Hail and tornadoes in Humboldt County, IA
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Humboldt County, IA on 40 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Mon, Sep 22, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 8 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 87 hail reports in Humboldt County, IA on 45 days, 8 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3.5 in, near Arnold, on Mon, Jun 16, 2014.
By decade: 1990s: 5 · 2000s: 30 · 2010s: 41 · 2020s: 11
Tornadoes since 1950
15 tornadoes have touched Humboldt County, IA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 15.
Strongest
- Tue, Apr 12, 2022 · EF2 · 4.85 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Rutland
- Fri, May 21, 2004 · F2 · 7.5 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Bradgate · 15 injuries
- Tue, Apr 12, 2022 · EF1 · 3.34 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Unique
- Wed, Dec 15, 2021 · EF1 · 4.23 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Rutland
- Thu, Jun 26, 2025 · EF0 · 2.06 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Brock Ranch Airport
Most recent
- Thu, Jun 26, 2025 · EF0 · 2.06 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Brock Ranch Airport
- Tue, Apr 12, 2022 · EF2 · 4.85 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Rutland
- Tue, Apr 12, 2022 · EF1 · 3.34 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Unique
- Wed, Dec 15, 2021 · EF1 · 4.23 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Rutland
- Wed, Dec 15, 2021 · EFU · 1.1 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Gilmore
- Fri, Aug 20, 2021 · EFU · 2.16 mi long, 60 yd wide · near Unique
- Wed, May 29, 2019 · EFU · 0.54 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Bradgate
- Wed, Jul 27, 2016 · EF0 · 0.68 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Ottosen
- Mon, Jun 16, 2014 · EF0 · 4.61 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Arnold
- Tue, Jun 22, 2010 · EF0 · 0.95 mi long, 35 yd wide · near Unique
By decade: 1990s: 1 · 2000s: 4 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 6
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Wed, Aug 12, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 2, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 28, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 15, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (4 S Humboldt, IA)
- Thu, Apr 23, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Sep 22, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (4 SE Dakota City, IA)
- Tue, Sep 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Livermore, IA)
- Tue, Jul 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 9, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 11, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Apr 17, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (4 S Humboldt, IA)
- Sat, Jul 6, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 NE Bode, IA)
- Thu, Jul 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 23, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 2 in (1 SW Lu Verne, IA)
- Wed, Jul 26, 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.
- Mon, Jul 3, 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.
- Sat, Jun 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 30, 2022Reported in the county
- 1 in (LIVERMORE, IA)
- Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (BODE, IA)
- Wed, Dec 15, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 20, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 24, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.