Guthrie County, IA hail & severe wind history
170 storm reports on file for Guthrie County between 2010-04-06 and 2025-09-03 — 98 hail and 72 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 10.6 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Sep 3, 2025 — 1" (quarter), 3.49 mi S of Jamaica.
- Hail was reported on 39 days since 2010 — about 2.4 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 3.5" (teacup) on Jun 24, 2015.
- Guthrie County has more hail reports than 85% of the 99 Iowa counties we cover.
Search every Guthrie County report
Check a single date first, or filter the full record below — pick a year, narrow to a month, or drag the hail-size slider to see only the larger stones (1", quarter size, is the National Weather Service severe threshold).
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Worst storm days in Guthrie County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-24 | 49 | 3.5" (teacup) | 81 mph |
| 2014-08-31 | 6 | — | 81 mph |
| 2013-06-14 | 5 | 1" (quarter) | 60 mph |
| 2010-09-13 | 5 | 1" (quarter) | — |
| 2020-08-10 | 5 | — | 70 mph |
| 2017-07-20 | 4 | 1" (quarter) | 60 mph |
| 2012-08-16 | 4 | 1" (quarter) | 60 mph |
| 2021-12-15 | 3 | — | 72 mph |
| 2019-08-20 | 3 | — | 70 mph |
| 2019-07-20 | 3 | — | 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-24 | 2" hen egg | 0 mi N of Guthrie Center | Emergency Manager reported 1 to 2 inch hail. |
| 2015-06-24 | 2.75" baseball | 1.94 mi NE of Panora | No narrative filed |
| 2015-06-24 | 3" teacup | .63 mi N of Guthrie Center | No narrative filed |
| 2015-06-24 | 2.75" baseball | .75 mi WNW of Guthrie Center | No narrative filed |
| 2015-06-24 | 3.5" teacup | .21 mi NNE of Guthrie Center | No narrative filed |
| 2015-06-24 | 2.75" baseball | 3.77 mi SSW of Guthrie Center | No narrative filed |
| 2014-06-30 | 2.75" baseball | 1.93 mi NW of Casey | Massive hail and wind storm crossed across southern portions of Guthrie county. Hail as large as baseballs and winds of up to 70 mph produced widespread damage to houses, buildings and crops. |
When does hail hit Guthrie County?
Across 16 years of records, June produced the most reports (75), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 4 | 2.4% |
| April | 7 | 4.1% |
| May | 19 | 11.2% |
| June | 75 | 44.1% |
| July | 22 | 12.9% |
| August | 24 | 14.1% |
| September | 14 | 8.2% |
| October | 1 | 0.6% |
| November | 1 | 0.6% |
| December | 3 | 1.8% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Guthrie County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas County, IA | 268 | 3" |
| Adair County, IA | 139 | 4" |
| Carroll County, IA | 125 | 2.5" |
| Cass County, IA | 117 | 3" |
| Madison County, IA | 114 | 2.75" |
| Greene County, IA | 89 | 2.75" |
| Audubon County, IA | 86 | 1.75" |
Common questions about hail in Guthrie County
- How often does it hail in Guthrie County?
- Hail was reported on 39 separate days between 2010 and 2025, about 2.4 days a year, with June the busiest month for storm reports. 66 reports were quarter size (1") or larger.
- Does a report here mean hail hit my street?
- Not necessarily. Each report is one observation tied to a nearby landmark, and a county can be large. Storms also go unreported where few people live. Use the date check above to see what was reported nearby, and treat it as a starting point.
- How big is a 1.75" hailstone?
- Forecasters describe hail by everyday objects: 1" is a quarter, 1.75" a golf ball, 2.75" a baseball. The sizes in these reports are estimates made by the person reporting, not lab measurements.
- Where do I get the official record?
- All reports here come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which you can search directly. For anything formal, use NOAA’s own records rather than this page.
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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 19077). 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.