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Hail in Chickasaw County, Iowa

Hail April 14, 2026 · Chickasaw County, Iowa

1.75 in

Hail diameter

$55K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Local fire and rescue in Alta Vista reported golf ball sized hail.

The wider storm

Severe storms brought large to giant hail to portions of northeast Iowa during the afternoon on April 14th. The most notable storm in northeast Iowa was a left-moving supercell which brought hail up to 3.5 inches in diameter to portions of Charles City and into Howard County.

Began near Alta Vista (43.2000, -92.4300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1333622. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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