HailEvidence → Eldora, IA → 2026-04-14

Did it hail in Eldora, IA on April 14, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Eldora, IA on April 14, 2026, with hail up to 1.75" (golf ball size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

2hail reports ≤ 10 mi

1.75"largest hail · golf ball

2tornado reports

Every recorded report near Eldora on 2026-04-14

Distances are from the Eldora city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 4.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
0.7 mi	Hail	1.50" (ping pong ball)	20:10 UTC	Eldora, Hardin	SPC · preliminary
0.7 mi	Tornado	UNK	20:20 UTC	1 S Eldora, Hardin	SPC · preliminary
2.1 mi	Tornado	UNK	20:20 UTC	2 E Eldora, Hardin	SPC · preliminary
9.7 mi	Hail	1.75" (golf ball)	20:26 UTC	1 S Wellsburg, Grundy	SPC · preliminary

0.7 mi, hail: “(DMX)”

0.7 mi, tornado: “Emergency Management relayed reports of a brief tornado touchdown just south of Eldora with damage to a building. (DMX)”

2.1 mi, tornado: “Time and location estimated from radar. (DMX)”

9.7 mi, hail: “Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (DMX)”

Was your property hit on 2026-04-14?

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-06-12