HailEvidence → hail history by county → Iowa → Palo Alto County
Hail dates in Palo Alto County, Iowa
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Palo Alto County on 14 days since 2016 (26 separate reports, 23 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 3.00" (tea cup) on June 24, 2023; the most recent hail was April 28, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Palo Alto County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Mostly dime to nickel sized hail, but a few stones up to quarter sized. |
| 2024-05-20 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Public reported slightly larger than golf ball size hail. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2023-08-11 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Delayed report relayed via social media that was time estimated from radar. |
| 2023-06-24 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 6 | Local media relayed report of measured 3 inch hail west of Cylinder. This is a delayed report and time and location estimated from radar. |
| 2023-05-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2022-04-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Law enforcement reported quarter sized hail. |
| 2020-07-11 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 3 | KICD radio relayed a report of hail up to tennis ball size near Mallard. Time and location estimated via radar. |
| 2019-06-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Coop observer reported quarter sized hail. |
| 2018-08-28 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 2 | Public reported up to around baseball or larger sized hail. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2018-06-11 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Broadcast media, KICD, relayed reports of quarter sized hail. |
| 2017-08-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Coop observer reported quarter sized hail. |
| 2017-03-06 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 1 | Picture submitted to broadcast media and shown on social media, relayed by COOP observer. |
| 2016-05-26 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Trained spotter reported dime to nickel sized hail. |
| 2016-04-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Trained spotter reported nickel to quarter sized hail. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 3 | 10 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
Damaging wind in Palo Alto County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 23 reports since 2016, strongest 72 mph. 1 tornado recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-28 | 72 mph | 2 | Personal weather station gust to 72 mph. |
| 2025-06-11 | 70 mph | 3 | Wind gust observation from a personal weather station near Rodman. |
| 2021-12-15 | 70 mph | 2 | Law enforcement reported hog building completely destroyed. |
| 2016-07-17 | 70 mph | 1 | Law Enforcement reported an uprooted tree. Time radar estimated. |
| 2018-05-29 | 64 mph | 1 | Public reported several large tree branches down and a severely damaged outbuilding or garage on a farmstead northeast of Emmetsburg. |
| 2016-07-07 | 64 mph | 2 | Law Enforcement reported trees down in town. Time radar estimated. |
| 2019-06-27 | 60 mph | 1 | Coop observer reported 60 mph wind gusts. |
| 2018-09-20 | 60 mph | 2 | Public reported power line down in town. |
Was hail recorded at your Palo Alto County address? Check free
Type a street address — or just a ZIP code. We measure it
against every hail event the National Weather Service recorded in the last 10 years and show you
how many fall within 1, 3 and 10 miles — free, instantly, nothing stored. Rural property with no street
address? Enter coordinates as 44.05, -107.31.
Address lookup by the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. Records: NOAA NCEI Storm Events (final) plus SPC preliminary reports for storms newer than the latest compile — see methodology.
Need it in writing for a claim?
The verification report lists every NWS hail (and, in the extended version, wind and tornado) record within 1, 3 and 10 miles of one address, each linked to its official source, with the disputed date called out in plain English. Adjusters can verify every line.
10-year hail history for one address + the disputed-date finding.
15-year window, wind & tornado records, plus a drafted claim-appeal letter.
Questions
What date did hail last hit Palo Alto County?
April 28, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 3.00" (tea cup) on June 24, 2023.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. 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. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
Nearby counties
Clay County, IA (23 mi) · Pocahontas County, IA (26 mi) · Kossuth County, IA (30 mi) · Dickinson County, IA (31 mi) · Humboldt County, IA (33 mi) · Buena Vista County, IA (33 mi) · Calhoun County, IA (43 mi) · Martin County, MN (43 mi)
See also: Iowa hail history by city · all counties