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Carroll County, IA hail & severe wind history

125 storm reports on file for Carroll County between 2010-04-24 and 2025-08-09 — 39 hail and 86 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 7.8 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.

Hail reports

2.4 per year

Largest hail

2.5"

tennis ball size · 2023-05-07

Strongest gust

81 mph

70 kt · 2015-05-10

Reported damage

$941K

property + crop, as filed

Storm days

distinct days with a report

Busiest year

2012

15 reports

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Date	Type	Size / gust	Nearest location	Report detail
2025-08-09 06:10	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	0 mi N of Breda	Large tree, unclear if rotted or healthy, snapped at base. Few other small branches in town snapped. Delayed report, time estimated by radar.
2025-08-09 06:15	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.38 mi N of Glidden	Large pine uprooted and garage doors pushed in. Delayed report via social media, time given in social media post and confirmed by radar.
2025-08-09 06:20	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.69 mi N of Halbur	Emergency manager reported trees down in Halbur. Time estimated from radar.
2025-08-09 06:22	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	3.3 mi SW of Maple River	Emergency manager reported damage to sheds and outbuildings. Time estimated from radar.
2025-08-09 06:23	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.69 mi N of Halbur	Fire department reported estimated winds between 65 and 70 mph over the last 15 minutes.
2025-08-09 06:26	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	2.58 mi SE of Carroll	Emergency manager reported large trees down in Swan Lake State Park. Time estimated from radar.
2025-08-09 06:28	Wind	51 kt 59 mph	.51 mi E of Arcadia	Gust measured from personal weather station.
2025-08-09 06:29	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	.51 mi W of Carroll Neu Arpt	Gust measured gust from AWOS. Time of peak gust estimated from radar.
2025-07-23 23:00	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	1.13 mi SSE of Wiley	Minor roof damage to a sheet metal hog confinement. Downed corn nearby.
2025-07-23 23:01	Wind	58 kt 67 mph	2.14 mi SSE of Wiley	Personal weather station reported gust between Willey and Dedham.
2025-07-23 23:11	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	0 mi N of Coon Rapids	Large limbs down across the town of Coon Rapids.
2025-06-16 18:51	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.86 mi NW of Coon Rapids	Personal weather station gust to 60 mph.
2025-03-14 16:57	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.51 mi W of Carroll Neu Arpt	No narrative filed · source: AWOS
2025-03-14 16:58	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.86 mi SW of Maple River	Half mile of power poles snapped off 3 miles west and 1 mile north of Carroll near the town of Maple River.
2024-07-30 00:27	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	2.14 mi SSE of Wiley	Personal weather station recorded a 60 mph gust.
2024-07-15 14:56	Hail	1" quarter	.86 mi NE of Arcadia	Delayed spotter report of quarter-sized hail in Arcadia.
2024-07-15 15:01	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	2.58 mi NE of Manning	Wind gust report from a personal weather station.
2024-05-24 02:50	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	2.14 mi SSE of Wiley	No additional comments to include.
2024-05-21 14:15	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.86 mi SE of Carroll	Sheriff dispatch relayed wind and hail in Carroll, including trees and powerlines down.
2024-05-21 14:15	Wind	67 kt 77 mph	.51 mi W of Carroll Neu Arpt	Carroll Airport AWOS recorded a 77 mph wind gust.
2024-05-06 21:04	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	4.6 mi WSW of Halbur	Personal weather station recorded 65 mph gust.
2024-05-06 21:30	Hail	0.88" nickel	3.16 mi WNW of Coon Rapids	Trained spotter reported nickel sized hail west of Coon Rapids. Location estimated by radar.
2024-04-26 11:55	Hail	0.88" nickel	3.09 mi E of Dedham	A large quantity of dime to nickel sized hail.
2023-09-23 11:34	Hail	1" quarter	3.38 mi WSW of Halbur	Report from mPING of quarter (1 inch) hail.
2023-09-23 11:50	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	2.16 mi ENE of Carroll	Delayed report of damage to an outbuilding. Time of damage was estimated from radar.
2023-08-05 20:27	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	3.6 mi NNE of Mt Carmel	Semi trailer blown over near the intersection of Highway 71 and 110th Street. Time estimated via radar.
2023-08-05 20:33	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	.51 mi E of Carroll	Reports of trees and a powerline down in the city of Carroll.
2023-08-05 20:45	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	2.95 mi NNW of Ralston	Trees down south of Bennett Access. Time estimated by radar.
2023-05-07 12:20	Hail	1" quarter	3.49 mi N of Manning	Dime to quarter sized hail.
2023-05-07 12:37	Hail	1.5" ping pong	.86 mi SE of Carroll	Report via broadcast media.
2023-05-07 12:40	Hail	1" quarter	.69 mi S of Carroll	Quarter sized hail in Carroll relayed by Law Enforcement.
2023-05-07 12:40	Hail	2.5" tennis ball	2.07 mi SE of Carroll	Report via social media.
2022-07-11 02:59	Wind	57 kt 66 mph	1.47 mi NNW of Carroll	Personal weather station recorded 66 mph gust.
2022-07-11 03:05	Wind	69 kt 79 mph	.51 mi W of Carroll Neu Arpt	No narrative filed · source: AWOS
2022-04-12 20:28	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.51 mi E of Carroll	Carroll AWOS gusted to 70 mph.
2021-12-15 17:23	Hail	1" quarter	0 mi N of Coon Rapids	No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement
2021-12-15 17:27	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	0 mi N of Coon Rapids	No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement
2021-12-15 17:31	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.86 mi SW of Ralston	Wind estimates of at least 70 mph from Ralston Fire Dept. Sporadic damage reported.
2021-12-15 17:35	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	3.77 mi SE of Carroll Neu Arpt	Outbuilding destroyed at the 240th St. and Timber Ave. intersection. Building size unknown.
2021-06-16 21:02	Wind	51 kt 59 mph	1.47 mi NNW of Carroll	A personal weather station KIACARRO21 recorded a 59 mph gust.
2021-06-16 21:17	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	.51 mi E of Templeton	A trained spotter reported a large tree down on a house and garage while also pulling down power lines. Other two to six inch diameter branches down and a flag pole blown over.
2021-06-16 21:19	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	2.14 mi SSE of Wiley	Personal weather station KIACARRO16 reported a 62 mph gust.
2020-10-11 22:46	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.51 mi E of Carroll	Law enforcement report of a one foot diameter tree limb down.
2020-08-10 08:36	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.86 mi NE of Manning	A trained spotter reported a large tree limb 6 inches in diameter and 20 feet long was downed. Several smaller limbs were downed as well.
2020-08-10 09:02	Wind	64 kt 74 mph	.51 mi W of Carroll Neu Arpt	AWOS reported a gust of 64 knots.
2020-08-10 09:15	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	.51 mi E of Templeton	A trainer spotter reported large trees down blocking roads. Wind was still blowing at time of report.
2020-08-06 10:11	Hail	1.5" ping pong	.69 mi N of Coon Rapids	Public report of quarter to ping pong ball sized hail.
2019-05-05 14:38	Hail	0.88" nickel	.51 mi E of Templeton	Trained spotter reported nickel sized hail.
2018-08-05 23:05	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.03 mi E of Carroll	Public reported 3 to 4 inch diameter branches down in Carroll from the evening storms. Time estimated from radar.
2018-08-01 17:41	Hail	1" quarter	3.77 mi NE of Carrollton	Public reported quarter sized hail. This is a delayed report.
2018-08-01 17:46	Hail	1.75" golf ball	4.34 mi ENE of Carrollton	Trained spotter reported up to golf ball sized hail, including damage to the top of his truck.
2018-06-06 18:00	Hail	1.25" half dollar	2.31 mi NNW of Manning	Public reported half dollar sized hail via social media.
2017-07-20 19:01	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	2.81 mi S of Carroll Neu Arpt	Trained spotter reported wind gusts to around 60 mph along with some small branches down as well.
2017-05-16 19:15	Wind	62 kt 71 mph	.51 mi W of Carroll Neu Arpt	Carroll AWOS reported sustained winds of 48 mph and gusts to 71 mph.
2017-05-16 19:20	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.67 mi ENE of Carroll	Large tree branches down in the yard.
2017-03-06 16:40	Hail	0.88" nickel	2.48 mi N of Carroll	Report via social media.
2016-08-11 18:56	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.69 mi N of Dedham	KCCI relayed a large tree trunk snapped via a viewer.
2016-07-05 22:31	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	.51 mi E of Carroll	Sheriff reported half of the city of Carroll without power and numerous crews out clearing up to a foot diameter trees from roads in town along with power lines.
2016-07-05 22:32	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.69 mi N of Arcadia	Trained spotter reported 65 mph wind gusts along with quarter sized hail.
2016-07-05 22:35	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	.51 mi W of Carroll Neu Arpt	Carroll Municipal Airport AWOS recorded 50 kt wind gust.
2016-07-05 22:43	Wind	60 kt 69 mph	.86 mi NW of Carroll Neu Arpt	Carroll Municipal Airport AWOS recorded 69 mph wind gust.
2016-07-05 22:50	Wind	51 kt 59 mph	1.24 mi NW of Carroll	Iowa DOT RWIS station recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
2016-05-26 01:30	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	1.24 mi NW of Carroll	Mesonet station 1 mile WNW of Carroll reported a 50 kt wind gust.
2016-05-26 01:32	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.86 mi NE of Arcadia	Public reported 60 mph winds and quarter sized hail in Arcadia. Time estimated.
2016-05-26 01:35	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.86 mi NE of Manning	Law Enforcement reported power outages in the Manning area.
2016-05-26 01:50	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	0 mi N of Glidden	Trained spotter reported several small tree limbs down with some 5 to 6 inch diameter branches as well. Pea sized hail also observed.
2015-11-11 14:30	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.86 mi NE of Manning	Trained spotter reported thunderstorm winds of approximately 60 mph.
2015-09-06 18:20	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	2.6 mi N of Ralston	Winds estimated greater than 60 mph with 6 to 8 inch branches down. Some of the branches were older.
2015-06-06 23:30	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	2.43 mi NNE of Mt Carmel	Power poles down north of Carroll along Highway 71 at 120th street.
2015-05-10 19:15	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	.51 mi W of Carroll Neu Arpt	No narrative filed · source: ASOS
2014-08-31 18:30	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.86 mi NE of Manning	Numerous trees were blown down.
2014-08-31 18:40	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.51 mi E of Templeton	Tree limbs down up to 2 inches in diameter.
2014-08-31 18:45	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.86 mi NE of Manning	Tree limbs were blown down.
2014-08-31 18:51	Wind	48 kt 55 mph	2.42 mi NNW of Mt Carmel	Small miso-vortex produced minor crop damage. Vortex was found and documented using high resolution satellite imagery.
2014-06-29 18:54	Hail	1" quarter	2.4 mi NW of Coon Rapids	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2014-05-08 15:47	Hail	1" quarter	1.38 mi S of Willey	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2014-05-07 21:31	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.12 mi WNW of Carroll	No narrative filed · source: Department of Highways
2013-06-24 10:30	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	.51 mi W of Carroll Neu Arpt	First measured gust of 60 mph at 1030 CST, second 63 mph at 1035 CST.
2013-06-14 19:17	Hail	1.75" golf ball	3.8 mi SW of Dedham	No narrative filed · source: SHAVE Project
2013-06-14 19:19	Hail	1.5" ping pong	1.45 mi ESE of Dedham	No narrative filed · source: SHAVE Project
2013-06-14 19:22	Hail	1.25" half dollar	2.46 mi SSW of Dedham	No narrative filed · source: SHAVE Project
2013-06-14 19:24	Hail	1" quarter	2.06 mi W of Coon Rapids	No narrative filed · source: Fire Department/Rescue
2013-06-14 19:26	Hail	1.25" half dollar	1.81 mi SSE of Dedham	No narrative filed · source: SHAVE Project
2013-06-14 19:28	Hail	1.25" half dollar	4.94 mi SSW of Ralston	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2013-06-14 19:40	Hail	0.88" nickel	5.65 mi SSW of Coon Rapids	No narrative filed · source: SHAVE Project
2013-06-14 19:55	Hail	1" quarter	3.09 mi ESE of Dedham	No narrative filed · source: SHAVE Project
2013-06-14 20:00	Hail	0.88" nickel	.86 mi SW of Ralston	No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement
2013-06-14 20:21	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	1.24 mi NW of Carroll	No narrative filed · source: Mesonet
2013-06-14 20:35	Wind	58 kt 67 mph	.51 mi W of Carroll Neu Arpt	No narrative filed · source: AWOS
2013-06-14 20:40	Wind	60 kt 69 mph	.47 mi N of Halbur	Two to six inch diameter limbs blown down and a garage roof blown off.
2013-05-14 16:00	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.03 mi E of Carroll	No narrative filed · source: AWOS
2012-08-08 13:10	Hail	1.25" half dollar	1.47 mi NNW of Maple River	No narrative filed · source: SHAVE Project
2012-08-08 13:27	Hail	0.88" nickel	1.24 mi SW of Mt Carmel	No narrative filed · source: State Official
2012-08-08 13:28	Hail	1" quarter	2.05 mi E of Breda	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2012-07-25 18:35	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	.51 mi W of Carroll Neu Arpt	No narrative filed · source: AWOS
2012-07-25 18:37	Wind	44 kt 51 mph	.69 mi S of Glidden	Small limbs were breaking with winds estimated of 50 MPH.
2012-07-25 18:37	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	1.03 mi E of Carroll	Widespread damage throughout the town of Carroll. Numerous branches, power lines, and street signs down.
2012-07-25 18:40	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Breda	Multiple branches down throughout the town of Breda. Generally an inch in diameter.
2012-07-25 18:48	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	.86 mi NE of Carroll	No narrative filed · source: Mesonet
2012-07-25 18:55	Hail	1" quarter	0 mi N of Breda	One inch hail was reported along with crop damage.
2012-07-25 18:55	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	.51 mi E of Lanesboro	Power lines down.
2012-07-25 18:55	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	.79 mi E of Carroll	Power lines down in Carroll. Large branches down, causing damage to a house porch.
2012-07-25 19:00	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	3.49 mi N of Arcadia	A few three foot diameter trees were downed. A 30 foot long camper attached to a truck was blown over. Several crops damaged.
2012-07-25 19:10	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.69 mi S of Lidderdale	Multiple four to six inch diameter branches down.
2012-06-14 17:39	Hail	0.88" nickel	.86 mi NE of Manning	Pea to nickel size hail was reported.
2012-05-19 20:14	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Breda	Spotter estimated wind gusts near 60 MPH for about 5 minutes.
2011-06-26 19:43	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.03 mi E of Carroll	No narrative filed · source: Mesonet
2011-06-26 19:45	Wind	57 kt 66 mph	.51 mi E of Templeton	Eight inch diameter tree limbs down.
2011-06-26 19:55	Wind	57 kt 66 mph	.51 mi E of Templeton	Large tree limbs down with nickel hail as well.
2011-06-20 21:12	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Carroll	Local law enforcement reports power lines and fencing blown down near the 1500 block of Highway 71 in Carroll.
2011-06-09 02:00	Hail	0.88" nickel	.51 mi E of Templeton	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2011-06-09 12:53	Hail	0.75" penny	2.14 mi NNW of Templeton	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2011-05-12 19:25	Hail	0.88" nickel	4.94 mi SSW of Ralston	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2011-05-12 19:26	Hail	0.88" nickel	4.94 mi SSW of Ralston	Trained spotter reported prolonged pea size hail with a brief period of nickel size.
2011-03-22 16:38	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	.51 mi W of Carroll Neu Arpt	No narrative filed · source: Mesonet
2011-03-22 16:43	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	0 mi N of Carroll Neu Arpt	No narrative filed · source: AWOS
2010-09-15 19:27	Hail	1" quarter	.51 mi E of Lanesboro	No narrative filed · source: Fire Department/Rescue
2010-08-31 18:18	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.51 mi E of Templeton	No damage was reported.
2010-07-14 18:34	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	2.16 mi ENE of Arcadia	Trained spotter reported winds estimated at 70 MPH. A horse feeder was blown over.
2010-07-14 18:40	Wind	51 kt 59 mph	1.03 mi E of Carroll	No narrative filed · source: Mesonet
2010-06-17 20:53	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	.51 mi W of Carroll Neu Arpt	No narrative filed · source: AWOS
2010-05-25 14:01	Hail	0.88" nickel	0 mi N of Coon Rapids	No narrative filed · source: Unknown
2010-05-02 15:02	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	0 mi N of Carroll Neu Arpt	No narrative filed · source: Mesonet
2010-04-24 13:49	Hail	1" quarter	.69 mi S of Glidden	Nickel to quarter size hail was reported.
2010-04-24 13:54	Hail	1" quarter	.69 mi S of Glidden	Most of the hail was dime size, with the largest stones quarter size.

Worst storm days in Carroll County

Date	Reports that day	Largest hail	Peak gust
2013-06-14	12	1.75" (golf ball)	69 mph
2012-07-25	10	1" (quarter)	75 mph
2025-08-09	8	—	70 mph
2016-07-05	5	—	75 mph
2023-05-07	4	2.5" (tennis ball)	—
2021-12-15	4	1" (quarter)	70 mph
2016-05-26	4	—	70 mph
2014-08-31	4	—	64 mph
2012-08-08	3	1.25" (half dollar)	—
2025-07-23	3	—	75 mph

Reports by year

Report counts are driven partly by how many people were around to report a storm, so recent years tend to look busier than the early 2010s. Treat the trend as a reporting trend, not purely a weather trend.

Notable large-hail events (2" and up)

Date	Size	Near	What was reported
2023-05-07	2.5" tennis ball	2.07 mi SE of Carroll	Report via social media.

When does hail hit Carroll County?

Across 16 years of records, June produced the most reports (28), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:

Month	Reports	Share
January	0	0.0%
February	0	0.0%
March	5	4.0%
April	4	3.2%
May	25	20.0%
June	28	22.4%
July	26	20.8%
August	27	21.6%
September	4	3.2%
October	1	0.8%
November	1	0.8%
December	4	3.2%

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About these numbers

Every row above is a report filed with the National Weather Service and archived in the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (FIPS 19027). Reports are eyewitness, trained-spotter and damage-survey observations, so they cluster near roads and towns and miss storms over empty country. Hail sizes are estimates. Damage figures are preliminary as filed and are never revised in this archive. Use this page for background, not for an insurance claim, a legal filing, or a roof assessment — for those, get the official record from NOAA directly.