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Des Moines hail season 2017
30 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 5 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2017 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2017, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2017 | 12 | 2.75" | WARREN, DALLAS, POLK, STORY |
| June 15, 2017 | 6 | 1.75" | WARREN, POLK, JASPER |
| April 15, 2017 | 6 | 2.50" | WARREN, DALLAS, JASPER |
| May 17, 2017 | 5 | 1.00" | DALLAS, POLK |
| March 6, 2017 | 1 | 1.00" | WARREN |
“Media relayed public report of baseball sized hail. This is a delayed report via social media.”
— NWS event narrative, June 28, 2017 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 1 · Apr 6 · May 5 · Jun 18
Wind context: the record also holds 54 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2017 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Des Moines claim from 2017?
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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.