Hail History

Hail reports for October 8, 2026

The storm day from 12:00 UTC Oct 8, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning, from preliminary National Weather Service reports. Most reports came from Wall Lake, IA; Redfield, IA; Panora, IA.

Storm day · Oct 8, 2026

Hail reports
40
0 at 2 in or larger
Largest hail
1.75 in
golf ball · 3 E Redfield, IA
States
4
IA, SD, ME, MI

Preliminary reports; NOAA's final Storm Events data replaces them a few months later.

  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
All 40 reports. Dot size and colour follow hail size.

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Iowa: 34 reports, largest 1.75 in

Places hit: Wall Lake (3), Redfield (2), Panora (2), Lake City (2), Norwalk (2), West Des Moines, Maurice, Breda, Cherokee, Ireton, Auburn, Lake Panorama, Remsen, Indianola and 9 more. Iowa hail history

Hail reports in Iowa on October 8, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.75 ingolf ball 3 E Redfield Dallas 03:10 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 2 S Maurice Sioux 03:13 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 4 SSW Wall Lake Sac 03:24 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.75 ingolf ball 1 S Cumming Warren 03:45 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.50 inping pong ball Panora Guthrie 02:37 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.50 inping pong ball 5 SW Granville Sioux 02:50 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.50 inping pong ball Ireton Sioux 03:05 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.50 inping pong ball Cherokee Cherokee 03:37 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.50 inping pong ball Breda Carroll 03:45 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.50 inping pong ball 1 N Lake City Calhoun 05:54 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar 2 NNW Panora Guthrie 02:33 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar Wall Lake Sac 03:20 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar W Norwalk Warren 04:01 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar 3 ENE Auburn Calhoun 05:40 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar 1 S Remsen Plymouth 05:48 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.25 inhalf dollar 5 N Remsen Plymouth 06:45 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 2 S Sioux Center Sioux 02:26 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Panora Guthrie 02:37 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Orange City Sioux 02:37 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Redfield Dallas 03:05 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter De Soto Dallas 03:20 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 2 NNW Brunsville Plymouth 03:46 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 2 E Cumming Warren 03:47 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 4 N Indianola Warren 04:01 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 3 W Jefferson Greene 04:15 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 3 NE Storm Lake Buena Vista 04:55 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 2 ESE Wall Lake Sac 05:16 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 3 S Oyens Plymouth 05:34 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter Hawarden Sioux 05:47 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 1 W Lake City Calhoun 05:52 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 4 SSW Marcus Cherokee 06:03 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 4 S Granville Sioux 07:01 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 6 N Cleghorn Cherokee 07:45 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.88 innickel Hinton Plymouth 02:32 UTC · NWS prelim.

South Dakota: 3 reports, largest 1.50 in

Places hit: Alcester. South Dakota hail history

Hail reports in South Dakota on October 8, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
1.50 inping pong ball 6 SW Beresford Clay 04:18 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.50 inping pong ball Alcester Union 05:32 UTC · NWS prelim.
1.00 inquarter 8 S Alcester Union 03:44 UTC · NWS prelim.

Maine: 2 reports, largest 0.25 in

Places hit: Newport, Bangor. Maine hail history

Hail reports in Maine on October 8, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
0.25 inpea 2 NNE Bangor Penobscot 19:16 UTC · NWS prelim.
0.25 inpea 4 SSW Stetson Penobscot 19:18 UTC · NWS prelim.

Michigan: 1 report, largest 0.25 in

Hail reports in Michigan on October 8, 2026
Size Location County Time · source
0.25 inpea Pickford Chippewa 20:00 UTC · NWS prelim.