Eldora, IA Hail Storm – June 2026

A hail-producing severe storm tracked through the Eldora, IA metro on June 10, 2026, producing stones up to 2.89 inches and prompting 117 NWS warning-area alerts from mid-morning into the overnight period.

What Happened

The event began in mid-morning and persisted into the early hours of June 11, with NWS warning-area messages issued repeatedly across the corridor. NWS warnings dominated the alert record. Dual-polarization radar detections appear in the stream at several points, including a 1.26-inch radar-derived return recorded at 3:46 PM CDT and repeated 1.07–1.11-inch radar detections near 7:03–7:13 PM CDT. Spotters supplemented the radar record. At 3:49 PM CDT the Paris, MO fire department reported golf-ball size hail. Multiple spotter-verified image estimates around 5:03 PM CDT and 6:09 PM CDT recorded 1.25-inch stones, and mPING returned a half-inch entry shortly after 6:08 PM CDT. The mix of NWS warning-only messages, radar-derived detections, and photographic spotter reports produced a prolonged, multi-zone hail event across the Eldora metro and neighboring counties.

Damage Assessment

Field reports are dominated by photographic size estimates and observer submissions rather than formal damage reports to infrastructure. Local storm reports describe golf-ball hail observed near Paris, MO and clusters of 1–1.25-inch estimates across adjacent zones in the late afternoon and early evening. The radar-derived detections align with those photographic reports in time and general location, indicating concentrated surface impacts along the storm track. The dataset supplied for this page includes no verified structural loss statements tied to specific addresses; damage references in the record are size estimates from images and social media, plus an mPING half-inch precipitation report.

Inspections should prioritize areas where spotters submitted image-based size estimates and where radar returns exceeded one inch. Vehicle panels, outdoor mechanical equipment, and unshielded skylights in those neighborhoods are most likely to show impact evidence. Photographic reports received near 5:00–6:15 PM CDT provide the best lead on where peak surface impacts occurred within the aggregated warning area.

What Contractors Should Know

Scope the initial canvass to the NWS warning area corridor that included Eldora and adjacent counties on June 10. Use the spotter timestamps as a fieldwork schedule guide: late afternoon entries around 5:00–6:15 PM CDT and the 3:49 PM CDT Paris, MO report mark high-probability windows for concentrated hail impacts. Triage inspections by exposure and surface type. Prioritize vehicles, soft-metal roofing, HVAC fins, and vinyl siding in properties located along the radar-indicated track and in neighborhoods where photo estimates were submitted.

Document all findings with timestamped photos and GPS coordinates and note whether observed denting matches the photographic spotter reports for the same street or parcel. When preparing scopes for roof work, focus on localized shingle and flashing impact patterns consistent with 1–1.25-inch stones first, then escalate scope if you observe larger stone evidence on multiple structures. Expect some photographic reports to be size-estimated rather than measured; use physical measurement standards on-site to finalize sizing for insurance and repair scopes.

Eldora, IA Hail Storm – June 2026

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What Happened

Damage Assessment

What Contractors Should Know

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