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Iowa storm reports for April 27, 2024

NOAA recorded 8 hail reports and 7 wind reports in Iowa on April 27, 2024.

in Iowa
15
Storm reports
About 40 miles from Des Moines, IA
1.5 in
Largest hail
About 44 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
70 mph
Highest gust
0
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 27, 2024 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail8, most at 5 PM

Wind7, most at 6 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeSizeWhere
3:57 PM1.0 inAbout 40 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:00 PM1.5 inAbout 40 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:53 PM1.0 inAbout 59 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:22 PM1.0 inAbout 35 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:30 PM0.75 inAbout 53 miles from Des Moines, IA
5:37 PM0.75 inAbout 32 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:15 PM1.0 inNear 40.69, -92.87, IA
7:40 PM1.0 inNear 40.83, -92.08, IA

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.