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Mount Ayr, 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 Mount Ayr city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2023 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2020 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2014 | 5 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 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
- 62 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 96 mph, most recent 2025-04-02.
- 22 tornado events, most recent 2024-04-26.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-02 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | 9.7 mi |
| 2024-06-25 | Hail | 2.00" | 9.8 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Tornado | EF1 | 7.7 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.2 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Hail | 3.00" | 0.3 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Tornado | EF1 | 5.3 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Tornado | EF2 | 5.6 mi |
| 2023-07-17 | Hail | 1.00" | 0.3 mi |
| 2023-06-30 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 7.5 mi |
| 2023-04-19 | Hail | 1.00" | 0.7 mi |
2025-04-02: “Gust from personal weather station. Blinding rain was also reported.”
2024-06-25: “Quart to 2.25 inch diameter hail lasted for 6 minutes from 1044 to 1050 pm local time. Small twigs broken off.”
2024-04-26: “This tornado developed in south central Ringgold County several miles east of Redding and travelled to the northeast. The tornado remained in the rural rolling landscape producing damage to trees and a couple of farmsteads. Most of the damage to houses was to siding and removal of portions of roo”
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