Hail in Emmet County, Iowa

Hail in Emmet County, Iowa: 122 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,183 nationally and #65 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Emmet County is the 2000s, when 46 of the county's 122 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 Emmet County archive, hail makes up 32.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,183 for this hazard and #65 within Iowa, putting it in the 61.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Emmet County with 41 recorded events, while Feb 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 128
• Flood 47

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

122 hail events are recorded in Emmet County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Emmet County?

The strongest hail on record in Emmet County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Emmet 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.