Des Moines, Iowa Hail Report and Map: June 10, 2026

Published October 29, 2026 by StormLens · Storm date (Eastern time) June 10, 2026

Was there hail in Des Moines, IA on June 10, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 1.11 inches inside the town limits of Des Moines on June 10, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 56% of the town. Across the report area, the maximum radar estimate was 1.53 inches. The strongest part of the swath was about 43 miles west of Des Moines, IA. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 5:40 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. CT on June 10, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Des Moines, IA on June 10, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)	June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area	1.53 inches; strongest part of the swath about 43 miles west of Des Moines, IA
Maximum radar estimate inside Des Moines	1.11 inches
Share of Des Moines with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch	56%
Approximate radar timing	Between about 5:40 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. CT on June 10, 2026 (Central time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)	Adair County (192 sq mi), Polk County (164 sq mi), Madison County (108 sq mi), Dallas County (107 sq mi), Guthrie County (76 sq mi) and Warren County (42 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or larger	about 728 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or larger	about 69 square miles
Source	NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on June 10, 2026?

Radar estimated hail of at least 0.5 inch inside these town limits, using U.S. Census boundaries. Each percentage is the share of town area with those estimates.

Town	County	Maximum radar estimate inside town limits	Town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch
Macksburg, IA		1.26 inches	100%
Des Moines, IA	Polk County	1.11 inches	56%
Norwalk, IA	Warren County	1.03 inches	51%
Stuart, IA	Adair County	1.01 inches	100%
Dexter, IA	Dallas County	0.99 inch	100%
West Des Moines, IA	Polk County	0.9 inch	30%
Granger, IA	Dallas County	0.87 inch	100%
Altoona, IA	Polk County	0.84 inch	79%
Cumming, IA		0.8 inch	48%
Pleasant Hill, IA	Polk County	0.78 inch	31%
Van Meter, IA	Dallas County	0.78 inch	28%
Swan, IA		0.77 inch	84%

How big was the hail in Des Moines?

Radar estimated hail up to 1.11 inches inside the town limits of Des Moines. Among the listed towns, the highest estimate was 1.26 inches inside the limits of Macksburg. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Check the swath for estimates around an address.

What time did radar detect hail?

Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 5:40 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. CT on June 10, 2026. We used 84 NOAA radar hail detections in this area to estimate the window. We trim outlying detection times when enough are available, then round down to five-minute marks. It doesn't give an arrival time at an address.

Data source and limits

We use NOAA's MRMS radar product MESH (Maximum Estimated Size of Hail) for hail-size estimates. Each town's figure is the maximum inside its Census town limits. The percentage is the town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Each storm date covers one calendar day in Eastern time. A late-evening storm west of the Eastern time zone can appear under two dates. Radar estimates don't confirm hail on the ground or roof damage. Hail of 0.5 to 0.75 inch can damage roofs, especially older roofs. An estimate below 1 inch doesn't rule out damage. Read how we calculate sizes and times.