Iowa storm reports for May 19, 2025

Name: NOAA storm reports, Iowa, May 19, 2025
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 17 hail reports in Iowa on May 19, 2025.

in Iowa; 17
Storm reports: About 38 miles from Des Moines, IA; 2.0 in
Largest hail: 0
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

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.

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 19, 2025 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

Hail17, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
3:57 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:57 PM	0.75 in	About 39 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:06 PM	1.75 in	About 43 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:06 PM	2.0 in	About 38 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:08 PM	2.0 in	About 55 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:20 PM	0.88 in	About 28 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:30 PM	1.0 in	About 6 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:32 PM	1.0 in	About 7 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:36 PM	0.75 in	About 2 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:47 PM	0.88 in	About 9 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:48 PM	0.75 in	About 12 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:53 PM	1.0 in	About 11 miles from Des Moines, IA

Show all 17 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
5:00 PM	1.0 in	About 24 miles from Des Moines, IA
5:05 PM	1.0 in	About 32 miles from Des Moines, IA
5:22 PM	1.0 in	About 44 miles from Des Moines, IA
6:44 PM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Rochester, MN
6:56 PM	0.75 in	About 45 miles from Rochester, MN

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Des Moines, IA	1.0 in	None	0

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