Hail and wind reports › May 15, 2026 › Iowa
Hail and wind reports in Iowa, May 15, 2026
26 hail, 13 wind and 0 tornado reports; largest hail 2.50 in; strongest gust 74 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-15 22:20 | Hail | 1.00 in | 5 WNW Terril | Dickinson | (FSD) |
| 05-15 23:00 | Hail | 1.00 in | 6 NNW Hornick | Woodbury | Hail covered the ground... with stones as big as quarters. No wind and a decent amount of rain. (FSD) |
| 05-15 23:03 | Hail | 1.75 in | Ringsted | Emmet | (DMX) |
| 05-15 23:22 | Hail | 2.00 in | Anthon | Woodbury | 2 inch hail was reported via social media along with damage to lights fixtures and trees. (FSD) |
| 05-15 23:24 | Hail | 1.75 in | Bancroft | Kossuth | (DMX) |
| 05-15 23:43 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 NE Emerson | Mills | Chaser live stream of one inch hail. Location is approximate. (OAX) |
| 05-15 23:43 | Hail | 1.00 in | Newell | Buena Vista | (FSD) |
| 05-15 23:58 | Hail | 1.00 in | Woden | Hancock | (DMX) |
| 05-16 00:08 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 W Ida Grove | Ida | (FSD) |
| 05-16 00:08 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 E Cushing | Ida | (FSD) |
| 05-16 00:21 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 WNW Pocahontas | Pocahontas | (DMX) |
| 05-16 00:22 | Hail | 2.50 in | Kanawha | Hancock | Hail ranged from 2.25 to 2.5. Time estimated by radar. (DMX) |
| 05-16 00:30 | Hail | 1.25 in | 2 NNW Greenville | Clay | Report from social media. (FSD) |
| 05-16 00:34 | Hail | 2.00 in | 3 S Woden | Hancock | Report from mPING. (DMX) |
| 05-16 00:35 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 W Ventura | Cerro Gordo | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (DMX) |
| 05-16 00:45 | Hail | 2.50 in | Goodell | Hancock | Time estimated by radar. (DMX) |
| 05-16 00:50 | Hail | 1.00 in | Clear Lake | Cerro Gordo | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (DMX) |
| 05-16 00:57 | Hail | 1.50 in | 5 SSE Holstein | Ida | Spotter reported ping pong ball size hail. (FSD) |
| 05-16 01:05 | Hail | 2.00 in | 2 WNW Meservey | Hancock | Corrects previous hail report from 2 WNW Meservey. Updated to included windows on house broken. (DMX) |
| 05-16 01:18 | Hail | 1.50 in | Garner | Hancock | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (DMX) |
| 05-16 01:24 | Hail | 1.00 in | 3 WNW Rembrandt | Buena Vista | In addition to quarter sized hail... there were also some small 1 to 2 inch diameter tree braches knocked down by gusty winds. (FSD) |
| 05-16 01:28 | Hail | 1.00 in | Marcus | Cherokee | Quarter sized hail relayed by email... with attached photo. (FSD) |
| 05-16 01:34 | Hail | 1.00 in | 5 SSE Ida Grove | Ida | (FSD) |
| 05-16 01:39 | Hail | 1.75 in | 4 NW Thornton | Cerro Gordo | (DMX) |
| 05-16 01:42 | Hail | 1.25 in | 3 SE Cherokee | Cherokee | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (FSD) |
| 05-16 01:45 | Hail | 1.50 in | 4 S Humboldt | Humboldt | Report from mPING. (DMX) |
| 05-15 22:24 | Wind | 60 mph | 4 ESE Arnolds Park | Dickinson | Brief 60 mph wind gust... pea hail... and 0.05 inch rain before storm took off to the east. (FSD) |
| 05-15 23:20 | Wind | damage | Tabor | Fremont | Trees down in Tabor. (OAX) |
| 05-15 23:23 | Wind | damage | 2 N Randolph | Mills | Farm augers blown over and grain wagons moved. (OAX) |
| 05-15 23:25 | Wind | damage | Bancroft | Kossuth | Small to medium tree down. Time estimated by radar. (DMX) |
| 05-15 23:37 | Wind | damage | Imogene | Fremont | Tress downed in Imogene. (OAX) |
| 05-15 23:39 | Wind | damage | Emerson | Mills | Social media report/photo of a large tree limb down in town. Time estimated based on radar. (OAX) |
| 05-15 23:58 | Wind | 74 mph | 2 W Red Oak | Montgomery | AWOS station KRDK Red Oak Airport. (OAX) |
| 05-16 00:00 | Wind | damage | Stanton | Montgomery | Damage to siding and roofing reported in Stanton. (OAX) |
| 05-16 00:02 | Wind | 59 mph | Villisca | Montgomery | Public Weather Station. (OAX) |
| 05-16 00:20 | Wind | damage | Corning | Adams | Medium size tree down. Time estimated by radar. (DMX) |
| 05-16 03:10 | Wind | 64 mph | 3 S Iowa Falls | Hardin | PEAK GUST REPORTED AT IOWA FALLS AIRPORT. (DMX) |
| 05-16 03:49 | Wind | 70 mph | 4 N Giard | Clayton | Personal weather station ID KIAMCGRE12. (ARX) |
| 05-16 03:54 | Wind | 62 mph | 2 SW Osborne | Clayton | (ARX) |
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