Hail in Hardin County, Iowa

Hail April 27, 2024 · Hardin County, Iowa

0.75 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

The wider storm

Another robust shortwave passed across the area. The warm front draped across the area provided the focus for thunderstorm development in the afternoon. Initial more discrete convection developed with and environment supportive of large hail with sufficient instability and large looping hodographs favoring rotating updrafts. The storms grew upscale into the early evening, producing a line of storms with damaging wind gusts across southern Iowa.

Began near Hubbard (42.3100, -93.3000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1170873. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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