122
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$90K
Property damage
Hail in Montgomery County, Iowa: 122 recorded events between 1970 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,183 nationally and #65 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Montgomery County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Montgomery County is the 2000s, when 42 of the county's 122 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 Montgomery County archive, hail makes up 43.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,183 for this hazard and #65 within Iowa, putting it in the 61.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Sep is the peak month for hail in Montgomery County with 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | ELLIOTT | 1.25 | $0 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | ELLIOTT | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2024 | COBURG | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2024 | GRANT | 1 | $0 |
| May 21, 2024 | RED OAK | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | GRANT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | ELLIOTT | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 8, 2023 | STANTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2023 | STANTON | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | GRANT | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The city of Red Oak was hit with a second hail storm on the same night. Another supercell thunderstorm move from southwest to northeast across the southern half of Red Oak with ping pong ball to golf ball size hail. The hail covered the ground in some spots.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Montgomery County, Iowa?
122 hail events are recorded in Montgomery County between 1970 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Montgomery County?
The strongest hail on record in Montgomery County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/montgomery-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.