125
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.6M
Property damage
Hail in Iowa County, Iowa: 125 recorded events between 1971 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,155 nationally and #60 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Iowa County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Iowa County is the 2000s, when 45 of the county's 125 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 Iowa County archive, hail makes up 34.0% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,155 for this hazard and #60 within Iowa, putting it in the 62.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Iowa County with 42 recorded events, while Nov 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2024 | EAST AMANA | 1 | $0 |
| May 21, 2024 | HOMESTEAD | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | VICTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | NORTH ENGLISH | 1 | $0 |
| May 13, 2023 | WILLIAMSBURG | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 7, 2023 | WILLIAMSBURG | 1 | $0 |
| May 7, 2023 | AMANA APT | 1 | $0 |
| May 7, 2023 | MIDDLE AMANA | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 7, 2023 | MARENGO | 1 | $0 |
| May 7, 2023 | MARENGO | 1 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Iowa County, Iowa?
125 hail events are recorded in Iowa County between 1971 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Iowa County?
The strongest hail on record in Iowa County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Iowa 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Iowa County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/iowa-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.