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Lovilia, 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 Lovilia city centroid, 1950 to present.

50hail events since 1950
35≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
3.25"largest on record · 1998-05-20
2024-10-04most recent hail event

Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 0
2024 3 1.00" (quarter)
2023 3 1.00" (quarter)
2022 3 1.00" (quarter)
2021 0
2020 0
2019 3 1.25" (half dollar)
2018 1 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2017 3 2.75" (baseball)
2016 0
2015 1 0.88" (nickel)
2014 0
2013 0
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

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2025-06-20 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 0.4 mi
2024-10-04 Hail 1.00" 8.5 mi
2024-07-30 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 9.2 mi
2024-05-27 Hail 0.88" 8.5 mi
2024-05-24 Hail 1.00" 2.7 mi
2024-04-27 Thunderstorm Wind 63 mph 0.4 mi
2023-07-17 Hail 1.00" 5.4 mi
2023-06-30 Thunderstorm Wind 63 mph 8.9 mi
2023-05-07 Hail 0.88" 5.3 mi
2023-03-31 Thunderstorm Wind 70 mph 5.3 mi

2025-06-20: “Large tree down, which also pulled down power lines with it.”

2024-10-04: “Relayed by local radio. Time estimated by radio.”

2024-07-30: “Numerous 4 inch tree branches down in tow. Delayed report, time estimated by radar.”

Disputing a claim at a Lovilia 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.

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12