Hail in Crawford County, Iowa

Hail in Crawford County, Iowa: 148 recorded events between 1956 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #942 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Crawford County is the 2000s, when 59 of the county's 148 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 Crawford County archive, hail makes up 33.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #942 for this hazard and #42 within Iowa, putting it in the 69.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Crawford County with 45 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 Crawford County, Iowa?

148 hail events are recorded in Crawford County between 1956 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Crawford County?

The strongest hail on record in Crawford County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Crawford 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.