The Mason City, IA hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 0.75". There are 2 public hail reports, 37 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the December 15, 2021 event.
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The December 15, 2021 hail swath map for Mason City, IA covers approximately 173 square miles and includes an estimated 3,481 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 106 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 2,026 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 106 sq mi | 2,026 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 63 sq mi | 1,422 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 5 sq mi | 33 |
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Inside the December 15, 2021 hail swath map area for Mason City, IA, HailGeeks estimates 1,782 single-family homes, 41 townhomes, and 301 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 1,013 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 1,013 | 27 | 180 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 751 | 13 | 121 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 18 | 1 | 0 |
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Hail from the December 15, 2021 storm was mapped across 4 counties in the Mason City, IA region. Franklin County, IA had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 0.75" with roughly 799 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Zooming in, the swath touched 2 cities near Mason City, IA. Hampton, IA had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 267 single-family homes exposed.
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At the ZIP level, the December 15, 2021 Mason City, IA hail map spans 7 ZIP codes. ZIP 50006 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 0.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 380.
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Public storm report tables connected to the December 15, 2021 hail map for Mason City, IA currently list 2 public hail reports, 37 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 15, 2021 6:32 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 WNW Coulter | IA | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT HWY 3 AND INTERSTATE 35. |
December 15, 2021 7:09 PM CT |
1.00 in | Charles City | IA | NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 15, 2021 6:23 PM CT | 2 N Galt | IA | BARN WALL COLLAPSED... TREE DAMAGE. REPORT FROM BROADCAST MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 6:25 PM CT | Belmond | IA | 3 TO 4 OUTBUILDINGS COMPLETELY DESTROYED NEAR BELMOND. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 6:40 PM CT | 1 N Swaledale | IA | DELAYED REPORT: HEAVY DAMAGE TO MACHINE SHEDS AND OUT BUILDINGS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO. | |
December 15, 2021 6:47 PM CT | 2 WSW Bristow | IA | ONE OUT BUILDING LEVELED AND ANOTHER MISSING THE NORTH WALL. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 6:48 PM CT | 1 NNW Mason City | IA | MULTIPLE 3 INCH DIAMETER OR GREATER TREE BRANCHES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 6:55 PM CT | Manly | IA | DAMAGE TO SHED OR OUTBUILDING EAST OF MANLY. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 6:59 PM CT | 1 SSE Alden | MN | POWER POLES DOWN WITH TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 7:00 PM CT | Conger | MN | REPORT OF TREES DOWN IN THE CONGER AREA. | |
December 15, 2021 7:00 PM CT | Floyd | IA | OVERTURNED SEMI-TRUCK TRAILER AT TRUCK STOP. | |
December 15, 2021 7:00 PM CT | 5 NNE Marble Rock | IA | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE TO HOUSES. | |
December 15, 2021 7:00 PM CT | 1 E Rudd | IA | ROOF ON HWY 27 NEAR PARK ENTRANCE. | |
December 15, 2021 7:06 PM CT | 1 SE Mitchell | IA | REPORTS OF FLATTENED FARM BUILDINGS. | |
December 15, 2021 7:09 PM CT | Hartland | MN | HEAVY DAMAGE TO A BANK AND SEVERAL HOMES. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
December 15, 2021 7:15 PM CT | Rudd | IA | DAMAGE TO RAILROAD TRACKS. | |
December 15, 2021 7:20 PM CT | 1 N Elma | IA | REPORT FROM MPING: TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF. | |
December 15, 2021 7:27 PM CT | Adams | MN | DAMAGE TO BARN/OUTBUILDING. REPORT VIA KAAL... TIMING BASED ON RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 7:28 PM CT | 1 SE Le Roy | MN | BARN DESTROYED IN LE ROY. REPORT VIA KTTC TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED. | |
December 15, 2021 7:28 PM CT | 2 WNW Davis Corners | IA | TREES UPROOTED... POWER POLES SNAPPED AND METAL BARN ROOF PARTIALLY BLOWN OFF. REPORT VIA TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED. | |
December 15, 2021 7:30 PM CT | 4 WSW Vernon Springs | IA | MAJOR DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY LARGE OUTBUILDING SOUTHWEST OF CRESCO. ALSO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT A NEARBY HOG FARM. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
December 15, 2021 7:34 PM CT | Grand Meadow | MN | ROOF COMPLETELY BLOWN OFF ONE SIDE OF A LARGE BUILDING. TWITTER REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED. | |
December 15, 2021 7:36 PM CT | Stewartville | MN | REPORTS OF POWER OUTAGES. | |
December 15, 2021 7:40 PM CT | Racine | MN | TREES UPROOTED AND LARGE BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN. REPORT VIA TWITTER. | |
December 15, 2021 7:50 PM CT | Spring Valley | MN | REPORTS OF WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. | |
December 15, 2021 6:38 PM CT | 64 mph | 1 NW Hampton | IA | PERSONAL WEATHER STATION. |
December 15, 2021 6:53 PM CT | 83 mph | 3 NE Clear Lake | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 7:00 PM CT | 60 mph | 4 SSW Conger | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 7:20 PM CT | 63 mph | 2 N Ionia | IA | MESONET STATION RNHI4 2 N IONIA. |
December 15, 2021 7:22 PM CT | 60 mph | 2 ESE Austin | MN | AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION FROM THE AUSTIN AIRPORT. |
December 15, 2021 7:22 PM CT | 60 mph | Austin | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 7:29 PM CT | 59 mph | 1 W Le Roy | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 7:33 PM CT | 83 mph | 3 S Grand Meadow | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 7:34 PM CT | 61 mph | Waterloo Regional Airpo | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 7:35 PM CT | 79 mph | Elkton | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
December 15, 2021 7:35 PM CT | 73 mph | 1 ENE Dexter | MN | MESONET STATION MN010 1 ENE DEXTER. |
December 15, 2021 7:36 PM CT | 62 mph | Waterloo Regional Airpo | IA | WATERLOO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ASOS RECORDED 54 KT WIND GUST. |
December 15, 2021 10:37 PM CT | 58 mph | Waterloo Regional Airpo | IA | WATERLOO ASOS. |
December 15, 2021 11:17 PM CT | 62 mph | Waterloo Regional Airpo | IA | WATERLOO ASOS. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the December 15, 2021 Mason City, IA storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Mason City, IA region as the December 15, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Sep 7, 2021 through Nov 10, 2021, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.25". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.25", and the most recent map shown is from Nov 10, 2021.
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