Hail — Marion, Iowa

2024-10-04 · near Pella, Marion, Iowa

Event narrative

Mostly pea to nickel sized hail but a few larger stones up to golf ball sized. A few dings to ag equipment and crop damage.

Wider weather episode

A quick moving shortwave passed across the area in the very early morning hours of October 4th. Despite modest available moisture fields, strong forcing and the deepening low were enough for convection to develop over central to eastern Iowa. Storms produced large amounts of pea sized hail in some locations with other areas reporting up to golf ball sized hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1218907. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.