Hail events in Dallas 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 (opens in a new tab).
NCEI has 249 hail events on record for Dallas County, Iowa, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest hail event on record is on 14 Mar 2025.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 48 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
1 mile NE of PERRY
Hail0.75 in, penny size
At WOODWARD
Hail0.75 in, penny size
1 mile S of VAN METER
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles S of HADDEN HILL
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
1 mile S of MINBURN
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles S of HADDEN HILL
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles NNE of PERRY
Hail0.75 in, penny size
4 miles N of LINDEN
Hail0.75 in, penny size
1 mile SE of GRANGER
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles SW of DALLAS MINE
Hail0.75 in, penny size
1 mile N of DALLAS CENTER
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles SW of MINBURN
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles WSW of HADDEN HILL
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
3 miles SE of WAUKEE
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
1 mile SW of ADEL
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
1 mile SE of MORAN
Hail3.00 in, tea cup size
1 mile NE of WOODWARD
Hail2.75 in, baseball size
1 mile E of WOODWARD
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles S of DAWSON
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles NNE of HADDEN HILL
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile NE of PANTHER
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
1 mile E of VAN METER
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles SE of DE SOTO
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles WSW of DE SOTO
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
1 mile E of DALLAS CENTER
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
| Decade | Year that ends in 0 | Year that ends in 1 | Year that ends in 2 | Year that ends in 3 | Year that ends in 4 | Year that ends in 5 | Year that ends in 6 | Year that ends in 7 | Year that ends in 8 | Year that ends in 9 | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| 2000s | 6 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 108 |
| 2010s | 4 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 82 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 (part of the year) | 18 |
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
- Jan0 events
- Feb0 events
- Mar19 events
- Apr44 events
- May70 events
- Jun66 events
- Jul20 events
- Aug14 events
- Sep9 events
- Oct2 events
- Nov4 events
- Dec1 event
Magnitudes on record
| Hail size | Size in words | Events |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 in | pea to quarter | 93 |
| 1 to 1.74 in | quarter to golf ball | 115 |
| 1.75 to 2.74 in | golf ball to baseball | 36 |
| 2.75 to 3.99 in | baseball to softball | 5 |
| 4 in and larger | softball and larger | 0 |
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.
An event without a size in the record is not in this table.
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Dallas | All counties of Iowa | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events, 1955 to 2026 | 249 | 15,913 | 423,723 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 42.3 | 28.5 | 12.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 24.0 | 49.8 | 12.8 |
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
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $13 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $1 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $55 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $3 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $3 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $20 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $15 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $2 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $3 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $7 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $2 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $13 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $3 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $2 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $1 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $3 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $2 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $12 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $15 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $6 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $30 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $15 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $11 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $7 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $15 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $11 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $13 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $11 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $30 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $1 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $7 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $7 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $7 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $15 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $7 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $20 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $20 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $15 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $8 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $7 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $7 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $28 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $8 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $7 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $8 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $20 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $8 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $8 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $8 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $20 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $15 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.25 in | $30 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $8 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $20 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $35 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $20 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $16 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $16 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $16 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $15 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $28 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $6 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $55 thousand | 0 | 0 | County |
The site keeps 171 of the 249 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.
Official channels
- NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
- National Weather Service: Des Moines, IA (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.
These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Dallas County, Iowa". https://countyhazards.com/county/ia/dallas/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 Dallas County?
- May has 70 of the 249 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 Dallas County compare with the other counties of Iowa?
- The counties of Iowa have 28.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Dallas County has 42.3.
- How large is the hail on record for Dallas County?
- 41 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.