Hail and tornadoes in Jones County, IA

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Jones County, IA on 34 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sun, Jun 28, 2026. 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.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

2+ in

Sun, Jun 28, 2026

Largest reported

3 in

Tue, Apr 14, 2026

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.

Radar-estimated hail on Sun, Jun 28, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Sun, Jun 28, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Jones County, IA, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 104 hail reports in Jones County, IA on 59 days, 5 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Onslow, on Tue, Apr 14, 2026.

By decade: 2000s: 41 · 2010s: 42 · 2020s: 21

Tornadoes since 1950

27 tornadoes have touched Jones County, IA since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.

Strongest

Wed, Jun 28, 2017 · EF2 · 1.5 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Langworthy
Wed, Jun 28, 2017 · EF2 · 1.28 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Monticello
Fri, Jul 11, 2025 · EF1 · 7.48 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Stone City
Fri, Jul 11, 2025 · EF1 · 10.1 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Scotch Grove
Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF1 · 1.37 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Wyoming

Most recent

Tue, Apr 14, 2026 · EFU · 2.59 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Onslow
Fri, Jul 11, 2025 · EF1 · 10.1 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Scotch Grove
Fri, Jul 11, 2025 · EF1 · 7.48 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Stone City
Mon, Jul 15, 2024 · EF0 · 1.51 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Hale
Tue, Jun 25, 2024 · EFU · 0.77 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Hale
Tue, Jun 25, 2024 · EFU · 0.06 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Hale
Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF1 · 1.37 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Wyoming
Sat, Aug 20, 2022 · EFU · 0.15 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Scotch Grove
Wed, Jul 14, 2021 · EF1 · 3.13 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Canton
Wed, Jul 14, 2021 · EF1 · 8 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Monticello Muni Airport

By decade: 2000s: 6 · 2010s: 9 · 2020s: 12

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Fri, Aug 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 28, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 11, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 S Cascade, IA)
Tue, Apr 14, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 WSW Langworthy, IA)
- 3 in (2 ENE Onslow, IA)
Tue, Mar 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (3 S Buck Creek, IA)
Mon, Sep 22, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 17, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
Mon, Jul 7, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 23, 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.
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.
Sat, Jun 15, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (Stone City, IA)
Tue, May 21, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (1 NNW Center Junction, IA)
Sun, May 19, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 24, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 19, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 N SCOTCH GROVE, IA)
- 1 in (1 ENE ANAMOSA, IA)
Tue, Apr 4, 2023
Reported in the county
- 1 in (ANAMOSA, IA)
Fri, Aug 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 5, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Mar 5, 2022
Reported in the county
- 1 in (MONTICELLO, IA)
Tue, Feb 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.

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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.