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Blue Grass, 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 Blue Grass city centroid, 1950 to present.
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Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2023 | 18 | 4.00" (softball) |
| 2022 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 11 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 3 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2017 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 2 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2015 | 12 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2014 | 2 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2013 | 10 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2012 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
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
- 264 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 107 mph, most recent 2025-08-18.
- 36 tornado events, most recent 2025-07-11.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-18 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9.4 mi |
| 2025-08-10 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 5.2 mi |
| 2025-07-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | 0.4 mi |
| 2025-07-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 8.1 mi |
| 2025-07-11 | Tornado | EF2 | 2.4 mi |
| 2025-07-11 | Hail | 1.00" | 9.1 mi |
| 2025-06-25 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 9.3 mi |
| 2025-06-03 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | 9.4 mi |
| 2025-06-03 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 6.3 mi |
| 2025-05-20 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 7.9 mi |
2025-08-18: “A public photo was relayed via social media of a large branch of a tree snapped off. Time estimated by radar.”
2025-08-10: “Several trees were blown down in town, time estimated from radar.”
2025-07-29: “A public report of a downed wooden light pole onto a baseball field. The time of the event was estimated using radar.”
Storm-day records for Blue Grass — “did it hail on this date?”
Each recorded hail day in Blue Grass has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.
- Hail in Blue Grass, IA on July 3, 2026 — up to 1.00"
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source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-07-25