175
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$11.4M
Property damage
Hail in Adair County, Iowa: 175 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #764 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Adair County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Adair County is the 2000s, when 68 of the county's 175 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 Adair County archive, hail makes up 40.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #764 for this hazard and #25 within Iowa, putting it in the 75.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Adair 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 | ADAIR | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | ADAIR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | BRIDGEWATER | 1 | $0 |
| May 20, 2024 | HOWE | 1 | $0 |
| May 20, 2024 | HEBRON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | ORIENT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | ORIENT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | ORIENT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | ZION | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | BRIDGEWATER | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Adair County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Wind driven hail event that features hail up to half dollar sized and winds over 60 mph that lasted for 15 to 20 minutes. Just emerged corn and beans were pulverized, pine trees stripped of needles, and hardwood trees defoliated. Worst hail this spotter has seen in 50 years at this location.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Adair County, Iowa?
175 hail events are recorded in Adair County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Adair County?
The strongest hail on record in Adair County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Adair 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.
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“Hail in Adair County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/adair-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.