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Story 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 Story City city centroid, 1950 to present.
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Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 14 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2020 | 7 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2019 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2018 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 24 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2013 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2012 | 1 | 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
- 122 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 86 mph, most recent 2025-07-19.
- 30 tornado events, most recent 2025-07-19.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | 7.6 mi |
| 2025-07-19 | Tornado | EFU | 7 mi |
| 2025-07-19 | Tornado | EFU | 7.8 mi |
| 2025-06-20 | Hail | 0.75" | 9.8 mi |
| 2025-03-14 | Hail | 1.00" | 7.8 mi |
| 2024-05-08 | Hail | 1.00" | 3.4 mi |
| 2023-06-04 | Hail | 0.88" | 9.8 mi |
| 2023-05-07 | Hail | 2.00" | 9.9 mi |
| 2023-05-07 | Hail | 2.50" | 9.3 mi |
| 2023-05-07 | Hail | 2.50" | 9.1 mi |
2025-07-19: “Gust measured on personal weather station.”
2025-07-19: “Tornado continued from Boone County into Story County, remaining in cropland. Satellite imagery and drone imagery provided by emergency management helped to refine the path. No damage occurred to damage indicators, thus the unknown rating.”
2025-07-19: “Tornado developed over cropland and moved to the southeast, continuing into Story County. Satellite imagery and drone imagery provided by emergency management helped to refine the path. No damage occurred to damage indicators, thus the unknown rating.”
Storm-day records for Story City — “did it hail on this date?”
Each recorded hail day in Story City has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.
- Hail in Story City, IA on July 20, 2026 — up to 2.75"
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source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-07-25