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Cedar Rapids hail season 2023
51 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 9 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2023 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2023, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2023 | 25 | 1.75" | LINN, BENTON, JONES |
| May 7, 2023 | 11 | 1.50" | JOHNSON, IOWA |
| March 31, 2023 | 5 | 1.75" | JOHNSON, BENTON |
| April 19, 2023 | 3 | 1.00" | BENTON, LINN, JONES |
| October 11, 2023 | 2 | 1.50" | BENTON |
“Broadcast media relayed a report of quarter to ping pong ball size hail. Most of the hailstones were quarter size.”
— NWS event narrative, April 4, 2023 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jan 1 · Mar 5 · Apr 30 · May 12 · Jul 1 · Oct 2
Wind context: the record also holds 58 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2023 — 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.