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Des Moines hail season 2023
22 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 6 storm days, max 2.50". 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 | 11 | 2.50" | WARREN, MADISON, MARION, POLK |
| April 19, 2023 | 6 | 1.50" | WARREN, POLK, JASPER, DALLAS |
| June 24, 2023 | 2 | 1.75" | WARREN |
| July 17, 2023 | 1 | 1.25" | MADISON |
| July 12, 2023 | 1 | 1.00" | WARREN |
When it fell
Apr 17 · May 1 · Jun 2 · Jul 2
Wind context: the record also holds 6 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.
Working a Des Moines claim from 2023?
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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.