Hail events in Marshall 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 150 hail events on record for Marshall County, Iowa, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 16 Sep 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 33 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

Sep 16 2025

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile SW of FERGUSON

Apr 23 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WSW of MARSHALLTOWN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WSW of MARSHALLTOWN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of MARSHALLTOWN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles W of MARSHALLTOWN

Jul 28 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles W of MARSHALLTOWN

Jul 13 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles W of GILMAN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles S of MARSHALLTOWN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SSW of MARSHALLTOWN

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles W of MARSHALLTOWN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of MARSHALLTOWN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles ESE of ALBION

May 7 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles W of LAUREL

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles S of MELBOURNE

Apr 19 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of MELBOURNE

Apr 4 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of LAUREL

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of MELBOURNE

Mar 31 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile E of GILMAN

Mar 5 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of HAVERHILL

Jun 28 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of GILMAN

Jun 15 2019

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles NNE of RHODES

May 17 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NE of BANGOR

May 16 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of MELBOURNE. Damage estimate: $12 thousand

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles SE of MARSHALLTOWN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of MARSHALLTOWN

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 Marshall 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	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4
1970s	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3
1980s	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	1	6
1990s	0	4	0	0	2	1	2	3	10	4	26
2000s	7	15	2	10	3	1	6	3	4	1	52
2010s	5	7	3	4	4	3	0	1	4	9	40
2020s	0	0	1	13	0	5	0 (part of the year)				19

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
Mar13 events
Apr30 events
May39 events
Jun31 events
Jul21 events
Aug11 events
Sep1 event
Oct4 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Marshall County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	57
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	61
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	28
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	4
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: Marshall County beside the total of the counties of Iowa and of the United States
Measure	Marshall	All counties of Iowa	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	150	15,913	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	26.2	28.5	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	37.6	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 Marshall County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
16 May 2019	Hail	1.50 in	$35 thousand	County
17 Apr 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 May 2018	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
25 May 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 May 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 May 2018	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 Jun 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
8 Apr 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	County
3 Apr 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 May 2013	Hail	1.25 in	$30 thousand	County
29 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
29 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
29 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
14 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
14 Jul 2012	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	County
29 Jun 2012	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	County
9 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
9 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
8 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	$12 thousand	County
8 Jun 2011	Hail	0.75 in	$20 thousand	County
8 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
22 Mar 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 May 2010	Hail	1.25 in	$10 thousand	County
12 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
12 May 2010	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
2 Apr 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Apr 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	$12 thousand	County
12 Jul 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$11 thousand	County
25 Jun 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
14 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
14 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$6 thousand	County
18 Jul 2007	Hail	0.75 in	$10 thousand	County
21 Mar 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Mar 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
13 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	County
13 Mar 2006	Hail	1.25 in	$5 thousand	County
8 Mar 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	County
8 Mar 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Mar 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	County
6 Mar 2005	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
16 Aug 2004	Hail	1.00 in	$8 thousand	County
16 Aug 2004	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	County
24 Mar 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Aug 2003	Hail	1.50 in	$25 thousand	County
25 Aug 2003	Hail	0.88 in	$7 thousand	County
25 Aug 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	County
25 Aug 2003	Hail	1.25 in	$10 thousand	County
25 Aug 2003	Hail	0.88 in	$7 thousand	County
18 Jul 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$15 thousand	County
18 Jul 2003	Hail	3.00 in	$75 thousand	County
7 Jul 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$15 thousand	County
7 Jul 2003	Hail	0.88 in	$8 thousand	County
14 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
17 Jun 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	County
18 Apr 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Aug 2001	Hail	0.88 in	$6 thousand	County
18 Jun 2001	Hail	0.88 in	$7 thousand	County
12 Jun 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$35 thousand	County
12 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
12 Jun 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
12 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
12 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	County
10 May 2001	Hail	2.75 in	$30 thousand	County
10 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
10 May 2001	Hail	1.50 in	$15 thousand	County
10 May 2001	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	County
10 May 2001	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	County
10 May 2001	Hail	2.00 in	$10 thousand	County
9 May 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
8 Apr 2001	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
26 Jul 2000	Hail	0.75 in	$12 thousand	County
26 Jul 2000	Hail	1.75 in	$35 thousand	County
26 Jul 2000	Hail	1.25 in	$15 thousand	County
26 Jul 2000	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
13 Jun 2000	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	County
18 May 2000	Hail	1.00 in	$8 thousand	County
18 May 2000	Hail	1.25 in	$10 thousand	County
8 Jun 1999	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	County
4 Jun 1999	Hail	0.88 in	$6 thousand	County
8 Apr 1999	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	County
8 Apr 1999	Hail	0.88 in	$4 thousand	County
14 Oct 1998	Hail	0.75 in	$20 thousand	County
14 Oct 1998	Hail	0.75 in	$20 thousand	County
14 Oct 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$110 thousand	County
14 Oct 1998	Hail	0.88 in	$4 thousand	County
30 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
30 May 1998	Hail	2.75 in	$105 thousand	County
30 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
30 May 1998	Hail	2.75 in	$55 thousand	County
19 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$6 thousand	County
19 May 1998	Hail	1.50 in	$15 thousand	County
5 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$6 thousand	County
5 Jun 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$35 thousand	County
5 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$6 thousand	County
18 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
18 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	$10 thousand	County
8 Apr 1995	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	County
14 Apr 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
14 Apr 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
14 May 1991	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
14 May 1991	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
27 Mar 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Mar 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Jul 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Aug 1987	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 Aug 1985	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jun 1985	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Aug 1977	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Jun 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Jun 1969	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
30 Apr 1967	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
11 May 1962	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
16 Apr 1960	Hail	0.75 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 Marshall County, Iowa". https://countyhazards.com/county/ia/marshall/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 Marshall County?: May has 39 of the 150 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 Marshall County compare with the other counties of Iowa?: The counties of Iowa have 28.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Marshall County has 26.2.
How large is the hail on record for Marshall County?: 32 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.