StormProof → state hail → Iowa 2022
Iowa hail, 2022
202 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ statewide across 34 storm days, the largest 3.00" in POLK County on August 19, 2022.
Most-hit counties, 2022
| County / zone | ≥1″ reports |
|---|---|
| POLK | 21 |
| ADAIR | 11 |
| POCAHONTAS | 9 |
| POTTAWATTAMIE | 8 |
| HANCOCK | 8 |
| MONTGOMERY | 7 |
Also on file for 2022: 315 severe thunderstorm-wind events (≥50 kt ≈ 58 mph) statewide.
Metro detail: Des Moines · Cedar Rapids
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Source: NCEI Storm Events Database, vintage c20260527, hail events with magnitude ≥1.00″. 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.