◆ CEDAR RAPIDS, IA HAIL HISTORY · LINN COUNTY
Cedar Rapids, IA hail history & hail map
Cedar Rapids, Iowa has had 19 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.75″ (Golf Ball). Most recent: Nov 11, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
19Hail events in the past 5 years
1.75″Largest recorded hail · Golf Ball
1.75″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
0.75″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Cedar Rapids, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Cedar Rapids
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | 0.38″ Small | 3 ground reports (max 0.38″) |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | 3 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 0.10″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.10″) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 0.25″ Small | 2 ground reports (max 0.25″) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 0.88″ Nickel | 3 ground reports (max 0.88″) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Apr 19, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Apr 5, 2023 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 8 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Nov 4, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 13, 2022 | 0.70″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.70″) |
| Apr 28, 2022 | 0.50″ Small | 3 ground reports (max 0.50″) |
| Dec 27, 2021 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
More Iowa hail history
Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Cedar Rapids (41.980, -91.640) 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.