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Hail history

Hail in Council Bluffs, IA

Since January 2025, radar estimated hail within 5 miles of Council Bluffs on 11 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Thu, Apr 24, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service within 10 miles on 6 days.

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

Days with hail
12
1 inch or larger
8
days, estimated or reported
Largest radar estimate
1.5+ in
Thu, Apr 24, 2025
Largest reported
4 in
Thu, Apr 17, 2025
Radar-estimated hail on Thu, Apr 24, 2025 around the place, with the hail reported that day
Thu, Apr 24, 2025: radar-estimated hail around Council Bluffs, with the hail reported that day.

By year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 5

Every hail day

  • Tue, Aug 4, 2026

    Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported within 10 miles.

  • Sat, Jul 18, 2026

    Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported within 10 miles.

  • Fri, Jul 3, 2026

    Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported within 10 miles.

  • Sun, Jun 14, 2026
    Reported within 10 miles
    • 1 in, 4.4 mi S (3 SSE Council Bluffs, IA)
    • 1 in, 7.3 mi S (1 ENE Bellevue, NE)
    • 1 in, 7.7 mi SW (Bellevue, NE)
  • Sat, Jun 13, 2026

    Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    Reported within 10 miles
    • 1 in, 4.4 mi S (3 SSE Council Bluffs, IA)
    • 1 in, 7.3 mi S (1 ENE Bellevue, NE)
    • 1 in, 7.7 mi SW (Bellevue, NE)
  • Sun, May 31, 2026

    Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported within 10 miles.

  • Thu, Apr 23, 2026

    Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    Reported within 10 miles
    • 1 in, 2.1 mi W (2 SE Carter Lake, IA)
    • 1 in, 5.2 mi W (3 E Omaha, NE)
  • Wed, Aug 6, 2025

    Radar estimate at the city centre: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported within 10 miles.

  • Wed, Jul 9, 2025

    Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported within 10 miles.

  • Thu, Apr 24, 2025

    Radar estimate at the city centre: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)

    Reported within 10 miles
    • 1.75 in, 2.5 mi NE (3 NE Council Bluffs, IA)
    • 1.75 in, 2.9 mi NE (4 NE Council Bluffs, IA)
    • 3 in, 7.6 mi SW (3 ENE Ralston, NE)
    • 1.25 in, 9.6 mi W (2 N Ralston, NE)
  • Mon, Apr 21, 2025

    Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    Reported within 10 miles
    • 1.5 in, 7.5 mi NW (6 NNE Omaha, NE)
  • Thu, Apr 17, 2025

    Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    Reported within 10 miles
    • 2.25 in, 5.4 mi NE (5 WSW Mcclelland, IA)
    • 4 in, 8.3 mi NE (3 W Mcclelland, IA)
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Measured from Council Bluffs'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.