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Hail dates in Hardin County, Iowa
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Hardin County on 18 days since 2016 (21 separate reports, 11 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 1.75" (golf ball) on July 28, 2023; the most recent hail was April 23, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Hardin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-23 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2025-03-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Hail report received via social media. |
| 2024-05-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Public mping report of quarter sized hail. |
| 2024-05-19 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Submitted picture of penny sized hail in Ackley. Time estimated by radar. |
| 2024-04-27 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2023-07-28 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Report via social media, time estimated by radar. |
| 2023-05-07 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2023-04-04 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-08-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Delayed report relayed by broadcast media. Time estimated via radar. |
| 2019-09-14 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Trained spotter reported nickel sized hail. |
| 2019-07-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Trained spotter reported pea hail beginning around 841 am local time that grew to nickel to quarter size by 845 am. |
| 2018-08-01 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Public reported nickel sized hail. |
| 2018-05-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Public reported quarter sized hail via social media. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2018-04-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail. |
| 2017-07-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Public reported quarter sized hail. |
| 2017-04-15 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Trained spotter reported nickel sized hail. |
| 2016-09-15 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Trained spotter reported nickel sized hail. |
| 2016-06-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Media reported hail ranging from pea to nickel size. Time estimated from radar. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
Damaging wind in Hardin County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 53 reports since 2016, strongest 96 mph. 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-10 | 96 mph | 4 | A trained spotter reported damage to barns and roofs. |
| 2016-07-17 | 87 mph | 4 | Steamboat Rock RWIS measured sustained winds of 55 mph, including an 88 mph wind gust. |
| 2024-07-15 | 75 mph | 2 | Damage to multiple hog confinements, with time of occurrence estimated by radar. |
| 2018-04-13 | 75 mph | 3 | Public reported that a building lost its roof in Hubbard, and 2 more homes between Hubbard and Iowa Falls sustained damage. |
| 2019-07-18 | 70 mph | 2 | Trained spotter reported many whole trees down, either snapped or uprooted, along with several smaller limbs down throughout town. Some r… |
| 2017-03-06 | 70 mph | 3 | Law enforcement reported power poles leaning due to wind about a half mile north of the Story-Hardin County line on S27. This is a delay… |
| 2016-06-03 | 70 mph | 2 | Law Enforcement reported machine shed destroyed just south of New Providence. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2019-09-09 | 64 mph | 1 | Trained spotter reported multiple trees down south of Hubbard. One of the trees was 24 inches in diameter. Spotter estimated wind gusts o… |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Hardin County?
April 23, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 1.75" (golf ball) on July 28, 2023.
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
Franklin County, IA (21 mi) · Butler County, IA (29 mi) · Marshall County, IA (32 mi) · Story County, IA (33 mi) · Tama County, IA (41 mi) · Black Hawk County, IA (43 mi) · Boone County, IA (46 mi) · Bremer County, IA (46 mi)
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