◆ PRAIRIE CITY, IA HAIL HISTORY · JASPER COUNTY
Prairie City, IA hail history & hail map
Prairie City, Iowa has had 4 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.75″ (Golf Ball). Most recent: Jul 21, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
4Hail 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 Prairie City, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Prairie City
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Jul 30, 2024 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | 2 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| May 24, 2024 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 2 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
More Iowa hail history
Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Prairie City (41.600, -93.240) 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.