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Iowa storm reports for April 17, 2026

NOAA recorded 53 hail reports, 29 wind reports and 6 tornado reports in Iowa on April 17, 2026.

in Iowa
88
Storm reports
3 ENE Russell, Lucas County, IA
2.5 in
Largest hail
2 NNW Durant, Cedar County, IA
91 mph
Highest gust
6
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

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

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, preliminary storm reports. NOAA revises recent reports for several weeks. Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 17, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot. 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

Hail53, most at 3 PM

Wind29, most at 5 PM

Tornado6, most at 2 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
2:15 PMNot rated2 SSW Ironhills, Jackson County, IANot surveyed
2:47 PMNot rated1 NNW Saratoga, Howard County, IANot surveyed
2:47 PMNot rated1 WNW Saratoga, Howard County, IANot surveyed
2:47 PMNot rated1 NNW Saratoga, Howard County, IANot surveyed
4:17 PMNot rated3 SE Postville, Clayton County, IANot surveyed
5:02 PMNot rated4 E West Chester, Washington County, IANot surveyed

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Des Moines, IA1.5 inNone0
Cedar Rapids, IA1.0 inNone0
Davenport, IANone66 mph0

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