Hail events in Greene 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 Greene County, Iowa, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 4 Jun 2024.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 20 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

Jun 4 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles ESE of DANA

May 21 2024

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile SE of DANA

Apr 30 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of RIPPEY

May 30 2023

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile SSE of CHURDAN

May 7 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile W of SCRANTON

Jun 11 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles ESE of HOPE

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

1 mile E of HOPE

Jun 22 2021

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

5 miles WSW of COOPER

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile S of SCRANTON

Sep 14 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles W of FARLIN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of JEFFERSON

Aug 1 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of SCRANTON

Jun 14 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of SCRANTON

Apr 13 2018

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

4 miles E of FARLIN

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles E of FARLIN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SSE of CHURDAN

Jul 3 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of PATON

Jun 12 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At JEFFERSON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SSE of SCRANTON

Mar 6 2017

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

5 miles ESE of CHURDAN. Damage estimate: $1 thousand

Jun 30 2014

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile S of CHURDAN. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

At GRAND JCT. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of GRAND JCT. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

May 11 2014

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of JEFFERSON MUNI ARPT

Jun 14 2013

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles WSW of JEFFERSON. Damage estimate: $5 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 Greene 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
1980s	0	1	0	1	2	0	3	0	1	1	9
1990s	0	2	0	3	1	0	3	0	3	5	17
2000s	2	5	5	1	16	7	0	5	6	1	48
2010s	4	4	3	9	4	0	0	4	5	2	35
2020s	0	2	2	2	3	0	0 (part of the year)				9

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
Mar3 events
Apr26 events
May29 events
Jun32 events
Jul4 events
Aug19 events
Sep5 events
Oct0 events
Nov4 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Greene County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	38
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	55
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	27
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	3
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.

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: Greene County beside the total of the counties of Iowa and of the United States
Measure	Greene	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	21.6	28.5	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	141.1	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 Greene County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	On record for
14 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
14 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	$8 thousand	0	County
14 Jun 2013	Hail	2.00 in	$30 thousand	0	County
29 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	0	County
29 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Apr 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
29 Apr 2013	Hail	1.75 in	$3 thousand	0	County
29 Apr 2013	Hail	1.50 in	$3 thousand	0	County
6 Sep 2012	Hail	1.50 in	$15 thousand	0	County
6 Sep 2012	Hail	1.00 in	$8 thousand	0	County
8 Aug 2012	Hail	1.00 in	$6 thousand	0	County
12 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	0	County
12 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
12 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
12 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
31 Aug 2010	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	0	County
12 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	0	County
29 Apr 2010	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	0	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 2009	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	0	County
26 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$11 thousand	0	County
25 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$6 thousand	0	County
25 Jun 2008	Hail	1.50 in	$15 thousand	0	County
25 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	0	County
11 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$8 thousand	0	County
24 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	0	County
21 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	$7 thousand	0	County
21 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	$7 thousand	0	County
21 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	$7 thousand	0	County
31 Mar 2007	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	0	County
31 Mar 2007	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	0	County
12 Nov 2005	Hail	2.75 in	$15 thousand	0	County
12 Nov 2005	Hail	2.50 in	$15 thousand	0	County
12 Nov 2005	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
27 Jun 2005	Hail	0.88 in	$7 thousand	0	County
24 Jun 2005	Hail	1.00 in	$8 thousand	0	County
13 Jun 2005	Hail	0.88 in	$7 thousand	0	County
19 Apr 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 Aug 2004	Hail	1.25 in	$8 thousand	0	County
8 Aug 2004	Hail	1.00 in	$7 thousand	0	County
8 Aug 2004	Hail	1.00 in	$7 thousand	0	County
3 Aug 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	0	County
3 Aug 2004	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	0	County
3 Aug 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
3 Aug 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
3 Aug 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
3 Aug 2004	Hail	1.00 in	$7 thousand	0	County
3 Aug 2004	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	0	County
22 May 2004	Hail	2.00 in	$15 thousand	0	County
22 May 2004	Hail	2.50 in	$20 thousand	0	County
8 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
8 May 2004	Hail	1.00 in	$15 thousand	0	County
8 May 2004	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	0	County
16 Apr 2004	Hail	1.25 in	$5 thousand	0	County
17 Nov 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	0	County
18 Apr 2002	Hail	1.50 in	$15 thousand	0	County
17 Apr 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	0	County
17 Apr 2002	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	0	County
17 Apr 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
17 Apr 2002	Hail	2.00 in	$25 thousand	0	County
12 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
12 Jun 2001	Hail	0.88 in	$7 thousand	0	County
12 Jun 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$8 thousand	0	County
13 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
13 May 2001	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	0	County
1 Sep 2000	Hail	0.88 in	$12 thousand	0	County
25 Feb 2000	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	0	County
6 Jun 1999	Hail	0.75 in	$3 thousand	0	County
16 May 1999	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
16 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	0	County
8 Apr 1999	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	0	County
8 Apr 1999	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
30 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$35 thousand	0	County
23 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$11 thousand	0	County
6 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	$500	0	County
29 Jul 1996	Hail	0.75 in	$11 thousand	0	County
17 Jul 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$55 thousand	0	County
17 Jul 1996	Hail	0.75 in	$31 thousand	0	County
7 Jun 1994	Hail	0.75 in	$55 thousand	0	County
18 Aug 1993	Hail	0.75 in	$55 thousand	0	County
18 Aug 1993	Hail	0.75 in	$6 thousand	0	County
11 May 1993	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	0	County
17 May 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
17 May 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	4	County
26 Aug 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
22 Aug 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
29 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
29 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
24 May 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
24 May 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 May 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
8 Aug 1981	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
28 Jun 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
21 May 1977	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
8 Aug 1969	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Apr 1969	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
24 Apr 1960	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	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: 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 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Greene County, Iowa". https://countyhazards.com/county/ia/greene/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 Greene County?: June has 32 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 Greene County compare with the other counties of Iowa?: The counties of Iowa have 28.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Greene County has 21.6.
How large is the hail on record for Greene County?: 30 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.