Hail in Des Moines Jun 11, 2026
The radar-estimated size surface caught this storm, reaching 0.75" aloft. NEXRAD logged no point detections over Des Moines this day.
0.75"
≈ penny to nickel · radar-estimated size aloft20,536
0
none filedThe 6th most severe storm Des Moines has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Hail size
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 86 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Des Moines saw the hail — from two instruments
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jun 11, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Des Moines, so there is one map to show, not two.
Where Jun 11, 2026 sits in Des Moines's hail record
This was Des Moines's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 24 days after the May 18, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 6th of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Des Moines at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jun 11, 2026 convective day was bigger than Des Moines: the same system put hail over 648 other tracked cities, 147 of them in Iowa. Nearest: West Des Moines (5 miles west, up to 0.75"); Johnston (7 miles north, up to 0.75"); Grimes (9 miles northwest, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills from Des Moines's Jun 11, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
What people on the ground reported
These are storm reports filed with the National Weather Service and released through the NOAA Storm Prediction Center — public-domain observations from spotters, the public, and NWS surveys. We quote each one exactly as filed.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Des Moines. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
What 0.75" hail means for Des Moines roofs
Hail this size sits right at the edge of the National Weather Service severe threshold. Newer roofs usually shrug it off, but aging or already-worn shingles can bruise, and soft metals — vents, flashing, gutters — often show the first dents.
$246M
Potential roof exposure — 20,536 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Track hail over Des Moines on the live map
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9 recorded storm days in Des Moines, IA
Other storms in Des Moines
Jul 27, 2026
0.5"
Jul 20, 2026
1.5"
Jul 3, 2026
1"
Jul 2, 2026
1.75"
May 18, 2026
0.75"
Apr 17, 2026
0.75"
Mar 30, 2026
1"
Mar 6, 2026
0.5"