94
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$476K
Property damage
Hail in Worth County, Iowa: 94 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,508 nationally and #88 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Worth County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Worth County is the 2000s, when 45 of the county's 94 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 Worth County archive, hail makes up 31.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,508 for this hazard and #88 within Iowa, putting it in the 51.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Worth County with 25 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2006 | NORTHWOOD | 0.88 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2025 | GRAFTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | FERTILE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | KENSETT | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2022 | SILVER LAKE | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2022 | BRISTOL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2022 | GRAFTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2020 | HANLONTOWN | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 26, 2018 | MANLY | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 15, 2017 | TENOLD | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2017 | GRAFTON | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Worth County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The air mass over Iowa became very unstable during the late afternoon hours. Dew point temperatures soared into the lower 70s F. with surface temperatures reaching the middle 80s to lower 90s F. CAPE values reached 3500 J-kg-1 by the latter part of the afternoon. A small cluster of thunderstorms developed over north-central Iowa. One of them became severe and produced inch diameter hail west of Northwood.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Worth County, Iowa?
94 hail events are recorded in Worth County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Worth County?
The strongest hail on record in Worth County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Worth 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 Worth County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/worth-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.