Sleet in Iowa
Every sleet event the National Weather Service has filed in Iowa, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Sleet accumulating half an inch or more.
The most significant on the map
The most significant sleet episodes in Iowa.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 11
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Iowa, February 26, 2009Low pressure from southwest Kansas moved northeast into southeast Iowa by the afternoon of the 26th. A strong push of warm air took place ahead of the low with 850 mb winds around 40 kts pushing into the central U.S.
- Sleet in Iowa, December 14, 2008A strong Arctic cold front moved through the state during the day on the 14th. Temperatures ahead of the front reached the upper 50s to low 60s over southeast Iowa.
- Sleet in Iowa, December 14, 2008An intense arctic cold front tracked across eastern Iowa and western Illinois on December 14, 2008. There was an incredible 50 degree or more temperature drop over about a 12 hour period after the passage of the front.
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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.