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Hail dates in Cherokee County, Iowa
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Cherokee County on 24 days since 2016 (37 separate reports, 28 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.00" (hen egg) on August 9, 2025; the most recent hail was May 18, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Cherokee County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | — |
| 2026-05-15 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2025-08-09 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | — |
| 2025-06-14 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | There was a brief period of pea to nickel size hail. |
| 2025-04-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2025-04-18 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2024-05-20 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| 2024-05-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail was mostly pea to dime size as well as soft, but a few stones were as large as quarters. There was enough hail to briefly cover the ground before it mel… |
| 2024-04-26 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Hail varied in size from quarter to half-dollar size. |
| 2023-07-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| 2023-04-19 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Hail 1.5 inches in diamater fell in Cleghorn. |
| 2022-05-30 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2021-06-22 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | A continuation of the wind-driven hail path from Plymouth County, extensive to total crop damage was noted across the southwest corner of Cherokee County. Th… |
| 2020-06-04 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2019-10-01 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2019-09-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2019-09-21 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-15 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2018-08-28 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2018-06-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-05-01 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Report via social media with picture. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2017-08-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-23 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Hail was mostly pea size, but there were a few large stones up to ping pong ball size. |
| 2016-04-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
Damaging wind in Cherokee County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 36 reports since 2016, strongest 100 mph. 8 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-15 | 100 mph | 8 | Three empty railcars were blown over by thunderstorm winds. |
| 2026-05-17 | 85 mph | 4 | An outbuilding was destroyed with considerable tree damage west of Washta. |
| 2025-07-28 | 81 mph | 2 | Thunderstorm winds downed large trees on a farmstead. |
| 2022-08-27 | 81 mph | 1 | A roof was removed from part of a farm outbuilding by thunderstorm winds. |
| 2025-06-29 | 75 mph | 2 | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station. |
| 2024-07-29 | 75 mph | 4 | A large evergreen tree in Marcus was downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| 2025-06-16 | 70 mph | 5 | Thunderstorm winds peeled off portions of the roof of a building. |
| 2019-07-20 | 70 mph | 1 | Five inch diameter tree limbs snapped. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Cherokee County?
May 18, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.00" (hen egg) on August 9, 2025.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
Nearby counties
Buena Vista County, IA (23 mi) · Ida County, IA (24 mi) · O'Brien County, IA (27 mi) · Plymouth County, IA (29 mi) · Clay County, IA (34 mi) · Woodbury County, IA (36 mi) · Sioux County, IA (38 mi) · Osceola County, IA (44 mi)
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