Hail events in Des Moines 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 123 hail events on record for Des Moines County, Iowa, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 4 May 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 28 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 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

May 4 2026

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At BEAVERDALE

Aug 15 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WNW of MIDDLETOWN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WNW of MIDDLETOWN

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At DANVILLE WILSON ARPT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WNW of DANVILLE

Jun 13 2024

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles WNW of DODGEVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of DODGEVILLE

Apr 16 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WNW of WEST BURLINGTON

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile N of WEST BURLINGTON

Mar 4 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At WEST BURLINGTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles W of PLEASANTGROVE

Jun 24 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles SW of DANVILLE WILSON ARPT

Jun 4 2023

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile E of WEST BURLINGTON

May 7 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of WEST BURLINGTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SSE of BEAVERDALE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WNW of MEDIAPOLIS

May 6 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSE of BEAVERDALE

Aug 11 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of WEST BURLINGTON

Jul 9 2021

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile NE of BURLINGTON ARPT

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles W of SPRING GROVE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of WEST BURLINGTON

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

At BURLINGTON ARPT

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile N of BURLINGTON ARPT

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SSE of WEST BURLINGTON

Sep 27 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles W of SPRING GROVE

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 Des Moines County by year, 1950 to 2026
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	1	0	0	0	0	1
1970s	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	4
1980s	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
1990s	1	1	2	0	0	1	5	0	1	2	13
2000s	6	2	3	5	0	0	14	3	3	7	43
2010s	6	3	2	8	4	6	0	3	0	2	34
2020s	0	7	0	6	10	0	1 (part of the year)				24

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
Feb1 event
Mar16 events
Apr23 events
May28 events
Jun27 events
Jul9 events
Aug9 events
Sep6 events
Oct4 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Des Moines County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	49
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	47
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	22
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	4
4 in and larger	softball and larger	1

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 2 Oct 2026.

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

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Des Moines County beside the total of the counties of Iowa and of the United States
Measure	Des Moines	All counties of Iowa	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	123	15,913	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	29.6	28.5	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	32.0	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

Hail events on record for Des Moines County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
28 May 2019	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 Oct 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Aug 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Feb 2017	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
10 Sep 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jul 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Jul 2015	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
10 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Apr 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 May 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 May 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 May 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Apr 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 May 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 May 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 May 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 May 2013	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
19 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 May 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Jun 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Jun 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Oct 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 May 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Mar 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 May 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Apr 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Jun 2009	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
1 Jun 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Mar 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Mar 2009	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
7 Mar 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Aug 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Jul 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 May 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
6 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$500	County
2 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
14 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$1.0 million	County
8 May 2003	Hail	2.50 in	$2.0 million	County
8 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$1.0 million	County
8 May 2003	Hail	2.75 in	$10 million	County
1 Jun 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 May 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 2001	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Sep 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Sep 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Sep 2000	Hail	2.75 in	$50 thousand	County
13 Jun 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Apr 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$350 thousand	County
23 Jun 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 Jun 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Sep 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Aug 1990	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Oct 1982	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Oct 1982	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 May 1981	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 1981	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 Jun 1975	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Jun 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Jun 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Apr 1973	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
25 Aug 1965	Hail	4.00 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. 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: Quad Cities, IA/IL (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 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Des Moines County, Iowa". https://countyhazards.com/county/ia/des-moines/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Des Moines County?: May has 28 of the 123 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 Des Moines County compare with the other counties of Iowa?: The counties of Iowa have 28.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Des Moines County has 29.6.
How large is the hail on record for Des Moines County?: 27 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.