Hail map for Des Moines, IA — March 30, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.00″ — quarter size — within 5 miles of Des Moines on March 30, 2026.
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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
- 1.25″
- 14.0 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 March 30, 2026
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 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.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 W Waukee, IA · 14.0 mi away10:34 PM CDTDallas County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 NNE Windsor Heights, IA · 5.1 mi away10:45 PM CDTPolk County
- 1.00″ quarter size Amateur RadioAnkeny, IA · 8.9 mi away10:17 PM CDTPolk County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 W Ankeny, IA · 9.8 mi away10:16 PM CDTPolk County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 SSE Waukee, IA · 12.5 mi away10:35 PM CDTDallas County
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicWaukee, IA · 13.0 mi away10:34 PM CDTDallas County
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter2 WNW Ankeny, IA · 9.8 mi away10:15 PM CDTPolk County
- 0.75″ penny size Trained Spotter1 WNW Johnston, IA · 9.1 mi away10:12 PM CDTPolk County
- 0.75″ penny size Public3 NNE Ankeny, IA · 11.8 mi away10:20 PM CDTPolk County
Also with a measured 56 mph wind gust.
- 0.70″ penny size Trained Spotter1 WNW Windsor Heights, IA · 6.8 mi away10:46 PM CDTPolk County
- 0.70″ penny size NWS Employee1 WSW Clive, IA · 8.9 mi away10:40 PM CDTPolk County
- 0.70″ penny size PublicAnkeny, IA · 8.9 mi away6:22 PM CDTPolk County
Via KCCI viewer, 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.
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Des Moines hail on March 30, 2026
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.