Hail, Monroe
- When
- May 14, 3:38 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County, 10 mi SW of Albia
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 40.930, -92.950
Hail in Iowa, May 14, 1996
A short wave moved across Iowa during the day while at the same time strong warm air advection was taking place over the top of a warm front to the south of the state. Thunderstorms moved into western Iowa and intensified as they moved across the state during the afternoon.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS DMX wrote it up.
A short wave moved across Iowa during the day while at the same time strong warm air advection was taking place over the top of a warm front to the south of the state. Thunderstorms moved into western Iowa and intensified as they moved across the state during the afternoon. The thunderstorms were not surface based, but rather elevated convection. One of the storms became severe as it moved through central Iowa. The storm dropped hail about the size of quarters in Monroe County, 10 miles southwest of Albia.
The radar
The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:36 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 14, 1996
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- Lightning Strike in Idaho, May 14, 1996
- Drought in Arkansas, May 14 to 31, 1996
- Flooding in Kentucky, May 14 to 20, 1996
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, May 14, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 14, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 14, 1996
- Flood in Missouri, May 14 to 15, 1996
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 14, 1996
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 14, 1996
More
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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: 5544270.