Hail events in Marion 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 196 hail events on record for Marion County, Iowa, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 19 May 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 64 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 19 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WSW of KNOXVILLE ARPT

Oct 4 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of ATTICA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SSE of KNOXVILLE ARPT

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles WNW of PELLA. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles WNW of FIFIELD

Jul 30 2024

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile NW of PELLA MUNI ARPT

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles WSW of LAKE RED ROCK

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of PELLA MUNI ARPT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SSE of FIFIELD

Jun 25 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSE of PLEASANTVILLE

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles NW of PLEASANTVILLE

May 27 2024

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile E of ATTICA

May 21 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of PELLA MUNI ARPT

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

2 miles SE of PELLA MUNI ARPT

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

2 miles ESE of PELLA MUNI ARPT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SE of PELLA

May 19 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of PLEASANTVILLE

Jul 28 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of PERSHING

Jul 17 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At KNOXVILLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ENE of BUSSEY

May 13 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NNW of KNOXVILLE

May 7 2023

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NE of BUSSEY

Apr 19 2023

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile SSE of FIFIELD

Apr 4 2023

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile SSE of PLEASANTVILLE

Mar 31 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At ATTICA

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 Marion 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	3	0	0	3
1960s	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
1970s	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980s	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	6
1990s	1	0	7	0	0	1	8	1	5	3	26
2000s	0	14	5	6	1	2	14	2	4	1	49
2010s	21	9	3	3	2	7	0	16	3	3	67
2020s	1	7	3	14	16	1	0 (part of the year)				42

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
Mar12 events
Apr60 events
May36 events
Jun38 events
Jul24 events
Aug10 events
Sep11 events
Oct4 events
Nov1 event
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Marion County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	58
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	92
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	38
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	7
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: Marion County beside the total of the counties of Iowa and of the United States
Measure	Marion	All counties of Iowa	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	196	15,913	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	35.3	28.5	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	58.7	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 Marion County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
31 Mar 2023	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
31 Mar 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
31 Mar 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
17 Sep 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Sep 2022	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 Sep 2022	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 2021	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
18 Jun 2021	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 2021	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
18 Jun 2021	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
18 Jun 2021	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
18 Jun 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Jun 2021	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Jul 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 May 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 May 2019	Hail	1.25 in	$10 thousand	County
25 May 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Sep 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Jul 2018	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
25 May 2018	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Jun 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 2017	Hail	2.75 in	$75 thousand	County
15 Jun 2017	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 2017	Hail	2.75 in	$10 thousand	County
15 Apr 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Apr 2017	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
15 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Apr 2017	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
9 Apr 2017	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
9 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 2017	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
9 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Jul 2015	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
20 Jun 2015	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
20 Jun 2015	Hail	3.00 in	$20 thousand	County
20 Jun 2015	Hail	4.00 in	$25 thousand	County
20 Jun 2015	Hail	2.50 in	$10 thousand	County
4 May 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Apr 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Jun 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Sep 2013	Hail	1.75 in	$35 thousand	County
19 Sep 2013	Hail	1.75 in	$35 thousand	County
19 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
6 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
6 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 Apr 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jul 2011	Hail	0.88 in	$10 thousand	County
14 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	$15 thousand	County
13 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	$13 thousand	County
9 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	$13 thousand	County
9 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	$8 thousand	County
5 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	County
5 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	County
3 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 May 2010	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	County
30 Apr 2010	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
6 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
6 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
6 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
6 Apr 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.25 in	$3 thousand	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.50 in	$5 thousand	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.50 in	$50 thousand	County
5 Apr 2010	Hail	1.50 in	$50 thousand	County
18 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	$7 thousand	County
27 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
27 Jul 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	County
27 Jul 2008	Hail	2.50 in	$100 thousand	County
9 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$6 thousand	County
30 Sep 2007	Hail	1.00 in	$13 thousand	County
23 Aug 2007	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
25 Jul 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$7 thousand	County
2 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$7 thousand	County
2 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$7 thousand	County
2 Jul 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$4 thousand	County
27 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
27 Jun 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$6 thousand	County
21 Jun 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$6 thousand	County
18 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	County
18 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
18 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
2 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	County
8 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
8 Mar 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
8 Mar 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
31 Aug 2005	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	County
31 Aug 2005	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
3 Aug 2004	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
20 Aug 2003	Hail	0.88 in	$12 thousand	County
20 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
10 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
10 May 2003	Hail	1.50 in	$10 thousand	County
8 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
18 Sep 2002	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	County
18 Sep 2002	Hail	0.88 in	$4 thousand	County
18 Sep 2002	Hail	0.88 in	$4 thousand	County
28 Jul 2002	Hail	1.25 in	$15 thousand	County
18 Apr 2002	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	County
20 Sep 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$6 thousand	County
3 Jul 2001	Hail	3.00 in	$30 thousand	County
3 Jul 2001	Hail	0.88 in	$12 thousand	County
3 Jul 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
12 Jun 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$7 thousand	County
12 Jun 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	County
12 Jun 2001	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	County
12 Jun 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	County
13 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	County
10 May 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
11 Apr 2001	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
11 Apr 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
11 Apr 2001	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
11 Apr 2001	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	County
27 Jul 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
8 Apr 1999	Hail	0.88 in	$4 thousand	County
8 Apr 1999	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
18 Jun 1998	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	County
20 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$6 thousand	County
20 May 1998	Hail	2.50 in	$20 thousand	County
25 Apr 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
30 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Aug 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
19 Aug 1996	Hail	0.88 in	$12 thousand	County
24 May 1996	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
24 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
24 May 1996	Hail	1.00 in	$25 thousand	County
24 May 1996	Hail	1.00 in	$15 thousand	County
24 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
24 May 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
24 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	County
8 Aug 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$65 thousand	County
28 Jul 1992	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
10 Apr 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Mar 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 May 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Nov 1984	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
26 Aug 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 1980	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
6 Jun 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 Jun 1973	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 Apr 1965	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Apr 1960	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
21 May 1957	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
21 May 1957	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
21 May 1957	Hail	1.50 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: 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 Marion County, Iowa". https://countyhazards.com/county/ia/marion/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 Marion County?: April has 60 of the 196 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 Marion County compare with the other counties of Iowa?: The counties of Iowa have 28.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Marion County has 35.3.
How large is the hail on record for Marion County?: 46 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.