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Iowa storm reports for May 15, 2026

NOAA recorded 38 hail reports and 16 wind reports in Iowa on May 15, 2026.

in Iowa
54
Storm reports
Kanawha, Hancock County, IA
2.5 in
Largest hail
2 W Red Oak, Montgomery County, IA
74 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, preliminary storm reports. NOAA revises recent reports for several weeks. Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 15, 2026 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

Hail38, most at 7 PM

Wind16, most at 6 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeSizeWhere
5:20 PM1.0 in5 WNW Terril, Dickinson County, IA
5:59 PM1.0 inRingsted, Emmet County, IA
6:00 PM1.0 in6 NNW Hornick, Woodbury County, IA
6:03 PM1.75 inRingsted, Emmet County, IA
6:04 PM1.0 in8 N Hornick, Woodbury County, IA
6:09 PM1.0 inArmstrong, Emmet County, IA
6:19 PM1.0 in3 SSW Anthon, Woodbury County, IA
6:22 PM2.0 inAnthon, Woodbury County, IA
6:24 PM1.75 inBancroft, Kossuth County, IA
6:32 PM1.0 in2 SW Correctionville, Woodbury County, IA
6:43 PM1.0 in1 NE Emerson, Mills County, IA
6:43 PM1.0 inNewell, Buena Vista County, IA
Show all 38 hail reports
TimeSizeWhere
6:58 PM1.0 inWoden, Hancock County, IA
7:08 PM1.0 in2 W Ida Grove, Ida County, IA
7:08 PM1.0 in1 E Cushing, Ida County, IA
7:21 PM1.0 in1 WNW Pocahontas, Pocahontas County, IA
7:22 PM2.5 inKanawha, Hancock County, IA
7:25 PM2.0 inKanawha, Hancock County, IA
7:30 PM1.25 in2 NNW Greenville, Clay County, IA
7:34 PM2.0 in3 S Woden, Hancock County, IA
7:35 PM1.0 in1 W Ventura, Cerro Gordo County, IA
7:45 PM2.5 inGoodell, Hancock County, IA
7:47 PM1.0 in1 WNW Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, IA
7:48 PM1.25 in6 N Battle Creek, Ida County, IA
7:50 PM1.0 inClear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, IA
7:57 PM1.5 in5 SSE Holstein, Ida County, IA
8:00 PM1.0 in4 NNW Swaledale, Cerro Gordo County, IA
8:03 PM1.0 in2 WNW Meservey, Hancock County, IA
8:05 PM2.0 in2 WNW Meservey, Hancock County, IA
8:06 PM1.0 inBritt, Hancock County, IA
8:14 PM1.0 inGarner, Hancock County, IA
8:18 PM1.5 inGarner, Hancock County, IA
8:24 PM1.0 in3 WNW Rembrandt, Buena Vista County, IA
8:28 PM1.0 inMarcus, Cherokee County, IA
8:34 PM1.0 in5 SSE Ida Grove, Ida County, IA
8:39 PM1.75 in4 NW Thornton, Cerro Gordo County, IA
8:42 PM1.25 in3 SE Cherokee, Cherokee County, IA
8:45 PM1.5 in4 S Humboldt, Humboldt County, IA

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