Hail in Des Moines, IA

Since January 2025, radar estimated hail within 5 miles of Des Moines on 11 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, Sep 8, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service within 10 miles on 11 days.

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

By year: 2026: 11 · 2025: 6

Every hail day

• Thu, Oct 8, 2026
  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1.25 in, 9.1 mi SW (W Norwalk, IA)
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• Tue, Sep 8, 2026

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

  Radar estimate within 5 miles: 2 in or larger (hen egg)

  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1.25 in, 7.7 mi NE (4 SE Ankeny, IA)
  • 2.25 in, 8.9 mi N (Ankeny, IA)
  • 1.25 in, 9.6 mi NE (1 NW Bondurant, IA)
  • 1.75 in, 9.6 mi NE (1 NW Bondurant, IA)
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• Mon, Jul 20, 2026

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

  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1 in, 7.6 mi W (West Des Moines, IA)
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• Fri, Jul 3, 2026

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

  No hail reported within 10 miles.

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• Thu, Jul 2, 2026

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

  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1.5 in, 3.8 mi NW (3 NE Windsor Heights, IA)
  • 1 in, 4.2 mi W (1 NE Windsor Heights, IA)
  • 1 in, 5.1 mi NW (2 NNE Windsor Heights, IA)
  • 1 in, 5.4 mi NW (2 E Urbandale, IA)
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• Wed, Jun 10, 2026

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

  No hail reported within 10 miles.

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• Mon, May 18, 2026

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

  No hail reported within 10 miles.

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• Thu, Apr 23, 2026
  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1 in, 6.2 mi N (1 NE Saylorville, IA)
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• Fri, Apr 17, 2026
  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1.5 in, 1.5 mi S (Des Moines, IA)
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• Wed, Apr 15, 2026
  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1 in, 8.8 mi NW (2 WSW Johnston, IA)
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• Mon, Mar 30, 2026

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

  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1 in, 5.1 mi NW (2 NNE Windsor Heights, IA)
  • 1 in, 9.8 mi N (2 W Ankeny, IA)
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• Tue, Jul 29, 2025

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

  No hail reported within 10 miles.

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• Tue, Jul 22, 2025

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

  No hail reported within 10 miles.

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• Sun, Jun 15, 2025

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

  No hail reported within 10 miles.

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• Mon, May 19, 2025

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

  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1 in, 7.2 mi SW (1 N Norwalk, IA)
  • 1 in, 9.5 mi NE (Bondurant, IA)
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• Thu, Apr 17, 2025
  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1 in, 9.6 mi SE (Carlisle, IA)
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• Fri, Mar 14, 2025
  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1 in, 5.2 mi W (Windsor Heights, IA)
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Measured from Des Moines'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.