102
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$22.7M
Property damage
Hail in Iowa County, Wisconsin: 102 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,413 nationally and #46 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Iowa County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Iowa County is the 2000s, when 40 of the county's 102 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 Iowa County archive, hail makes up 27.5% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,413 for this hazard and #46 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 54.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Iowa County with 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | DODGEVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | DODGEVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | COBB | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | BLUE MOUND STATE PARK | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | BARNEVELD | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | BARNEVELD | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | BARNEVELD | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | RIDGEWAY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | MINERAL PT | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | MONTFORT JCT | 2 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Iowa County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A tornado traveled easterly 5 miles across Grant county from 1 mile northeast of Patch Grove to 1 mile south of Mt. Hope. The tornado ripped a roof from a large hay barn, threw over a grain elevator, damaged several homes and leveled numerous trees and power lines. A severe thunderstorm dropped golfball hail and developed intense winds which downed power lines just west of Dodgeville (Iowa county).
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Iowa County, Wisconsin?
102 hail events are recorded in Iowa County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Iowa County?
The strongest hail on record in Iowa County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Iowa 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 Iowa County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/iowa-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.