Hail in Ames, IA

Since January 2025, radar estimated hail within 5 miles of Ames on 12 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Mon, Jul 20, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service within 10 miles on 4 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

1.5+ in

Mon, Jul 20, 2026

Largest reported

1.5 in

Wed, Apr 15, 2026

Radar-estimated hail on Mon, Jul 20, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Mon, Jul 20, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Ames, with the hail reported that day.

By year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 6

Every hail day

Mon, Jul 20, 2026
Radar estimate at the city centre: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Thu, Jul 2, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Tue, Jun 16, 2026
Radar estimate at the city centre: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Thu, Jun 11, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Wed, Jun 10, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Wed, Apr 15, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported within 10 miles
- 1.5 in, 3.2 mi N (2 SE Gilbert, IA)
Sat, Aug 9, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Wed, Jul 23, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Mon, Apr 28, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Tue, Apr 22, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported within 10 miles
- 1.5 in, 8.8 mi E (Nevada, IA)
- 1.25 in, 9.1 mi E (1 S Nevada, IA)
Tue, Mar 18, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported within 10 miles
- 1.25 in, 0.6 mi SE (1 NE Ames, IA)
Fri, Mar 14, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported within 10 miles
- 1.5 in, 3.1 mi W (3 WNW Ames, IA)
- 1 in, 7.5 mi NW (3 W Gilbert, IA)
- 1 in, 7.5 mi NW (3 W Gilbert, IA)

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Measured from Ames's centre: radar estimates within 5 miles, reports within 10. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim.