Iowa storm reports for May 8, 2024

Name: NOAA storm reports, Iowa, May 8, 2024
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 7 hail reports and 1 wind report in Iowa on May 8, 2024.

in Iowa; 8
Storm reports: About 37 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA; 1.5 in
Largest hail: About 53 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA; 58 mph
Highest gust: 0
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

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 May 8, 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

Hail7, most at 6 PM

Wind1, most at 9 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
4:31 PM	1.0 in	Near 42.85, -95.78, IA
6:12 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:17 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:52 PM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:58 PM	1.0 in	About 41 miles from Des Moines, IA
9:55 PM	1.5 in	About 37 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
10:39 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA

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