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Des Moines hail season 2009
23 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 6 storm days, max 3.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2009 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2009, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2009 | 14 | 3.00" | POLK |
| June 17, 2009 | 4 | 1.75" | POLK |
| June 23, 2009 | 2 | 1.00" | DALLAS |
| June 7, 2009 | 1 | 1.00" | POLK |
| April 25, 2009 | 1 | 1.75" | MADISON |
“Public reports hail measuring 1.5 to 1.75 inches about one half mile south of DMACC in Ankeny.”
— NWS event narrative, July 14, 2009 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 1 · Apr 1 · Jun 7 · Jul 14
Wind context: the record also holds 92 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2009 — 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 Des Moines 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.