Hail map for Des Moines, IA — April 17, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Des Moines on April 17, 2025.
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- Max hail size
- 1.00″
- quarter
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 1
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 1.00″
- 9.6 mi away · Public
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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What people on the ground measured in Des Moines, IA on April 17, 2025
3 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.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicCarlisle, IA · 9.6 mi away11:14 PM CDTWarren County
Social Media report.
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicHartford, IA · 14.5 mi away11:20 PM CDTWarren County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 0.75″ penny size Broadcast MediaNorwalk, IA · 7.8 mi away10:30 PM CDTWarren County
Penny sized hail reported in Norwalk.
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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This page is one storm. If you are deciding which tool to work Des Moines, IA with all season, these compare the ones roofers actually buy — with every price taken from the vendor's own site and linked.
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Des Moines hail on April 17, 2025
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.00 inches — quarter size — within about 5 miles of Des Moines that day, across 1 distinct size band. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.