Hail in Appanoose County, Iowa

Hail in Appanoose County, Iowa: 112 recorded events between 1961 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,292 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Appanoose County is the 2010s, when 35 of the county's 112 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Appanoose County archive, hail makes up 27.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,292 for this hazard and #73 within Iowa, putting it in the 58.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Appanoose County with 40 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 113
• Heavy Rain 94

How many hail events are on record in Appanoose County, Iowa?

112 hail events are recorded in Appanoose County between 1961 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Appanoose County?

The strongest hail on record in Appanoose County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Appanoose County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.