Home / Iowa / Howard

Hail in Howard County, Iowa

Hail April 14, 2026 · Howard County, Iowa

2.75 in

Hail diameter

$75K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The public reported baseball sized hail in Saratoga.

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 Saratoga (43.3700, -92.4100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1333623. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.