95
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$384K
Property damage
Hail in Decatur County, Iowa: 95 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,497 nationally and #87 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Decatur County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Decatur County is the 2000s, when 46 of the county's 95 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 Decatur County archive, hail makes up 30.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,497 for this hazard and #87 within Iowa, putting it in the 51.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Decatur County with 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2025 | GRAND RIVER | 2 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | LEON | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | GARDEN GROVE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | DAVIS CITY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2019 | LE ROY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2019 | VAN WERT | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2019 | VAN WERT | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 15, 2018 | LEON | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2017 | VAN WERT | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2016 | LEON | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Decatur County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Trained spotter reported lots of quarter sized hail with a few to half dollar in size. Significant crop damage was noted to the north of this location with corn and bean fields decimated. Hail size that did damage to the fields was unknown.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Decatur County, Iowa?
95 hail events are recorded in Decatur County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Decatur County?
The strongest hail on record in Decatur County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Decatur 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 Decatur County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/decatur-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.