Iowa storm reports for May 18, 2026
NOAA recorded 9 hail reports, 3 wind reports and 4 tornado reports in Iowa on May 18, 2026.
- in Iowa
- 16
- Storm reports
- 3 WSW Correctionville, Woodbury County, IA
- 1.75 in
- Largest hail
- 2 NE Shambaugh, Page County, IA
- 84 mph
- Highest gust
- 4
- 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
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
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 May 18, 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
Hail9, most at 5 PM
Wind3, most at 7 PM
Tornado4, most at 6 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:30 PM | Not rated | 5 WNW Athelstan, Taylor County, IA | Not surveyed |
| 6:40 PM | Not rated | 5 WNW Athelstan, Taylor County, IA | Not surveyed |
| 6:56 PM | Not rated | Benton, Ringgold County, IA | Not surveyed |
| 7:09 PM | Not rated | 5 N Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, IA | Not surveyed |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | 1.0 in | Chatsworth, Sioux County, IA |
| 5:04 PM | 1.5 in | 4 S Farragut, Fremont County, IA |
| 5:23 PM | 1.75 in | 3 WSW Correctionville, Woodbury County, IA |
| 5:26 PM | 1.5 in | Correctionville, Woodbury County, IA |
| 5:35 PM | 1.0 in | Washta, Cherokee County, IA |
| 5:36 PM | 1.5 in | College Springs, Page County, IA |
| 5:51 PM | 1.0 in | Clarinda, Page County, IA |
| 5:51 PM | 1.0 in | Sanborn, O'Brien County, IA |
| 5:57 PM | 1.0 in | Clarinda, Page County, IA |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 5:47 PM | 84 mph | 2 NE Shambaugh, Page County, IA |
| 7:33 PM | Not measured | 2 E Cumming, Warren County, IA |
| 7:45 PM | Not measured | 2 SSW Des Moines, Polk County, IA |
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 | None | 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.