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Storm events on record through

Hail events in Appanoose County, Iowa The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search.

NCEI has 114 hail events on record for Appanoose County, Iowa, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 31 Jul 2024.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 35 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At MOULTON

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile W of JEROME

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

At MOULTON ARPT

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

At MOULTON ARPT

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

3 miles S of EXLINE

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile W of JEROME

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At RATHBUN

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

1 mile SSW of ICONIUM

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

3 miles SW of GRIFFINSVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WSW of THIRTY

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles ENE of THIRTY

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

At CENTERVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of MAINE

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

At CENTERVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ENE of GARFIELD

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

At CENTERVILLE

Hail2.25 in, hen egg size

At CENTERVILLE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles W of ICONIUM

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile N of NUMA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At CENTERVILLE. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile WNW of THIRTY. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WNW of MAINE. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles NW of GRIFFINSVILLE. Damage estimate: $12 thousand

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

At PLANO. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile E of GARFIELD. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Appanoose County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade0123456789All
1950s00000000000
1960s01100001003
1970s02013010007
1980s10000112027
1990s110021411011
2000s030532806330
2010s6704311110437
2020s0206110019

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan0
  2. Feb1
  3. Mar14
  4. Apr19
  5. May23
  6. Jun39
  7. Jul10
  8. Aug1
  9. Sep4
  10. Oct2
  11. Nov1
  12. Dec0

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Appanoose County by hail size
Hail sizeSize in wordsEvents
under 1 inpea to quarter30
1 to 1.74 inquarter to golf ball42
1.75 to 2.74 ingolf ball to baseball34
2.75 to 3.99 inbaseball to softball8
4 in and largersoftball and larger0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Appanoose County beside the total of the counties of Iowa and of the United States
MeasureAppanooseAll counties of IowaAll counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 202611415,913423,723
Events for each 100 square miles22.928.512.0
Events for each 10,000 residents93.049.812.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Appanoose County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail3.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail3.00 in$5 thousand00County
Hail2.00 in$2 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$2 thousand00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail2.00 in$2 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 in$5 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 in$5 thousand00County
Hail0.88 in$5 thousand00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 in$55 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$55 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$10 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$3 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$11 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$15 thousand00County
Hail1.25 in$12 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$13 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$20 thousand00County
Hail0.88 in$1 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$6 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$55 thousand00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$12 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$25 thousand00County
Hail1.25 in$15 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$20 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$1 thousand00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$10 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$3 thousand00County
Hail0.88 in$1 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$4 thousand00County
Hail0.88 in$3 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$15 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$5 thousand00County
Hail0.88 in$2 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$5 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$5 thousand00County
Hail2.75 in$100 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$25 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$10 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$5 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$10 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$30 thousand00County
Hail0.88 in$7 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$8 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$1 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$5 thousand00County
Hail1.50 in$10 thousand00County
Hail2.00 in$15 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$5 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$7 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$55 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$100 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail3.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail3.00 innone00County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Appanoose County, Iowa". https://countyhazards.com/county/ia/appanoose/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Appanoose County?
June has 39 of the 114 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Iowa?
NCEI has 15,950 hail events on record for Iowa from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Appanoose County compare with the other counties of Iowa?
The counties of Iowa have 28.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Appanoose County has 22.9.
How large is the hail on record for Appanoose County?
42 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.