Hail and wind reports › April 2, 2026 › Iowa
Hail and wind reports in Iowa, April 2, 2026
6 hail, 11 wind and 4 tornado reports; largest hail 3.00 in; strongest gust 66 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-02 20:13 | Hail | 2.75 in | 2 NNE Ottumwa | Wapello | Time estimated by radar. Public report relayed from broadcast media. (DMX) |
| 04-02 20:32 | Hail | 3.00 in | 2 E Martinsburg | Keokuk | Time estimated from radar. Public report relayed by broadcast media. (DVN) |
| 04-02 21:13 | Hail | 2.50 in | 1 NNW Kalona | Washington | Damage to two squad cars on Iowa Highway 1... including a cracked windshield on one. Hail size estimated by deputies. Time estimated using radar. (DVN) |
| 04-02 21:31 | Hail | 1.75 in | 1 ESE Iowa City Municip | Johnson | Media. (DVN) |
| 04-02 21:57 | Hail | 1.75 in | Tipton | Cedar | EM reported golf ball size hail and extensive hail related damage... including to a greenhouse and to roofs and siding in town. (DVN) |
| 04-02 22:12 | Hail | 1.75 in | Lowden | Cedar | (DVN) |
| 04-02 18:45 | Wind | 61 mph | 2 W Murray | Clarke | Time estimated from radar. Measured from personal weather station. (DMX) |
| 04-02 20:30 | Wind | 66 mph | 9 NNE Agency | Wapello | Measured from personal weather station. (DMX) |
| 04-02 20:38 | Wind | damage | 2 S Richland | Jefferson | Delayed report of snapped power poles. Time estimated from radar. (DVN) |
| 04-02 20:59 | Wind | 64 mph | 3 NW Parnell | Iowa | (DVN) |
| 04-02 21:23 | Wind | damage | 2 S Richland | Jefferson | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 S Richland. Report of snapped power poles. Time estimated from radar. (DVN) |
| 04-02 21:56 | Wind | 58 mph | 3 SW Tipton | Cedar | (DVN) |
| 04-02 22:12 | Wind | 60 mph | Lowden | Cedar | (DVN) |
| 04-02 22:18 | Wind | 60 mph | Wheatland | Clinton | Time estimated using radar. (DVN) |
| 04-02 22:18 | Wind | 61 mph | 3 ENE Oxford Junction | Clinton | (DVN) |
| 04-02 22:47 | Wind | damage | 1 W Preston | Jackson | Several reports of damage southwest of Preston. Possible tornado. Time estimated by radar. (DVN) |
| 04-02 22:57 | Wind | 60 mph | Park View | Scott | (DVN) |
| 04-02 21:11 | Tornado | 2 S Richmond | Washington | This tornado snapped/uprooted trees... bent power poles... and damaged several outbuildings along its path. The roofs on 1 machine shed and 3 hog confinement buildings (DVN) | |
| 04-02 21:36 | Tornado | 3 SW Downey | Johnson | An EF0 tornado lofted a corn crib... snapped trees... bent an auger... and partially destroyed a roof on a farm outbuilding. (DVN) | |
| 04-02 21:44 | Tornado | 1 E Springdale | Cedar | Rope tornado on the ground near X40 east of West Branch. (DVN) | |
| 04-02 22:25 | Tornado | 2 WSW Welton | Clinton | An NWS Storm Damage Survey Team confirmed an EF1 tornado with peak winds of 105 mph and maximum estimated width of 250 yards. Damage included over ten snapped power pol (DVN) |
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