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Stone City, 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 Stone City city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2023 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2015 | 4 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2014 | 10 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 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
- 130 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 125 mph, most recent 2025-07-29.
- 22 tornado events, most recent 2025-07-11.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | 2.5 mi |
| 2025-07-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | 2.5 mi |
| 2025-07-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 1.9 mi |
| 2025-07-11 | Tornado | EF1 | 5.1 mi |
| 2025-07-11 | Tornado | EF1 | 8.1 mi |
| 2025-07-11 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 6.6 mi |
| 2024-07-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | 8.1 mi |
| 2024-07-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | 2.5 mi |
| 2024-05-27 | Hail | 1.00" | 2.5 mi |
| 2024-05-27 | Hail | 1.25" | 1 mi |
2025-07-29: “Mesonet station RCRI4 Anamosa measured a 64 knot wind gust.”
2025-07-29: “This was a measured by a Iowa Department of Transportation RWIS.”
2025-07-29: “A personal weather station measured a 50 knot thunderstorm wind gust.”
Disputing a claim at a Stone City 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