HailEvidence NWS storm records · per-address verification

HailEvidenceRhodes, IA → 2026-04-17

Did it hail in Rhodes, IA on April 17, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Rhodes, IA on April 17, 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

Every recorded report near Rhodes on 2026-04-17

Distances are from the Rhodes city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 2.

DistanceTypeSize / speedTimeReported nearSource
4.4 mi Hail 1.75" (golf ball) 19:39 UTC Melbourne, Marshall SPC · preliminary
6.8 mi Hail 1.00" (quarter) 19:21 UTC Collins, Story SPC · preliminary

4.4 mi, hail: “(DMX)”

6.8 mi, hail: “Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (DMX)”

Was your property hit on 2026-04-17?

City-level reports won't settle a claim dispute — the question is what was recorded near your address. The verification report lists every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of a specific address, with this date highlighted as a plain-English finding, formatted for an insurance appeal.

Verify your address — $29 Rhodes hail history
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