Hail in Pocahontas County, Iowa

Hail in Pocahontas County, Iowa: 145 recorded events between 1969 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #963 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Pocahontas County is the 2000s, when 51 of the county's 145 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 Pocahontas County archive, hail makes up 40.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #963 for this hazard and #43 within Iowa, putting it in the 69.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Pocahontas County with 30 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 93
• Tornado 45
• Heavy Rain 42

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

145 hail events are recorded in Pocahontas County between 1969 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pocahontas County?

The strongest hail on record in Pocahontas County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Pocahontas 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.