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Des Moines County, IA hail & severe wind history

189 storm reports on file for Des Moines County between 2010-04-04 and 2026-06-17 — 58 hail and 131 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 11.1 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.

Hail reports

3.4 per year

Largest hail

2.75"

baseball size · 2015-07-16

Strongest gust

90 mph

78 kt · 2025-04-20

Reported damage

$42K

property + crop, as filed

Storm days

distinct days with a report

Busiest year

2024

22 reports

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Date	Type	Size / gust	Nearest location	Report detail
2026-06-17 07:00	Wind	75 kt 86 mph	1.48 mi NNW of Dodgeville	Utility poles and power lines down, the time estimated from radar.
2026-06-17 07:00	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	1.25 mi WNW of Mediapolis	Multiple power lines blown down in town, tree down on a house.
2026-06-17 07:02	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	1.25 mi WSW of Mediapolis Sharar Ar	No narrative filed · source: Mesonet
2026-06-17 07:05	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.87 mi NW of Mediapolis	A tree down on house along with many power lines down.
2026-06-17 07:07	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.69 mi S of Lenox Park	Trees and power lines blown down, time estimated from radar.
2026-06-17 07:14	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.87 mi NE of Burlington Arpt	Trees down with one on a home. The time was estimated from radar.
2026-06-17 07:15	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	.52 mi E of Beaverdale	An awning blown off mobile home. Still had 45 to 50 mph winds 10 minutes later.
2026-06-17 07:21	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	0 mi N of Burlington Arpt	Recorded by the Burlington Iowa Airport.
2026-05-04 18:30	Hail	0.88" nickel	0 mi N of Beaverdale	A trained spotter reported dime to nickel size hail.
2026-03-10 20:50	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of (Brl)Burlington Muni	The ASOS at the Burgling Regional Airport (KBRL) measured a peak thunderstorm wind gusts of 52 knots.
2025-06-03 17:25	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	0 mi N of Burlington Arpt	Recorded wind gust at the Burlington Iowa Airport.
2025-04-20 18:10	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	1.48 mi SSW of Beaverdale	The Emergency Manager reported that 5 power poles were snapped. An NWS Storm Survey found that this was caused thunderstorms straight-line wind damage.
2025-04-20 18:12	Wind	78 kt 90 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Beaverdale	The Emergency Manager reported that a DOT Metal Building/Shed collapsed. An NWS Storm Survey found straight-line wind damage with estimated speeds of 80 to 90 MPH.
2025-04-20 18:14	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.87 mi SE of Beaverdale	A trained spotter estimated wind speeds of 55 to 60 MPH.
2025-04-20 18:14	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	.69 mi N of (Brl)Burlington Muni	A public report that they measured a thunderstorm wind gusts of 53 knots.
2025-04-20 18:14	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.87 mi SE of Beaverdale	The Emergency Manager reported that a tree was blown down.
2025-03-14 19:01	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	1.25 mi WSW of Burlington	Wind equipement measured on the riverfront and Main Street.
2025-03-14 19:06	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	.69 mi N of (Brl)Burlington Muni	Measured at the Burlington Iowa, KBRL.
2025-03-14 19:21	Wind	67 kt 77 mph	1.71 mi WNW of Kingston	Measured by wind equipement with branches blown down.
2024-08-27 19:21	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	.69 mi S of (Brl)Burlington Muni	Reported by Burlington airport ASOS station.
2024-08-27 19:27	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	1.57 mi W of West Burlington	Five houses had holes in roofs from fallen tree branches. A storage facility had a partial roof collapsed, and a roof was peeled back on a tall outbuilding.
2024-08-27 19:27	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	.87 mi NW of West Burlington	Reports of widespread wind damage in the Burlington area. Limbs, powerlines, and trees down blocking residential streets, tree down on home. Time was estimated using radar data.
2024-08-27 19:30	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Middletown	Estimated 60 MPH winds with heavy rain.
2024-08-27 19:38	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	Trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds.
2024-08-15 20:20	Hail	1" quarter	2.96 mi WNW of Danville	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2024-08-15 20:35	Hail	1.5" ping pong	0 mi N of Danville Wilson Arpt	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2024-08-15 20:39	Hail	1" quarter	1.25 mi WNW of Middletown	Report from MPing.
2024-08-15 20:41	Hail	1" quarter	1.25 mi WNW of Middletown	Report from MPing.
2024-08-15 20:53	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.25 mi WSW of Burlington	Several large tree branches were reported down, and some fell on power lines.
2024-07-30 04:47	Wind	51 kt 59 mph	0 mi N of (Brl)Burlington Muni	The Burlington ASOS reported a measured thunderstorm wind gusts of 51 knots.
2024-07-15 18:44	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	0 mi N of Prairie Grove	A public report of an 8 inch tree limb down blocking the road. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
2024-07-15 18:47	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	0 mi N of (Brl)Burlington Muni	The ASOS at the Burlington Airport reported a 58 MPH thunderstorm wind gust.
2024-06-25 19:37	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.25 mi WNW of Mediapolis	Estimated wind speed, with lawn furniture being thrown around.
2024-06-13 17:59	Hail	1.75" golf ball	1.71 mi WNW of Dodgeville	No narrative filed · source: Public
2024-06-13 18:00	Hail	1" quarter	.87 mi SE of Dodgeville	No narrative filed · source: Storm Chaser
2024-04-16 16:04	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	1.73 mi SE of Yarmouth	A public report of an estimated 58 MPH thunderstorm wind gust.
2024-04-16 16:47	Hail	1.25" half dollar	.69 mi N of West Burlington	Time of the report was estimated using radar.
2024-04-16 16:49	Hail	1" quarter	1.71 mi WNW of West Burlington	No narrative filed · source: Public
2024-04-16 18:09	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	.69 mi S of (Brl)Burlington Muni	The ASOS at the Burlington Airport measured a 50 knot wind gust.
2024-03-04 16:15	Hail	1" quarter	3.13 mi W of Pleasantgrove	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2024-03-04 17:30	Hail	1" quarter	0 mi N of West Burlington	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2023-06-24 18:37	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	4.59 mi SW of Danville Wilson Arpt	Four to five inch diameter tree branches blown down, along with lots of smaller branches.
2023-06-24 18:37	Hail	1" quarter	4.59 mi SW of Danville Wilson Arpt	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2023-06-04 13:20	Hail	0.75" penny	.52 mi E of West Burlington	This report was received through Mping.
2023-06-02 13:59	Wind	51 kt 59 mph	0 mi N of (Brl)Burlington Muni	Burlington Iowa's airport reported a severe wind gust.
2023-05-07 16:13	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.87 mi NE of Middletown	Tree blown down.
2023-05-07 18:10	Hail	1" quarter	1.25 mi WNW of Mediapolis	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2023-05-07 18:30	Hail	1" quarter	1.48 mi SSE of Beaverdale	Winds gusting upwards of 60 to 65 mph.
2023-05-07 18:31	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.69 mi S of (Brl)Burlington Muni	The ASOS at Burlington Airport measured a 60 mph wind gust.
2023-05-07 18:34	Hail	1" quarter	.87 mi SW of West Burlington	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2023-05-06 20:49	Hail	1" quarter	2.32 mi SSE of Beaverdale	No narrative filed · source: Public
2023-03-31 16:30	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.48 mi NNW of Danville Wilson Arpt	A trained spotter reported a semi tipped over as a line of thunderstorms moved into the area. The spotter measured winds in excess of 60 MPH.
2023-03-31 16:34	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	.69 mi N of Yarmouth	No narrative filed · source: Fire Department/Rescue
2023-03-31 16:38	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.87 mi SE of Beaverdale	A trained spotter reported a semi blown over on U.S. Highway 61.
2023-03-31 16:42	Wind	51 kt 59 mph	0 mi N of (Brl)Burlington Muni	No narrative filed · source: ASOS
2023-03-31 17:01	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.87 mi NE of Burlington Arpt	A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 to 70 MPH with no damage reported.
2022-03-05 20:27	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	1.71 mi WNW of Dodgeville	The Emergency Manager reported roof damage along with a shed blown down at this locating. The time of this event was estimated using radar.
2021-12-15 21:19	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.48 mi NNE of Dodgeville	A tree was blown over onto power lines.
2021-12-15 21:22	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	2.7 mi WSW of West Burlington	A shed was blown down, and skirting blown off the edge of a mobile home.
2021-08-11 05:25	Hail	1" quarter	.87 mi SE of West Burlington	No narrative filed · source: Public
2021-07-09 18:19	Hail	1" quarter	.52 mi W of West Burlington	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2021-07-09 18:20	Hail	1.5" ping pong	1.38 mi N of Burlington Arpt	Ping pong ball sized hail.
2021-07-09 18:20	Hail	1.5" ping pong	2.09 mi W of Spring Grove	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2021-07-09 18:20	Hail	1.75" golf ball	1.48 mi SSE of West Burlington	Golf ball sized hail.
2021-07-09 18:25	Hail	2.5" tennis ball	0 mi N of Burlington Arpt	Tennis ball sized hail.
2021-07-09 18:30	Hail	1.5" ping pong	.87 mi NE of Burlington Arpt	No narrative filed · source: Public
2021-06-11 13:32	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	1.57 mi W of West Burlington	The roof of a church was damaged.
2021-06-11 13:32	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.71 mi WSW of West Burlington	A wooden fence was partially damaged at Menards in West Burlington.
2021-06-11 13:33	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	A large garage door was blown in at a factory.
2021-06-11 13:34	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.69 mi S of West Burlington	A partial cinderblock wall collapsed at a small business on East Agency Road.
2021-06-11 13:37	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.48 mi SSE of West Burlington	A large tree limb was blown down at Notre Dame High School.
2021-06-11 13:42	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.05 mi E of Burlington Arpt	A tree was partly down in Crapo Park.
2021-06-11 13:43	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	A large tree limb was blown down onto a house.
2020-11-10 13:30	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	.87 mi NW of Mediapolis	The EM passed along a public report of an uprooted tree in the Mediapolis/Kossuth area along with several downed tree limbs in the area. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
2020-11-10 13:40	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.25 mi WNW of West Burlington	Trained spotter estimated a wind gust of around 60 mph with the thunderstorm.
2020-08-10 12:22	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Burlington Arpt	Measured at the Burlington Airport.
2020-08-10 12:24	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.87 mi SW of Danville	Several 6 inch diameter tree branches were blown down, and across power lines.
2020-08-10 12:27	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.87 mi NW of Mediapolis	Numerous tree branches were blown down all over town.
2020-08-10 12:30	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	.52 mi W of West Burlington	Several trees were blown down across a road.
2020-07-19 07:09	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.87 mi NE of Middletown	A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds.
2020-07-19 07:24	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Lenox Park	A 5 inch diameter healthy tree limb was blown down.
2020-07-19 07:26	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	.87 mi NW of Mediapolis	Trees were uprooted along with large limbs blown down. Tree limbs fell onto a roof of a house.
2020-07-19 07:26	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	.92 mi NW of Mediapolis	Significant tree and limb damage throughout the town of Mediapolis. Power is out.
2020-07-19 07:27	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	.69 mi S of Beaverdale	Several two feet diameter, 40 feet tall cedar trees were blown down.
2020-07-19 07:30	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.54 mi NW of West Burlington	An eight inch diameter tree branch was blown down at Lefflee and Wheeler St. intersection.
2020-07-19 07:41	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	.69 mi S of Northfield	A tree was blown down, blocking the roadway.
2020-07-19 07:42	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	0 mi N of Sperry	At a John Deere dealership, a billboard was damaged and signs were twisted.
2020-06-22 14:09	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.52 mi W of Danville	A trained spotter reported a tree with several large branches off. along with corn stocks blown down.
2020-06-22 14:10	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	.87 mi SW of Danville	A trained spotter reported that some large tree limbs snapped.
2020-05-14 20:42	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	0 mi N of Burlington Arpt	ASOS equipment reported 50 knot winds.
2019-11-26 23:00	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	1.38 mi N of Burlington Arpt	A public report that their sunroom wall was blown in from thunderstorm winds. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
2019-09-27 16:29	Hail	1" quarter	2.62 mi W of Spring Grove	A mix of pea to quarter size hail was reported.
2019-08-20 06:50	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.52 mi E of Middletown	Social media photos of a 6 to 8 inch diameter tree blown down.
2019-08-20 06:55	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.87 mi NW of Mediapolis	Several reports of large trees damaged with branches down and a leaning power pole.
2019-08-20 06:55	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.52 mi E of Middletown	A measured gust by a spotter.
2019-07-17 14:05	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	2.6 mi NW of Dodgeville	Wind gust was observed in an open area with no damage.
2019-07-17 14:43	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	.69 mi S of (Brl)Burlington Muni	No narrative filed · source: ASOS
2019-06-30 18:39	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	0 mi N of Burlington Arpt	No narrative filed · source: ASOS
2019-06-28 11:52	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	2 mi ENE of Spring Grove	A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 55 to 60 MPH and possibly higher.
2019-06-28 11:57	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	1 mi E of (Brl)Burlington Muni	A trained spotter estimated a wind gust of 70 MPH.
2019-05-28 18:14	Hail	0.88" nickel	1.48 mi SSE of Beaverdale	No narrative filed · source: Emergency Manager
2019-05-28 18:14	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Beaverdale	Winds gusting to at least 65 mph and torrential rain.
2019-05-28 18:19	Wind	59 kt 68 mph	.69 mi S of (Brl)Burlington Muni	No narrative filed · source: ASOS
2019-05-24 22:34	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	1.71 mi WSW of Burlington	A tree was blown down.
2019-05-24 22:40	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	5.08 mi SSW of Kingston	A tree was blown down.
2018-09-18 12:25	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	.87 mi NE of Burlington Arpt	The fire department reported a few branches and powerlines down.
2018-06-28 13:58	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	Trees were blown down.
2018-06-14 12:06	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.71 mi WSW of Burlington	A few trees and power lines down.
2017-10-14 16:10	Hail	1" quarter	1.57 mi W of West Burlington	No narrative filed · source: Emergency Manager
2017-08-18 18:00	Hail	1" quarter	1.38 mi N of Spring Grove	A trained spotter reported a mixture of dime to quarter size hail.
2017-08-10 16:40	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	.87 mi NW of Mediapolis	A member of the public reported 2 large tree branches down. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
2017-07-10 03:52	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.52 mi E of Mediapolis Sharar Ar	The county emergency manager reported many trees were down. Some trees were snapped in half. A ladder was found in the roof of a house that was blown out of a machine shed.
2017-07-10 03:56	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	2.5 mi WSW of Northfield	The county emergency manager reported power lines were down and entangled with trees at Highway 61 north 260th Street. The local dispatch center power was out and operating on portable backups.
2017-07-05 18:25	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	A trained spotter reported two 6 to 8 inch diameter trees were blown down that were partially rotted. The time of this event was estimated by radar.
2017-06-14 12:55	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.25 mi WNW of Mediapolis	A residential swing set was damaged.
2017-06-14 13:00	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.25 mi WNW of Mediapolis	A spotter estimated winds of 60 mph.
2017-05-17 16:30	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	2.2 mi WNW of Yarmouth	A trained spotter reported a large tree branch about 18 feet long was torn off a tree.
2017-05-17 16:32	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	2.2 mi WNW of Yarmouth	A trained spotter reported several tree branches down.
2017-05-10 15:15	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	.52 mi E of Middletown	A trained spotter reported several large tree branches down in town. The time of the event was estimated from radar.
2017-02-28 19:55	Hail	1.5" ping pong	.87 mi SW of Danville	A public report of 1.5 inch diameter hail was received through social media.
2016-09-07 19:00	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	The county Emergency Manager reported several trees and large branches were down. The time of the event was estimated by radar.
2015-11-11 17:35	Wind	57 kt 66 mph	0 mi N of (Brl)Burlington Muni	No narrative filed · source: ASOS
2015-09-10 13:04	Hail	0.75" penny	1.73 mi NE of Huron	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2015-08-18 14:50	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.87 mi SW of Danville	The Emergency Manager for Des Moines County reported 10 to 12 inch diameter tree branches down.
2015-07-16 16:44	Hail	2.75" baseball	.87 mi SE of Lenox Park	Confirmation received by photo via social media.
2015-07-16 16:45	Hail	1.75" golf ball	.87 mi NW of West Burlington	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2015-06-24 23:27	Wind	57 kt 66 mph	.52 mi E of Middletown	The hail report was provided by PECAN research project.
2015-06-20 18:26	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.87 mi SW of Danville	A large, 24 inch diameter limb snapped off a tree at mile marker 252 on Highway 34.
2015-06-20 18:37	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	2.6 mi NW of Dodgeville	An emergency manager reported estimated 62 mph winds.
2015-06-20 18:38	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	1.05 mi E of Lenox Park	Very large trees reported down near 2200 block of Isabella, \|and a dumpster was in the road near Sunnyside and \|Roosevelt streets.
2015-06-20 18:39	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	1.57 mi W of West Burlington	A spotter reported winds estimated over 65 mph.
2015-06-20 18:45	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	A spotter reported large trees uprooted and snapped off in town.
2015-06-20 18:45	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.57 mi W of West Burlington	A spotter reported multiple 3 inch diameter limbs down.
2015-06-20 18:51	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	1.57 mi W of West Burlington	A spotter reported large trees down in road.
2015-06-20 19:02	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.87 mi NW of Mediapolis	Twelve inch diameter trees were blown down on north side of town, power was also reported out.
2015-06-10 20:55	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	Power lines were blown down.
2015-06-10 20:57	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	.87 mi NE of Burlington Arpt	Severe wind was accompanied by pea-sized hail.
2015-06-10 21:00	Hail	1" quarter	1.38 mi N of Burlington Arpt	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2015-04-09 15:52	Hail	0.88" nickel	4.2 mi WNW of Danville	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2015-04-09 16:10	Hail	0.88" nickel	.87 mi NW of Mediapolis	No narrative filed · source: Public
2014-06-30 19:40	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	The emergency manager reported tree limbs and power lines down.
2014-06-22 11:35	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	The public reported part of the roof on a home was blown off on the north side of Burlington. Numerous tree limbs were blown down along with some power lines.
2014-05-11 16:31	Hail	1.75" golf ball	1.48 mi NNW of Mediapolis	Golf ball sized hail fell 1 mile north of Mediapolis, IA at 531 pm CDT May 11.
2014-05-11 16:40	Hail	0.88" nickel	.87 mi NW of Mediapolis	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2014-05-11 16:43	Hail	0.88" nickel	1.73 mi NE of Huron	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2014-05-11 16:43	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.73 mi NE of Huron	Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were observed about 4 miles south southeast of Oakville, IA at 543 pm CDT May 11.
2014-04-03 00:46	Hail	0.75" penny	0 mi N of (Brl)Burlington Muni	The Emergency Manager in Burlington reported dime to penny size hail falling 300 yards east of the Burlington Airport.
2013-11-17 11:04	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	A 60 mph wind was measured at the Des Moines County Fair Grounds.
2013-05-30 15:00	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	The emergency manager reported extreme straight-line winds downed numerous trees and bent over street signs. Also, a steel frame building near Spirit Hollow blown down.
2013-05-30 15:00	Wind	70 kt 81 mph	0 mi N of (Brl)Burlington Muni	No narrative filed · source: ASOS
2013-05-28 15:46	Hail	0.75" penny	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2013-05-28 17:31	Hail	1" quarter	1.73 mi NE of Huron	Hail lasted for about a minute.
2013-05-19 16:05	Hail	1.75" golf ball	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	Spotter forwarded pictures of golfball size hail from a friend in Burlington.
2013-05-19 16:06	Hail	1" quarter	1.05 mi E of Burlington Arpt	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2013-05-19 16:07	Hail	1.75" golf ball	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	East of the Burlington Airport.
2013-05-19 16:08	Hail	1.5" ping pong	.87 mi NE of Burlington Arpt	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2013-05-19 16:09	Hail	1" quarter	1.25 mi ENE of Burlington Arpt	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2013-05-19 16:09	Hail	0.75" penny	1.71 mi WSW of Burlington	Dime size hail.
2013-05-19 21:47	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.52 mi E of Middletown	A trained spotter measured 65 mph with half of the town without power.
2013-05-19 22:07	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	The emergency manager reported live power lines down on a vehicle at 114 South Marshall Street in Burlington.
2012-09-05 03:50	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.87 mi NW of Mediapolis	Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew a large tree limb down in Mediapolis, IA around 450 am CDT September 5.
2012-09-05 04:02	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.51 mi NW of West Burlington	Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew down some 4 to 5 inch diameter tree limbs near the 200 block of Leffler Street in West Burlington, IA at 502 am CDT September 5. Some limbs were live and some were dead.
2012-09-05 04:02	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.45 mi SW of Lenox Park	Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph broke a power pole off near the Burlington Bees baseball park in Burlington, IA at 502 am CDT September 5.
2012-07-01 07:08	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.52 mi W of West Burlington	A trained spotter reported an 8 inch tree limb down on top of a house near the 200th block of Broadway Street and an 11 inch diameter tree snapped off on the corner of Long Meadow and Swan Streets. Both reports were near West Burlington.
2012-06-29 19:14	Hail	0.75" penny	3.46 mi NE of Beaverdale	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2012-06-29 19:16	Hail	1" quarter	.87 mi NW of Mediapolis	Quarter sized hail fell in Mediapolis, IA at 816 pm CDT June 29.
2012-06-16 17:05	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	1.36 mi SE of Lenox Park	Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew the top half of a 14 inch diameter tree onto the street blocking three lanes of traffic at 1110 Spring Street in Burlington, IA around 605 pm CDT.
2012-06-16 17:10	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	1.74 mi SSW of West Burlington	Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew half of a tree onto a house just west of the Burlington Regional Airport around 610 pm CDT June 16.
2011-10-11 15:12	Hail	0.75" penny	1.48 mi NNE of Burlington Arpt	Trained spotter reported penny size hail at Hyatt and 65th Street in Burlington.
2011-09-03 13:58	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.52 mi E of Middletown	Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew a tree down blocking the east bound lane in Middletown, IA at 258 pm CDT September 3.
2011-09-03 14:00	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.64 mi WNW of Lenox Park	Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down about three or four large trees in Burlington, IA around 3 pm CDT September 3. One tree fell across Sunnyside Avenue. Another tree on the north side of town fell onto some power lines causing a power outage to about 6000 homes and businesses.
2011-07-23 17:30	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.74 mi ESE of West Burlington	Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were observed near the Hy-Vee on Agency Street in Burlington, IA at 630 pm CDT July 23.
2011-07-23 17:38	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi SSE of West Burlington	Wind gusts estimated to be 55 to 60 mph were observed in West Burlington, IA at 638 pm CDT July 23.
2011-06-05 05:28	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	1.2 mi WSW of West Burlington	A 58 mph wind gust was measured on the west side of West Burlington, IA near the intersection of Gear Ave and Agency Rd at 628 am CDT June 5.
2011-05-25 15:58	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.71 mi ENE of Beaverdale	Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were observed about 5 miles northwest of Burlington, IA at 458 pm CDT May 25.
2011-05-25 15:59	Hail	0.75" penny	1.71 mi ENE of Beaverdale	No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement
2011-03-22 22:23	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.87 mi SW of Mediapolis	A trained spotter near Mediapolis estimated a wind gust of 60 mph.
2011-03-22 22:52	Hail	0.75" penny	.52 mi E of Middletown	A trained spotter near Middletown measured penny size hail.
2010-06-23 16:00	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	.69 mi N of Yarmouth	Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph were observed in Yarmouth, IA at 500 pm CDT June 23.
2010-06-23 16:08	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	.87 mi NW of Mediapolis	Wind gusts measured to be 63 mph were observed in Mediapolis, IA at 508 pm CDT June 23. South of town winds were even stronger, unroofing a barn and throwing the roof through a nearby garage. A grain bin just southeast of town was damaged.
2010-06-23 16:15	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	0 mi N of Burlington	Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph downed utility poles and a few trees in Burlingtoin. Trees were also downed on US 61 and DMC 99.
2010-06-21 20:51	Hail	1" quarter	.52 mi E of Burlington Arpt	Quarter-sized hail fell 1 mile east of the Burlington Regional Airport in Burlington, IA at 951 pm June 21.
2010-06-01 22:30	Hail	1" quarter	.87 mi SW of Danville	Quarter sized hail fell in Danville, IA at 1130 pm June 1.
2010-06-01 22:37	Hail	1" quarter	1.57 mi E of Middletown	Quarter sized hail fell about 1 mile east of Middletown, IA at 1137 pm June 1.
2010-06-01 22:49	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	Wind gusts were estimated to be 60 mph in Burlington, IA at 1149 pm June 1. Many limbs were downed in parks around town, and a house on 10th Street suffered minor damage from downed limbs. Shingles were blown off the roof of a golf course club house.
2010-05-07 00:42	Hail	0.75" penny	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2010-05-07 00:50	Hail	0.88" nickel	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2010-04-23 20:40	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.62 mi SW of Burlington	An isolated thunderstorm knocked down a tree onto an Alliant Energy transmission line connecting to a $3.2 million substation at the intersection of Fourth and Fifth Streets in Burlington, IA during the evening of April 23. Power was out to most of the downtown area until the early morning hours of April 24. Time esti…
2010-04-04 10:30	Hail	0.88" nickel	1.48 mi SSE of Lenox Park	Non-severe hail (<1.0) fell in Burlington, IA.

Worst storm days in Des Moines County

Date	Reports that day	Largest hail	Peak gust
2013-05-19	8	1.75" (golf ball)	60 mph
2026-06-17	8	—	86 mph
2020-07-19	8	—	81 mph
2015-06-20	8	—	81 mph
2021-06-11	7	—	70 mph
2021-07-09	6	2.5" (tennis ball)	—
2024-08-15	5	1.5" (ping pong ball)	60 mph
2023-05-07	5	1" (quarter)	60 mph
2025-04-20	5	—	90 mph
2024-08-27	5	—	81 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
2021-07-09	2.5" tennis ball	0 mi N of Burlington Arpt	Tennis ball sized hail.
2015-07-16	2.75" baseball	.87 mi SE of Lenox Park	Confirmation received by photo via social media.

When does hail hit Des Moines County?

Across 17 years of records, June produced the most reports (58), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:

Month	Reports	Share
January	0	0.0%
February	1	0.5%
March	14	7.4%
April	14	7.4%
May	36	19.0%
June	58	30.7%
July	27	14.3%
August	21	11.1%
September	9	4.8%
October	2	1.1%
November	5	2.6%
December	2	1.1%

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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 19057). 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.