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Athelstan, IA hail history
Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Athelstan city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 6 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2016 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2015 | 16 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2014 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2013 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2012 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.
Wind and tornado record
- 39 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 86 mph, most recent 2024-06-25.
- 13 tornado events, most recent 2024-04-26.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-25 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9 mi |
| 2024-05-21 | Hail | 1.25" | 5.5 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Hail | 1.75" | 2.1 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Tornado | EF0 | 7.2 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Tornado | EF1 | 8 mi |
| 2023-06-30 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 4.3 mi |
| 2023-06-30 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | 5 mi |
| 2022-06-21 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9.9 mi |
| 2022-06-21 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9 mi |
| 2022-05-17 | Hail | 1.50" | 7.6 mi |
2024-06-25: “Downed power lines and power outages reported near the unincorporated community of Allison.”
2024-05-21: “At 1420 CST, emergency management in Worth County Missouri reported 1.25 inch hail in the town of Sheridan.”
2024-04-26: “Golf ball sized hail was reported east northeast of Sheridan.”
Disputing a claim at a Athelstan address?
This page covers the city. A claim dispute needs the record around your address: every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles, the disputed date highlighted, citations formatted for an insurance appeal.
Verify an address — $29source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12