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Vinton, IA hail history

Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Vinton city centroid, 1950 to present.

119hail events since 1950
78≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
3.00"largest on record · 1988-08-08
2026-04-15most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 4 1.00" (quarter)
2025 2 0.88" (nickel)
2024 0
2023 8 1.00" (quarter)
2022 1 1.00" (quarter)
2021 2 1.00" (quarter)
2020 3 1.00" (quarter)
2019 0
2018 1 1.25" (half dollar)
2017 5 1.00" (quarter)
2016 0
2015 4 1.00" (quarter)
2014 3 1.00" (quarter)
2013 3 0.88" (nickel)
2012 2 1.00" (quarter)

Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.

Wind and tornado record

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2026-04-15 Hail 1.00" 3 mi
2026-04-14 Hail 1.00" 0.9 mi
2026-04-14 Hail 1.00" 8.5 mi
2026-04-14 Hail 1.00" 5.5 mi
2025-08-15 Thunderstorm Wind 64 mph 7.5 mi
2025-08-15 Thunderstorm Wind 59 mph 5.1 mi
2025-08-15 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 5.9 mi
2025-08-15 Thunderstorm Wind 59 mph 0.6 mi
2025-07-29 Thunderstorm Wind 61 mph 5.1 mi
2025-07-11 Thunderstorm Wind 71 mph 1.7 mi

2025-08-15: “Personal weather station.”

2025-08-15: “Personal weather station.”

2025-08-15: “Report of 60 mph winds.”

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Nearby hail history

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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.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-08-09