Hail Map in Iowa on May 17, 2022

The weather event in Iowa on May 17, 2022 includes Hail, Wind, and Tornado maps. 14 states and 608 cities were impacted and suffered possible damage. The total estimated number of properties impacted is 14,304.
Hail map in Iowa on May 17, 2022
Hail
Wind
Tornado

14,304

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.00" hail or larger

0

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.75" hail or larger

0

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 2.50" hail or larger

Storm reports in Iowa

Iowa

DateDescription
05/17/20225:05 PM CDT12 to 18 inch diameter tree branches down.
05/17/20225:01 PM CDT72 mph wind gust sustained and measured with hand held anemometer via spotternetwork.org.
05/17/20224:57 PM CDTReport from mping: ping pong ball
05/17/20227:41 AM CDT At 1241 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles west of Thurston, or 12 miles east of Wayne, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Pender around 1245 PM CDT. Emerson and Thurston around 1250 PM CDT.Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm includeWalthill and Winnebago.
05/17/20224:58 AM CDT At 957 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Harlan, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Shelby County, including the following locations... Elk Horn Creek Recreation Area, Jacksonville and Prairie Rose State Park.
05/17/20221:35 AM CDTQuarter size hail.
05/17/20221:29 AM CDT At 629 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Unionville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Unionville, Lancaster, Green City, Queen City, Greentop, Downing, Greencastle, Glenwood, Pollock, Worthington, Livonia, Lemons and Green Castle.
05/17/20221:23 AM CDTHalf dollar sized hail.
05/17/20221:22 AM CDTQuarter size hail.
05/17/202212:03 AM CDT At 502 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mercer, or 19 miles southeast of Leon, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Mercer.
05/17/202212:02 AM CDTReport from mping: quarter
05/16/20229:57 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 2 NW HARLAN
05/16/20228:08 PM CDT At 107 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Pender to 4 miles north of West Point to 3 miles northeast of Dodge, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Severe thunderstorms will be near... Bancroft around 115 PM CDT. Rosalie around 120 PM CDT. Oakland, Lyons and Macy around 125 PM CDT.Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms includeDecatur, Craig and Tekamah.

Cities Impacted by Hail Map on May 17, 2022

Please be aware that the storm maps provided by HailTrace include estimates of the number of structures impacted by storms on the specified date. These estimates are derived from data provided by Microsoft, including building footprint data generated using computer vision algorithms applied to satellite imagery. While HailTrace makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of this information, it is not guaranteed and should be used as a general reference only. The actual number of impacted structures may differ from the estimates provided on the storm maps.

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