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Hamburg, 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 Hamburg city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 5 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 7 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2015 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2014 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2013 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2012 | 3 | 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
- 74 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 96 mph, most recent 2025-08-10.
- 17 tornado events, most recent 2023-05-07.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-10 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | 6.4 mi |
| 2025-03-29 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.9 mi |
| 2024-07-10 | Hail | 1.00" | 9.6 mi |
| 2024-04-30 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.1 mi |
| 2024-04-30 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.3 mi |
| 2023-05-12 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 1.2 mi |
| 2023-05-07 | Hail | 1.00" | 0.5 mi |
| 2023-05-07 | Tornado | EFU | 7.8 mi |
| 2023-05-07 | Hail | 1.75" | 8.2 mi |
| 2023-04-19 | Hail | 1.00" | 0.6 mi |
2025-08-10: “A swath of damaging winds moved through Fremont County, Iowa, during the morning of August 10th, 2025. The event produced widespread damage, primarily characterized by high-end estimated straight-line wind gusts between 90 and 95 miles per hour across the county, confirmed by emergency management. |”
2025-03-29: “Trained spotter report of pea sized hail with intermittent quarter (1) sized hail.”
2024-07-10: “A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail.”
Disputing a claim at a Hamburg 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