Hail, Floyd
- When
- May 17, 9:36 AM CST
- Where
- Floyd County, Rudd
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.133, -92.933
Hail in Iowa, May 17, 2000
Hail as large as golf balls was reported by law enforcement officials and spotters.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $65,000
- Crop damage
- $138,000
- Events
- 13
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 ARX wrote it up.
Hail as large as golf balls was reported by law enforcement officials and spotters.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 160 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:34 UTC.
Event by event
13 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Floyd
- When
- May 17, 9:44 AM CST
- Where
- Floyd County, Floyd
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 43.133, -92.767
Hail, Chickasaw
- When
- May 17, 10:32 AM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw County, 5 mi E of New Hampton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- $14,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.067, -92.233
Hail, Chickasaw
- When
- May 17, 10:35 AM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw County, Lawler
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.067, -92.167
Hail, Chickasaw
- When
- May 17, 10:35 AM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw County, 1 mi E of New Hampton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.067, -92.317
Hail, Clayton
- When
- May 17, 10:44 AM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, 1 mi S of Guttenburg
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $18,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.767, -91.100
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 17, 10:52 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, 2 mi E of Waucoma
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.067, -92.000
Hail, Winneshiek
- When
- May 17, 10:53 AM CST
- Where
- Winneshiek County, 2 mi SW of Jackson Jct
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.100, -92.050
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 17, 11:27 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Clermont
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.000, -91.667
Hail, Clayton
- When
- May 17, 11:47 AM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, 2 mi S of Monona
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.017, -91.400
Hail, Clayton
- When
- May 17, 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, Farmersburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.967, -91.533
Hail, Clayton
- When
- May 17, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, Monona
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.050, -91.400
Hail, Clayton
- When
- May 17, 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton County, Mc Gregor
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.017, -91.183
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.
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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: 5143607, 5143608, 5143609, 5143610, 5143611, 5143612, 5143613, 5143614, 5143615, 5143616, 5143701, 5143617, 5143702.