 AM CDTCedar County

    40 to 45 mph winds also.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr
    Sidney, IA10:28 PM CDTFremont County

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 July 3, 2026

Tennessee9 cities · 1.50″New York2 cities · 1.50″Illinois18 cities · 1.00″Georgia14 cities · 1.00″Michigan3 cities · 1.00″Ohio2 cities · 1.00″Wisconsin1 city · 1.00″Alabama2 cities · 1.00″
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Other Iowa hail days

August 12, 20262 cities · 1.00″August 7, 20262 cities · 1.00″July 27, 20263 cities · 1.00″July 21, 20261 city · 1.00″July 20, 20267 cities · 1.50″July 4, 20261 city · 1.00″July 2, 20267 cities · 1.00″July 1, 20261 city · 1.50″June 30, 20261 city · 1.00″June 28, 20262 cities · 1.00″June 17, 20261 city · 1.00″June 13, 20261 city · 1.00″
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Iowa hail on July 3, 2026

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 3 Iowa cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over West Des Moines. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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