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Orleans, 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 Orleans city centroid, 1950 to present.
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Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 3 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2024 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2020 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2019 | 4 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 12 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 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
- 120 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 97 mph, most recent 2026-05-17.
- 22 tornado events, most recent 2026-05-17.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | Tornado | EFU | 9.2 mi |
| 2026-05-17 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 7.4 mi |
| 2026-05-15 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.7 mi |
| 2026-05-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 7.3 mi |
| 2026-04-13 | Hail | 0.75" | 7.3 mi |
| 2025-07-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 2.6 mi |
| 2025-07-27 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 2.6 mi |
| 2025-06-11 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9.1 mi |
| 2025-06-11 | Hail | 0.75" | 3.2 mi |
| 2025-04-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 8.7 mi |
2026-05-17: “A brief tornado was observed in an open field by a storm chaser around 2 miles northwest of Terril. The tornado was estimated to touch down northeast of the intersection of 290th Avenue and 220th Street. The tornado tracked northeast for around one minute before it lifted west of 300th Avenue. There”
2026-05-17: “Wind gust measured by a personal weather station.”
2025-07-28: “Thunderstorms winds pushed a large tree onto a house, another tree fell across a city street, and a couple of power lines were downed from broken tree limbs.”
Storm-day records for Orleans — “did it hail on this date?”
Each recorded hail day in Orleans has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.
- Hail in Orleans, IA on August 8, 2026 — up to 2.50"
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Nearby hail history
source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-09-10