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Gravity, 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 Gravity city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 5 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2016 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2015 | 12 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2014 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2013 | 4 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
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
- 73 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 85 mph, most recent 2025-07-07.
- 21 tornado events, most recent 2024-04-16.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-07 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 6.6 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Hail | 1.00" | 9 mi |
| 2024-04-16 | Tornado | EF0 | 7.3 mi |
| 2023-06-30 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 6.6 mi |
| 2023-04-04 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.5 mi |
| 2023-04-04 | Hail | 1.25" | 6.6 mi |
| 2023-04-04 | Hail | 1.50" | 6.5 mi |
| 2023-04-04 | Hail | 1.75" | 4.3 mi |
| 2022-08-27 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 6.5 mi |
| 2022-06-07 | Hail | 1.75" | 9.2 mi |
2025-07-07: “Social media report with top of a large tree snapped. Time estimated from radar.”
2024-04-26: “Delayed report, time estimated by radar.”
2024-04-16: “This was a brief tornado which occurred west of Bedford moving due north just west of Highway 2 in Taylor County. This tornado did some low end damage to outbuildings before dissipating.”
Disputing a claim at a Gravity 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