Hail in Adams County, Iowa

Hail in Adams County, Iowa: 102 recorded events between 1985 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,413 nationally and #81 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Adams County is the 2010s, when 43 of the county's 102 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 Adams County archive, hail makes up 37.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,413 for this hazard and #81 within Iowa, putting it in the 54.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Adams County with 29 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.

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How many hail events are on record in Adams County, Iowa?

102 hail events are recorded in Adams County between 1985 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Adams County?

The strongest hail on record in Adams County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Adams 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.