Hail in Franklin County, Iowa

Hail in Franklin County, Iowa: 124 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,167 nationally and #64 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Franklin County is the 2000s, when 42 of the county's 124 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 Franklin County archive, hail makes up 33.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,167 for this hazard and #64 within Iowa, putting it in the 62.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Franklin County with 34 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 Franklin County, Iowa?

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Franklin County?

The strongest hail on record in Franklin County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Franklin 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.