◆ UNIVERSITY HGTS, IA HAIL HISTORY · JOHNSON COUNTY
University Hgts, IA hail history & hail map
University Hgts, Iowa has had 11 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.50″ (Tennis 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
11Hail events in the past 5 years
2.50″Largest recorded hail · Tennis Ball
2.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over University Hgts, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in University Hgts
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 0.10″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.10″) |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.88″ Nickel | 2 ground reports (max 0.88″) |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 2.50″ Tennis Ball | 2 ground reports (max 2.50″) |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 0.88″ Nickel | 2 ground reports (max 0.88″) |
| Jul 10, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ · 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 0.70″ Small | 4 ground reports (max 0.70″) |
| May 13, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Apr 5, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Feb 22, 2022 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
More Iowa hail history
Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over University Hgts (41.630, -91.610) 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.