Hail map for Iowa City, IA — March 10, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 2.00″ — hen egg size — within 5 miles of Iowa City on March 10, 2026.
- 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
- 2.75″
- 7.3 mi away · Public
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 Iowa City, IA on March 10, 2026
15 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 6 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.
- 2.75″ baseball size Public3 SW West Branch, IA · 7.3 mi away7:23 PM CDTJohnson County
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public3 W Iowa City Municipal, IA · 4.7 mi away7:04 PM CDTJohnson County
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicWest Branch, IA · 9.3 mi away7:25 PM CDTCedar County
Time estimated by radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter2 SE Iowa City, IA · 1.8 mi away7:15 PM CDTJohnson County
Size increased since last report.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained Spotter2 SE Iowa City, IA · 1.8 mi away7:13 PM CDTJohnson County
Occurring right now.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 SE Iowa City, IA · 2.1 mi away7:16 PM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 NW Sharon Center, IA · 9.6 mi away6:53 PM CDTJohnson County
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicIowa City, IA · 0.1 mi away7:20 PM CDTJohnson County
10 minutes of quarter size hail. Hail is covering the ground.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 E Iowa City, IA · 1.0 mi away7:21 PM CDTJohnson County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 ESE Iowa City, IA · 1.3 mi away7:10 PM CDTJohnson County
Delayed report.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 E Iowa City Municipal, IA · 1.5 mi away7:08 PM CDTJohnson County
Delayed report. Marble to quarter sized hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 SE Iowa City, IA · 2.1 mi away7:15 PM CDTJohnson County
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter1 WNW Iowa City Municip, IA · 2.5 mi away7:00 PM CDTJohnson County
Copious amounts of pea to nickel hail that lasted 10 minutes.
- 0.88″ penny size PublicWest Branch, IA · 9.3 mi away7:29 PM CDTCedar County
Via social media.
- 0.50″ penny size Trained Spotter1 W North Liberty, IA · 7.0 mi away6:43 PM CDTJohnson County
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.
Iowa City hail on March 10, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 2.00 inches — hen egg size — within about 5 miles of Iowa City that day, across 3 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.