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Des Moines hail season 2013
26 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 8 storm days, max 2.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2013 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2013, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2013 | 6 | 1.75" | POLK, DALLAS, JASPER |
| September 19, 2013 | 5 | 1.75" | MARION, DALLAS, POLK |
| May 20, 2013 | 5 | 1.75" | WARREN, POLK, STORY |
| August 6, 2013 | 3 | 2.50" | JASPER |
| July 22, 2013 | 3 | 1.00" | MADISON, POLK, BOONE |
“Quarter size hail with zero visibility. Strong winds taking down numerous tree limbs.”
— NWS event narrative, May 19, 2013 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 12 · Jul 5 · Aug 3 · Sep 5 · Oct 1
Wind context: the record also holds 79 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2013 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Des Moines claim from 2013?
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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.