Hail in Iowa City, IA

Since December 2024, radar estimated hail within 5 miles of Iowa City on 8 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Tue, Mar 10, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service within 10 miles on 5 days.

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

By year: 2026: 8 · 2025: 1

Every hail day

• Tue, Aug 11, 2026

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

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

  No hail reported within 10 miles.

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• Fri, Aug 7, 2026

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

  No hail reported within 10 miles.

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• Fri, Jul 3, 2026

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

  No hail reported within 10 miles.

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• Tue, Apr 14, 2026

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

  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1.5 in, 0.5 mi W (Iowa City, IA)
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• Thu, Apr 2, 2026

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

  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1.75 in, 2.1 mi S (1 ESE Iowa City Municip, IA)
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• Mon, Mar 30, 2026

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

  No hail reported within 10 miles.

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• Sun, Mar 15, 2026
  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1.5 in, 7.7 mi S (2 S Hills, IA)
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• Tue, Mar 10, 2026

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

  Reported within 10 miles

  • 2.5 in, 4.7 mi SW (3 W Iowa City Municipal, IA)
  • 2.75 in, 7.3 mi E (3 SW West Branch, IA)
  • 1.75 in, 9.3 mi E (West Branch, IA)
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• Thu, Jul 10, 2025

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

  Reported within 10 miles

  • 1 in, 0.5 mi W (Iowa City, IA)
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Measured from Iowa City'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.