Iowa hail map — August 12, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Iowa cities on August 12, 2026. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Iowa City.

- 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 August 12, 2026
What people on the ground measured in Iowa on August 12, 2026
7 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.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 SSW New London, IA7:30 AM CDTHenry County
Damage to solid fencing material. Picture on social media.
- 1.00″ quarter size CO-OP Observer1 S Belle Plaine, IA4:40 AM CDTBenton County
Time estimated.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterBelle Plaine, IA4:41 AM CDTBenton County
Nickel to Quarter size hail reported.
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter1 W Belle Plaine, IA4:55 AM CDTBenton County
Delayed report.
- 0.70″ penny size Trained SpotterNew London, IA7:29 AM CDTHenry County
Occurring right now.
- 0.50″ penny size Public2 NW East Amana, IA5:30 AM CDTIowa County
- 0.50″ penny size Trained Spotter2 NW East Amana, IA5:53 AM CDTIowa County
Delayed report.
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 August 12, 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 Iowa City. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.