Hail map for Council Bluffs, IA — April 23, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Council Bluffs on April 23, 2026.
- Max hail size
- 1.00″
- quarter
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 1
- distinct radar bands
- Reached the ground
- 50%
- NOAA POSH probability
- Measured on the ground
- 1.25″
- 12.0 mi away · Public
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 50% over Council Bluffs that day — moderate: severe hail likely reached the ground somewhere nearby. It is a separate model from the size estimate above: one asks how big the stones were in the storm, the other asks whether they made it down.
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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11 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 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 W La Vista, NE · 12.0 mi away3:54 PM CDTSarpy County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NE Council Bluffs, IA · 1.0 mi away4:07 PM CDTPottawattamie County
Delayed report received via social media. Estimated time of occurrence was 4:07 pm.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 SE Carter Lake, IA · 2.1 mi away3:57 PM CDTPottawattamie County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 E Omaha, NE · 5.2 mi away3:55 PM CDTDouglas County
Social media photo of quarter size hail. Hail was largely smaller, closer to pea size.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 NW Ralston, NE · 11.3 mi away3:44 PM CDTDouglas County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter5 WNW Underwood, IA · 11.9 mi away3:45 PM CDTPottawattamie County
Delayed report received via social media.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 WSW La Vista, NE · 12.3 mi away3:41 PM CDTSarpy County
Delayed report via social media. Sizes ranged from nickel to quarter size and lasted for around 8 to 10 minutes. Time estimated via radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 SE Chalco, NE · 14.7 mi away3:43 PM CDTSarpy County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 NE Millard, NE · 14.8 mi away3:40 PM CDTDouglas County
Delayed report received from social media.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicChalco, NE · 14.9 mi away3:42 PM CDTSarpy County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 0.88″ penny size Broadcast Media1 NNW Boys Town, NE · 14.6 mi away3:12 PM CDTDouglas County
Report relayed via NWSChat. Size ranged from pea to nickel size hail.
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.
Council Bluffs hail on April 23, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Council Bluffs that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.