128
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$642K
Property damage
Hail in Bremer County, Iowa: 128 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,125 nationally and #58 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Bremer County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Bremer County is the 2010s, when 56 of the county's 128 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 Bremer County archive, hail makes up 32.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,125 for this hazard and #58 within Iowa, putting it in the 63.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Bremer County with 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2025 | DENVER | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2025 | PLAINFIELD | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2025 | TRIPOLI | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2025 | BREMER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2025 | WAVERLY MUNI ARPT | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2025 | WAVERLY MUNI ARPT | 2.75 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2025 | WAVERLY MUNI ARPT | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 27, 2024 | WAVERLY | 1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | READLYN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | ARTESIAN | 2.75 | $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
A cold front moved southeast into Iowa during the afternoon and early evening hours. Most of the dynamics with the front were well to the north of Iowa and moisture was quite limited. Surface dew point temperatures were in the upper 50s to middle 60s, with 850 mb dew point temperatures only around +10° C. The airmass was also capped during the day. Even so, it was quite unstable with CAPE values in the 3000-4000 J-Kg-1 range. Strong convection developed over Minnesota and Wisconsin. During the evening hours it developed southwest into Iowa. Strong thunderstorms moved across north-central and northeast Iowa during the evening, producing large hail. The first hail reports came from Worth County. Hail about the size of ping pong balls fell in Northwood. Mitchell, Floyd, and Butler Counties received the most significant hail, ranging from dime-size to golf ball-size. The storms produced gusty winds, but most of the wind gusts were below severe levels. One cell produced a wind gust of 60 mph on the Bremer, Butler, Black Hawk County lines between Finchford and Janesville.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Bremer County, Iowa?
128 hail events are recorded in Bremer County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Bremer County?
The strongest hail on record in Bremer County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Bremer 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 Bremer County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/bremer-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.