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Iowa Hail Storm — Saturday, May 16, 2026

Every verified storm report NWS spotters filed in Iowa on Saturday, May 16, 2026 — hail up to 2.75" (baseball size). The same ground-truth data insurance adjusters trust.

2.75"
Largest hail (baseball)
39
Hail reports
34
Towns hit
13
Wind & tornado reports
1" hail — 3 SE Gravity, Taylor Co. (May 16, 2026)0.88" hail — 3 SSE Plano, Appanoose Co. (May 16, 2026)Tornado — 1 SE Gravity, Taylor Co. (May 16, 2026)Tornado — 1 SW Gravity, Taylor Co. (May 16, 2026)2" hail — 2 N Gravity, Taylor Co. (May 16, 2026)2.75" hail — 2 N Gravity, Taylor Co. (May 16, 2026)1.75" hail — 7 NNW Gravity, Taylor Co. (May 16, 2026)2" hail — 3 ESE Red Oak, Montgomery Co. (May 16, 2026)2.75" hail — 3 S Red Oak, Montgomery Co. (May 16, 2026)1.75" hail — 1 WSW Red Oak, Montgomery Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — Red Oak, Montgomery Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — Red Oak, Montgomery Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — 4 N New Market, Taylor Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — Stanton, Montgomery Co. (May 16, 2026)64 mph wind — 3 N Villisca, Montgomery Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — 3 S Stanton, Montgomery Co. (May 16, 2026)62 mph wind — 2 SW Osborne, Clayton Co. (May 16, 2026)70 mph wind — 4 N Giard, Clayton Co. (May 16, 2026)54 mph wind — Monona, Clayton Co. (May 16, 2026)55 mph wind — 1 SE Luana, Clayton Co. (May 16, 2026)50 mph wind — Oelwein, Fayette Co. (May 16, 2026)64 mph wind — 3 S Iowa Falls, Hardin Co. (May 16, 2026)43 mph wind — 2 N Ionia, Chickasaw Co. (May 16, 2026)49 mph wind — 3 E Charles City, Floyd Co. (May 16, 2026)1.5" hail — 4 S Humboldt, Humboldt Co. (May 16, 2026)1.25" hail — 3 SE Cherokee, Cherokee Co. (May 16, 2026)1.75" hail — 4 NW Thornton, Cerro Gordo Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — 5 SSE Ida Grove, Ida Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — Marcus, Cherokee Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — 3 WNW Rembrandt, Buena Vista Co. (May 16, 2026)1.5" hail — Garner, Hancock Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — Garner, Hancock Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — Britt, Hancock Co. (May 16, 2026)1.5" hail — 2 WNW Meservey, Hancock Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — 2 WNW Meservey, Hancock Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — 4 NNW Swaledale, Cerro Gordo Co. (May 16, 2026)1.5" hail — 5 SSE Holstein, Ida Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo Co. (May 16, 2026)1.25" hail — 6 N Battle Creek, Ida Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — 1 WNW Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo Co. (May 16, 2026)2.5" hail — Goodell, Hancock Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — 1 W Ventura, Cerro Gordo Co. (May 16, 2026)2" hail — 3 S Woden, Hancock Co. (May 16, 2026)1.25" hail — 2 NNW Greenville, Clay Co. (May 16, 2026)2" hail — Kanawha, Hancock Co. (May 16, 2026)2.5" hail — Kanawha, Hancock Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — 1 WNW Pocahontas, Pocahontas Co. (May 16, 2026)0.88" hail — Ida Grove, Ida Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — 2 W Ida Grove, Ida Co. (May 16, 2026)1" hail — 1 E Cushing, Ida Co. (May 16, 2026)59 mph wind — Villisca, Montgomery Co. (May 16, 2026)58 mph wind — Stanton, Montgomery Co. (May 16, 2026)2 N GravityRed OakStantonGarner2 WNW MeserveyKanawha

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Hail by town — Saturday, May 16, 2026

2 N GravityTaylor Co.2 reportsmax 2.75"baseball
3 S Red OakMontgomery Co.1 reportmax 2.75"baseball
KanawhaHancock Co.2 reportsmax 2.5"tennis ball
GoodellHancock Co.1 reportmax 2.5"tennis ball
3 ESE Red OakMontgomery Co.1 reportmax 2"golf ball
3 S WodenHancock Co.1 reportmax 2"golf ball
7 NNW GravityTaylor Co.1 reportmax 1.75"golf ball
1 WSW Red OakMontgomery Co.1 reportmax 1.75"golf ball
4 NW ThorntonCerro Gordo Co.1 reportmax 1.75"golf ball
GarnerHancock Co.2 reportsmax 1.5"ping pong ball
2 WNW MeserveyHancock Co.2 reportsmax 1.5"ping pong ball
4 S HumboldtHumboldt Co.1 reportmax 1.5"ping pong ball
5 SSE HolsteinIda Co.1 reportmax 1.5"ping pong ball
3 SE CherokeeCherokee Co.1 reportmax 1.25"quarter
6 N Battle CreekIda Co.1 reportmax 1.25"quarter
2 NNW GreenvilleClay Co.1 reportmax 1.25"quarter
Red OakMontgomery Co.2 reportsmax 1"quarter
3 SE GravityTaylor Co.1 reportmax 1"quarter
4 N New MarketTaylor Co.1 reportmax 1"quarter
StantonMontgomery Co.1 reportmax 1"quarter

All verified reports

Time (UTC)LocationEvent
11:28 PM3 SE GravityTaylor Co.1" hail
11:20 PM3 SSE PlanoAppanoose Co.0.88" hail
10:54 PM1 SE GravityTaylor Co.Tornado
10:51 PM1 SW GravityTaylor Co.Tornado
10:46 PM2 N GravityTaylor Co.2" hail
10:45 PM2 N GravityTaylor Co.2.75" hail
10:31 PM7 NNW GravityTaylor Co.1.75" hail
10:24 PM3 ESE Red OakMontgomery Co.2" hail
10:16 PM3 S Red OakMontgomery Co.2.75" hail
10:16 PM1 WSW Red OakMontgomery Co.1.75" hail
10:15 PMRed OakMontgomery Co.1" hail
10:12 PMRed OakMontgomery Co.1" hail
10:10 PM4 N New MarketTaylor Co.1" hail
9:51 PMStantonMontgomery Co.1" hail
9:45 PM3 N VilliscaMontgomery Co.64 mph wind
9:33 PM3 S StantonMontgomery Co.1" hail
3:54 AM2 SW OsborneClayton Co.62 mph wind
3:49 AM4 N GiardClayton Co.70 mph wind
3:43 AMMononaClayton Co.54 mph wind
3:39 AM1 SE LuanaClayton Co.55 mph wind
3:39 AMOelweinFayette Co.50 mph wind
3:10 AM3 S Iowa FallsHardin Co.64 mph wind
2:30 AM2 N IoniaChickasaw Co.43 mph wind
2:15 AM3 E Charles CityFloyd Co.49 mph wind
1:45 AM4 S HumboldtHumboldt Co.1.5" hail
1:42 AM3 SE CherokeeCherokee Co.1.25" hail
1:39 AM4 NW ThorntonCerro Gordo Co.1.75" hail
1:34 AM5 SSE Ida GroveIda Co.1" hail
1:28 AMMarcusCherokee Co.1" hail
1:24 AM3 WNW RembrandtBuena Vista Co.1" hail
1:18 AMGarnerHancock Co.1.5" hail
1:14 AMGarnerHancock Co.1" hail
1:06 AMBrittHancock Co.1" hail
1:05 AM2 WNW MeserveyHancock Co.1.5" hail
1:03 AM2 WNW MeserveyHancock Co.1" hail
1:00 AM4 NNW SwaledaleCerro Gordo Co.1" hail
12:57 AM5 SSE HolsteinIda Co.1.5" hail
12:50 AMClear LakeCerro Gordo Co.1" hail
12:48 AM6 N Battle CreekIda Co.1.25" hail
12:47 AM1 WNW Clear LakeCerro Gordo Co.1" hail
12:45 AMGoodellHancock Co.2.5" hail
12:35 AM1 W VenturaCerro Gordo Co.1" hail
12:34 AM3 S WodenHancock Co.2" hail
12:30 AM2 NNW GreenvilleClay Co.1.25" hail
12:25 AMKanawhaHancock Co.2" hail
12:22 AMKanawhaHancock Co.2.5" hail
12:21 AM1 WNW PocahontasPocahontas Co.1" hail
12:10 AMIda GroveIda Co.0.88" hail
12:08 AM2 W Ida GroveIda Co.1" hail
12:08 AM1 E CushingIda Co.1" hail
12:02 AMVilliscaMontgomery Co.59 mph wind
12:02 AMStantonMontgomery Co.58 mph wind

About this storm

How big was the hail in Iowa on Saturday, May 16, 2026?

The largest verified hail report that day measured 2.75" — baseball sized. NWS spotters filed 39 hail reports across 34 towns.

Is that big enough to damage a roof?

Hail around 1" (quarter size) and up can bruise or crack asphalt shingles — that's the threshold insurance adjusters take seriously. Damage is often invisible from the ground, which is why an inspection matters even when the roof "looks fine."

How long do homeowners have to file a claim for this storm?

Most homeowner policies allow one to two years from the storm date — some as little as six months. This storm was 63 days ago, so the filing window is open for most policies.

How do I check if a specific address was hit?

Run a free roof report on Rooftops AI: type the address and you get the roof's measurements plus its verified hail history — every NWS-logged report near that exact property, with dates, sizes, and distances.

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Data: NWS Local Storm Reports via Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Local Storm Reports are preliminary, spotter-submitted observations and may be revised by the National Weather Service. Rooftops AI is not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA or the NWS. Insurance filing windows vary by policy and state — homeowners should confirm with their carrier.