141
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.6M
Property damage
Hail in Fayette County, Iowa: 141 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 8. That places the county #995 nationally and #48 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Fayette County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Fayette County is the 2000s, when 67 of the county's 141 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 Fayette County archive, hail makes up 31.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #995 for this hazard and #48 within Iowa, putting it in the 67.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Fayette County with 41 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 22, 2025 | WAUCOMA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2025 | OELWEIN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2023 | OELWEIN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | WESTGATE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | ALPHA | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | OELWEIN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | MAYNARD | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2022 | HAWKEYE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2021 | MAYNARD | 1 | $0 |
| May 15, 2021 | RANDALIA | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Fayette County
- Thunderstorm Wind 174
- Flood 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous reports of pea to penny size hail were received. There was a one mile swath along X Avenue from Highway 3 to 50th Street where corn was shredded. Gardens in the town of Oran were also shredded due to hail. Torrential rain occurred with the hail.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Fayette County, Iowa?
141 hail events are recorded in Fayette County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Fayette County?
The strongest hail on record in Fayette County measured 8.
Where does the hail data for Fayette 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 Fayette County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/fayette-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.