110
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Hail in Mitchell County, Iowa: 110 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,317 nationally and #75 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Mitchell County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Mitchell County is the 2000s, when 41 of the county's 110 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 Mitchell County archive, hail makes up 37.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,317 for this hazard and #75 within Iowa, putting it in the 57.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Mitchell County with 22 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2025 | ST ANSGAR ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | RICEVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | STACYVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | STACYVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | NEW HAVEN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2022 | RICEVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2022 | MITCHELL | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 10, 2022 | OSAGE | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 10, 2022 | LITTLE CEDAR | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | OSAGE | 1 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Mitchell County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A 12 mile swath of hail damage was observed on both sides of Indigo Road and Highway 9 in Mitchell County. Corncobs were stipped off stalks and soybean fields were shredded. Hail drifts were still two feet deep at 9:15 a.m. from hail that fell at 3:55 a.m. In addition, numerous vehicles in the area were damaged along with structures that had windows broken out.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Mitchell County, Iowa?
110 hail events are recorded in Mitchell County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Mitchell County?
The strongest hail on record in Mitchell County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Mitchell 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 Mitchell County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/mitchell-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.