Iowa hail map — October 8, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 3 Iowa cities on October 8, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over West Des Moines.
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- Cities hit
- 3
- in Iowa
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- 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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Iowa cities hit on October 8, 2026
What people on the ground measured in Iowa on October 8, 2026
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 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.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public3 E Redfield, IA10:10 PM CDTDallas County
Social media report of gold ball sized hail east of Redfield. Time and location estimated with radar. Delayed report.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 S Maurice, IA10:13 PM CDTSioux County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 SSW Wall Lake, IA10:24 PM CDTSac County
Social media report of hail up to golf ball size south and southwest of Wall Lake. Time and location estimated with radar. Delayed report.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media1 S Cumming, IA10:45 PM CDTWarren County
Picture of golf ball sized hail south of Cumming. Relayed via broadcast media. Time and location estimated with radar. Delayed report.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Broadcast MediaPanora, IA9:37 PM CDTGuthrie County
Broadcast media relayed report of 1.5" diameter hail out of Panora.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter5 SW Granville, IA9:50 PM CDTSioux County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Fire Dept/RescueIreton, IA10:05 PM CDTSioux County
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicCherokee, IA10:37 PM CDTCherokee County
Photos posted to social media. Time estimated based on radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicBreda, IA10:45 PM CDTCarroll County
Pea up to ping pong ball sized hail. Delayed report from social media.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 N Lake City, IA12:54 AM CDTCalhoun County
Social media report and photo of hail just smaller than a golf ball near Lake City. Time and location estimated with radar. Delayed report.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 NNW Panora, IA9:33 PM CDTGuthrie County
Social media picture and report of half dollar sized hail near Lake Panorama. Time and location estimated with radar. Delayed report.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Broadcast MediaWall Lake, IA10:20 PM CDTSac County
Broadcast media relayed report from Wall Lake IA of half dollar size hail. Time estimated from radar.
Showing the 12 largest of 30 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.
Hail elsewhere on October 8, 2026
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Iowa hail on October 8, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 3 Iowa cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over West Des Moines. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.