HailEvidence → hail history → West Okoboji, IA
West Okoboji, 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 West Okoboji city centroid, 1950 to present.
Check hail at your exact West Okoboji address — free
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 7 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 5 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2023 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2022 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 11 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2016 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2013 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 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
- 126 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 97 mph, most recent 2026-05-17.
- 23 tornado events, most recent 2026-05-17.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | Tornado | EFU | 8.1 mi |
| 2026-05-17 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 1.8 mi |
| 2026-05-15 | Hail | 1.00" | 6 mi |
| 2026-05-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 5.9 mi |
| 2026-04-13 | Hail | 0.75" | 5.9 mi |
| 2026-04-13 | Hail | 0.75" | 8.4 mi |
| 2025-07-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 8.1 mi |
| 2025-07-28 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 5.7 mi |
| 2025-07-27 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 5.7 mi |
| 2025-06-11 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 7.8 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: “Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station.”
Storm-day records for West Okoboji — “did it hail on this date?”
Each recorded hail day in West Okoboji has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.
- Hail in West Okoboji, IA on August 8, 2026 — up to 2.50"
Disputing a claim at a West Okoboji address?
This page covers the city. A claim is argued about one property, so start with the free address check — it counts the recorded events around your address, not the city centroid. If you need the record itself in writing, that's the citable verification report — $29.
Check hail at your West Okoboji address — free
Type a street address — or just a ZIP code. We measure it
against every hail event the National Weather Service recorded in the last 10 years and show you
how many fall within 1, 3 and 10 miles — free, instantly, nothing stored. Rural property with no street
address? Enter coordinates as 44.05, -107.31.
Address lookup by the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. Records: NOAA NCEI Storm Events (final) plus SPC preliminary reports for storms newer than the latest compile — see methodology.
Free for homeowners. We route your request to one local roofing pro who works storm damage around West Okoboji — one contact, never a call-list blast.
Nearby hail history
source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-09-10