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Iowa storm reports for September 16, 2025

NOAA recorded 20 hail reports and 2 wind reports in Iowa on September 16, 2025.

in Iowa
22
Storm reports
Near 42.96, -92.85, IA
1.75 in
Largest hail
Near 42.55, -94.19, IA
58 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 September 16, 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

Hail20, most at 3 PM

Wind2, most at 7 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeSizeWhere
3:36 PM0.88 inAbout 49 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
3:37 PM1.0 inAbout 46 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
3:38 PM0.75 inAbout 22 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:45 PM1.0 inAbout 50 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
3:46 PM0.75 inAbout 44 miles from Des Moines, IA
3:58 PM1.25 inAbout 48 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
4:10 PM0.88 inAbout 49 miles from Des Moines, IA
4:25 PM1.0 inNear 42.98, -93.32, IA
5:00 PM1.0 inAbout 43 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
5:19 PM1.75 inNear 42.96, -92.85, IA
5:25 PM1.25 inNear 42.84, -94.76, IA
5:28 PM0.75 inNear 42.75, -93.21, IA
Show all 20 hail reports
TimeSizeWhere
5:37 PM1.0 inNear 42.76, -93.10, IA
6:00 PM0.75 inNear 42.78, -92.67, IA
6:05 PM1.0 inNear 43.06, -92.65, IA
6:05 PM1.0 inNear 43.07, -92.68, IA
6:20 PM1.0 inNear 43.07, -92.66, IA
7:59 PM1.0 inNear 42.50, -94.24, IA
8:25 PM1.25 inAbout 54 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
9:42 PM1.75 inNear 43.22, -95.51, IA

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