◆ BELLE PLAINE, IA HAIL HISTORY · BENTON COUNTY
Belle Plaine, IA hail history & hail map
Belle Plaine, Iowa has had 8 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.50″ (Ping Pong Ball). Most recent: Aug 12, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
8Hail events in the past 5 years
1.50″Largest recorded hail · Ping Pong Ball
1.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Belle Plaine, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Belle Plaine
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ · 6 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Oct 11, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| May 7, 2023 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.25″ · 3 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Apr 5, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
More Iowa hail history
Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Belle Plaine (41.900, -92.270) or an NWS / CoCoRaHS hail report within 3 miles. Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are estimates, not ground truth; hail at any single address can differ.