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Boone, 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 Boone 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 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2024 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 11 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 11 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2017 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2013 | 17 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2012 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong 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
- 128 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 100 mph, most recent 2025-07-28.
- 32 tornado events, most recent 2025-07-19.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 2.2 mi |
| 2025-07-19 | Tornado | EFU | 10 mi |
| 2025-03-14 | Hail | 1.50" | 10 mi |
| 2025-03-14 | Hail | 1.00" | 9.4 mi |
| 2025-03-14 | Hail | 1.00" | 9.7 mi |
| 2024-07-30 | Hail | 1.00" | 7 mi |
| 2024-06-04 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 0.8 mi |
| 2024-06-04 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 1.5 mi |
| 2024-05-08 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.6 mi |
| 2024-05-08 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.1 mi |
2025-07-28: “Multiple large branches down.”
2025-07-19: “Tornado developed over cropland and moved to the southeast, continuing into Story County. Satellite imagery and drone imagery provided by emergency management helped to refine the path. No damage occurred to damage indicators, thus the unknown rating.”
2025-03-14: “Reported on mping.”
Storm-day records for Boone — “did it hail on this date?”
Each recorded hail day in Boone has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.
- Hail in Boone, IA on July 20, 2026 — up to 1.00"
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source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-07-25