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Cedar Rapids hail season 2011
46 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 5 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2011 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2011, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2011 | 22 | 2.00" | LINN, BENTON |
| April 3, 2011 | 12 | 2.00" | IOWA, JOHNSON, LINN, BENTON |
| May 22, 2011 | 6 | 1.75" | JOHNSON, CEDAR |
| August 8, 2011 | 5 | 1.00" | LINN |
| May 24, 2011 | 1 | 1.00" | JOHNSON |
“Ping pong ball sized hail fell 2 miles north of Vinton, IA at 715 pm CDT June 8. This report was relayed by a spotter network.”
— NWS event narrative, June 8, 2011 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 12 · May 7 · Jun 22 · Aug 5
Wind context: the record also holds 64 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2011 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Cedar Rapids anchor. 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. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.