Des Moines, IA

Hail map for Des Moines, IA — July 31, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.50″ — half dollar size — within 5 miles of Des Moines on July 31, 2024.

Hail swath map for Des Moines, IA on July 31, 2024 showing 1.50 inch hail.
Max hail size
1.50″
half dollar
Impact rating
5/10
from stone size
Size bands over the city
2
distinct radar bands
Measured on the ground
1.25″
5.5 mi away · ASOS

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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Other towns hit on July 31, 2024

West Des Moines, IA2.00″Urbandale, IA2.00″Johnston, IA2.00″Omaha, NE1.00″Lincoln, NE1.00″Topeka, KS1.00″Bismarck, ND1.00″Eden Prairie, MN1.00″Ankeny, IA1.00″Manhattan, KS1.00″Minnetonka, MN1.00″Edina, MN1.00″
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Other hail dates for Des Moines

July 20, 20261.50″July 4, 20261.00″July 29, 20251.00″July 15, 20241.50″June 25, 20241.00″
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What people on the ground measured in Des Moines, IA on July 31, 2024

5 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 ASOS
    Des Moines Int Airport, IA · 5.5 mi away2:14 AM CDTPolk County

    Mostly penny to quarter sized hail, a few up to half dollar sized.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    3 NE Des Moines, IA · 2.1 mi away2:37 AM CDTPolk County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    1 NE Windsor Heights, IA · 4.8 mi away2:34 AM CDTPolk County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    2 E Urbandale, IA · 5.9 mi away2:20 AM CDTPolk County

    Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    2 ESE Waukee, IA · 11.5 mi away1:53 AM CDTDallas County

    Torrential rain, est S winds at 45-50mph and qtr size hail right now, 2 mi. SE of Waukee.

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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Des Moines hail on July 31, 2024

NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.50 inches — half dollar size — within about 5 miles of Des Moines that day, across 2 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.

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