126
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$150K
Property damage
Hail in Van Buren County, Iowa: 126 recorded events between 1961 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,143 nationally and #59 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Van Buren County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Van Buren County is the 2010s, when 49 of the county's 126 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 Van Buren County archive, hail makes up 38.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,143 for this hazard and #59 within Iowa, putting it in the 63.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Van Buren County with 47 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 26, 2026 | MT STERLING | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | VERNON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | BENTONSPORT | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | CANTRIL | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | LAKE SUGEMA CAMP GD | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | LAKE SUGEMA CAMP GD | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | MORRIS PARK | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | MORRIS PARK | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | BONAPARTE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | KEOSAUQUA | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Van Buren County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail ranging from 1.00 inch (quarter) to 1.75 inch (golfball) fell from Keosauqua northeast to the Van Buren/Henry county line from a supercell. Trained spotters, the emergency manager, and the Keosauqua co-operative observer reported 1.00-1.75 inch hail covering the ground in Keosauqua around 1745 CST. One inch hail occurred in Utica during the 1750-1754 CST time period along with heavy rain.
A second severe thunderstorm developed on the flanking line of the original supercell. This storm produced marginal severe hail for 3 minutes. The combined duration of the severe and non-severe hail was 10 minutes from 1034 to 1044 CST.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Van Buren County, Iowa?
126 hail events are recorded in Van Buren County between 1961 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Van Buren County?
The strongest hail on record in Van Buren County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Van Buren 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 Van Buren County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/van-buren-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.