Hail — Benton, Iowa
2025-04-17 · near Vinton Meml Arpt, Benton, Iowa
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Magnitude
Event narrative
A trained spotter reported pea to nickel size hail.
Wider weather episode
On the morning of April 17th, widespread thunderstorms developed across eastern Iowa as a stationary front sat along a Waterloo to Galesburg. Some of these thunderstorms intensified and produced penny to nickel size hail.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1255427. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.