Hail and tornadoes in Cedar County, IA
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Cedar County, IA on 48 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sun, May 7, 2023. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 10 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 112 hail reports in Cedar County, IA on 63 days, 7 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Mechanicsville, on Mon, Jun 22, 2015.
By decade: 1990s: 10 · 2000s: 33 · 2010s: 33 · 2020s: 36
Tornadoes since 1950
26 tornadoes have touched Cedar County, IA since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 4.
Strongest
- Fri, May 15, 1998 · F3 · 15 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Downey · 2 injuries
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF2 · 16.05 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Lime City · 2 injuries
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF2 · 16.42 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Mathews Airport
- Thu, Jul 27, 1995 · F2 · 7.5 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Atalissa To
- Tue, May 9, 1995 · F2 · 7 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Cedar Bluff
Most recent
- Fri, Mar 14, 2025 · EF0 · 1.88 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Durant
- Fri, May 24, 2024 · EF1 · 14.98 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Lime City
- Fri, May 24, 2024 · EFU · 10.14 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Mechanicsville
- Fri, May 24, 2024 · EF1 · 5.89 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Downey
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF2 · 16.05 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Lime City · 2 injuries
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF1 · 5.2 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Cedar Vly
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF2 · 16.42 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Mathews Airport
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF1 · 8.3 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Billick Field Airport
- Sat, May 23, 2020 · EF1 · 6.4 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Mechanicsville
- Sat, May 23, 2020 · EF1 · 1.78 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Cedar Bluff
By decade: 1990s: 10 · 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 10
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Fri, Aug 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Clarence, IA)
- Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Durant, IA)
- Thu, Jun 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Apr 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Apr 2, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (Tipton, IA)
- 1.75 in (Lowden, IA)
- Mon, Mar 30, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Mar 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (West Branch, IA)
- Sun, Aug 17, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 9, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 11, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Oct 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 10, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 25, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 25, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (2 SW Sunbury, IA)
- Thu, May 23, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 21, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (3 E Tipton, IA)
- 1.75 in (Bennett, IA)
- 1 in (1 NE Rochester, IA)
- Sun, May 19, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Durant, IA)
- Mon, Mar 4, 2024Reported in the county
- 1 in (4 NE Cedar Bluff, IA)
- Sat, Jul 22, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (LOWDEN, IA)
- Sun, Sep 18, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 2.5 in (2 E ROCHESTER, IA)
- 2.5 in (DURANT, IA)
- Mon, Aug 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 11, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Feb 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Oct 20, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 24, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 29, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. 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. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.