Iowa, 1994

Hail in Iowa, June 25, 1994

June 25, 1994 · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$260,000
Crop damage
$305,000
Events
7

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

7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Montgomery

When
June 25, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Red Oak
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Coordinates
41.030, -95.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Mills

When
June 25, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Mills County, Glenwood
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
41.034, -95.621 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Montgomery

When
June 25, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Red Oak
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
41.030, -95.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fremont

When
June 25, 6:08 PM CST
Where
Fremont County, Randolph
Measured
1.5 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
40.746, -95.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Page

When
June 25, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Page County, Bethesda
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
40.739, -95.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fremont

When
June 25, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Fremont County, Tabor
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
40.746, -95.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Warm, moist, and unstable air poured into Iowa during the day. By the early evening hours thunderstorms erupted over eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa where convection broke through the capping layer. The storms produced hail over the far southwest corner of the state. The hail ranged from dime-size to golf ball-size. Considerable damage was reported to the crops in the area.

Hail, Fremont

When
June 25, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Fremont County, Thurman
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
40.746, -95.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Warm, moist, and unstable air poured into Iowa during the day. By the early evening hours thunderstorms erupted over eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa where convection broke through the capping layer. The storms produced hail over the far southwest corner of the state. The hail ranged from dime-size to golf ball-size. Considerable damage was reported to the crops in the area.

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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The same day elsewhere

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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: 10323946, 10323786, 10323947, 10321657, 10324244, 10321658, 10321659.