◆ MT STERLING, IA HAIL HISTORY · VAN BUREN COUNTY
Mt Sterling, IA hail history & hail map
Mt Sterling, Iowa has had 8 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.75″ (Golf Ball). Most recent: Mar 27, 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
1.75″Largest recorded hail · Golf Ball
1.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.75″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Mt Sterling, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Mt Sterling
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.75″ |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.00″ · 1 ground report (max 1.50″) |
| May 27, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Mar 14, 2024 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 2 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| May 7, 2023 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 2 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
More Iowa hail history
Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Mt Sterling (40.610, -91.940) 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.