◆ URBANDALE, IA HAIL HISTORY · POLK COUNTY
Urbandale, IA hail history & hail map
Urbandale, Iowa has had 12 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.00″ (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
12Hail events in the past 5 years
2.00″Largest recorded hail · Golf Ball
2.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.50″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Urbandale, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Urbandale
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 4 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 0.88″ Nickel | 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
| Mar 15, 2025 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 5 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.50″ · 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Sep 18, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 0.75″ · 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Aug 19, 2022 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | 3 ground reports (max 2.00″) |
More Iowa hail history
Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Urbandale (41.640, -93.720) 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.