Hail in Des Moines County, Iowa

Hail May 4, 2026 · Des Moines County, Iowa

0.88 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter reported dime to nickel size hail.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed along a front that was moving across the area during the morning afternoon hours on May 4th. These storms produced gusts of 40 to 50 MPH but a few of these storms became severe and produced hail to 1 inch in diameter and damaging straight-line winds.

Began near Beaverdale (40.8500, -91.2200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1337425. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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