Hail map for Ames, IA — July 15, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail up to 2.00″ — hen egg size — within 5 miles of Ames on July 15, 2024.
- Max hail size
- 2.00″
- hen egg
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 3
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 0.70″
- 8.8 mi away · Law Enforcement
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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What people on the ground measured in Ames, IA on July 15, 2024
2 reports filed with the National Weather Service. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 0.70″ penny size Law EnforcementNevada, IA · 8.8 mi away5:15 PM CDTStory County
heavy rain and high winds also reported in addition to the hail. Time estimated from radar.
- 0.70″ penny size Law EnforcementHuxley, IA · 9.4 mi away5:17 PM CDTStory County
heavy rain and high winds also reported in addition to the hail. Time estimated from radar.
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.
Ames hail on July 15, 2024
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 2.00 inches — hen egg size — within about 5 miles of Ames that day, across 3 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.