HailEvidence → Prairieburg, IA → 2026-08-07

Did it hail in Prairieburg, IA on August 7, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 1 hail report within 10 miles of Prairieburg, IA on August 7, 2026, with hail up to 4.50" (grapefruit 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.

1hail reports ≤ 10 mi

4.50"largest hail · grapefruit

8wind reports · max 98 mph

1tornado reports

Every recorded report near Prairieburg on 2026-08-07

Distances are from the Prairieburg city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 10.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
0.3 mi	Wind	speed n/a	22:23 UTC	Prairieburg, Linn	SPC · preliminary
0.9 mi	Wind	speed n/a	22:15 UTC	1 N Prairieburg, Linn	SPC · preliminary
1.4 mi	Wind	98 mph	22:15 UTC	1 ESE Prairieburg, Linn	SPC · preliminary
2.6 mi	Wind	speed n/a	22:15 UTC	2 NNW Prairieburg, Linn	SPC · preliminary
2.7 mi	Tornado	UNK	22:11 UTC	3 WNW Prairieburg, Linn	SPC · preliminary
5.5 mi	Wind	speed n/a	22:17 UTC	Central City, Linn	SPC · preliminary
8.3 mi	Hail	4.50" (grapefruit)	22:14 UTC	Ryan, Delaware	SPC · preliminary
8.3 mi	Wind	60 mph	22:03 UTC	Ryan, Delaware	SPC · preliminary
8.3 mi	Wind	70 mph	22:07 UTC	Ryan, Delaware	SPC · preliminary
8.3 mi	Wind	speed n/a	22:07 UTC	Ryan, Delaware	SPC · preliminary

0.3 mi, wind: “Trees and powerlines down in town. (DVN)”

0.9 mi, wind: “Broken windows and significant siding damage to a home from wind driven hail. Machine shed damaged. Liquid storage tank toppled over. Crop damage from wind and hail. La (DVN)”

1.4 mi, wind: “Delayed report of measured 98 mph wind gust at Prairieburg. (DVN)”

2.6 mi, wind: “Outbuildings and a house damaged. Windmill tower toppled. Time estimated from radar. (DVN)”

2.7 mi, tornado: “A short lived EF1 tornado with max winds to 100 MPH hit a farmstead causing damage to an outbuilding. A piece of the roof of that building was shot through the wall of (DVN)”

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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 2026-08-08