Iowa, 1962

Hail in Iowa, May 10, 1962

May 10, 1962 · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

6 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail,

When
May 10, 5:30 AM CST
Where
County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.700, -93.000

Hail, Floyd

When
May 10, 11:20 AM CST
Where
Floyd County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
43.080, -92.680

Hail, Floyd

When
May 10, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Floyd County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
43.000, -92.900

Hail, Butler

When
May 10, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.780, -92.680

Hail, Black Hawk

When
May 10, 1:43 PM CST
Where
Black Hawk County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.500, -92.400

Hail, Cedar

When
May 10, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Cedar County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
41.780, -91.080

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10012146, 10012147, 10012148, 10012149, 10012150, 10012151.