121
Recorded events
4
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$504K
Property damage
Hail in Greene County, Iowa: 121 recorded events between 1960 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,192 nationally and #68 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Greene County, Iowa: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Greene County is the 2000s, when 48 of the county's 121 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 Greene County archive, hail makes up 36.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,192 for this hazard and #68 within Iowa, putting it in the 61.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Greene County with 32 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1991 | 1.75 | 4 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2024 | DANA | 1 | $0 |
| May 21, 2024 | DANA | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | RIPPEY | 1 | $0 |
| May 30, 2023 | CHURDAN | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 7, 2023 | SCRANTON | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | HOPE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | HOPE | 2.5 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2021 | COOPER | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2021 | SCRANTON | 1.5 | $0 |
| Sep 14, 2019 | FARLIN | 1 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Greene County, Iowa?
121 hail events are recorded in Greene County between 1960 and 2024, causing 4 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Greene County?
The strongest hail on record in Greene County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Greene 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 Greene County, Iowa.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/iowa/greene-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.