Hail Swath Map Preview
The Cedar Rapids, IA hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 28, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 3.00". There are 40 public hail reports, 27 public wind reports, and 1 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 7, 2023 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Cedar Rapids, IA Hail Map
The May 7, 2023 hail swath map for Cedar Rapids, IA covers approximately 3,999 square miles and includes an estimated 204,541 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 1,189 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.75-1.00" hail band with 60,412 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 731 sq mi | 34,527 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 1,189 sq mi | 53,194 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 849 sq mi | 60,412 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 491 sq mi | 24,154 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 298 sq mi | 11,880 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 224 sq mi | 11,235 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 119 sq mi | 4,595 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 46 sq mi | 2,841 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 31 sq mi | 1,476 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 15 sq mi | 148 |
| 2.75-3.00" | 5 sq mi | 57 |
| 3.00-3.25" | 2 sq mi | 22 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Cedar Rapids, IA Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 7, 2023 hail swath map area for Cedar Rapids, IA, HailGeeks estimates 75,975 single-family homes, 8,569 townhomes, and 27,634 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.75-1.00" hail band, with 19,959 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 14,211 | 829 | 4,093 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 18,779 | 1,976 | 8,441 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 19,959 | 3,121 | 10,181 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 9,967 | 941 | 2,304 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 5,046 | 437 | 602 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 4,762 | 533 | 968 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 1,834 | 255 | 428 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 859 | 257 | 350 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 430 | 216 | 267 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 87 | 2 | 0 |
| 2.75-3.00" | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| 3.00-3.25" | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Cedar Rapids, IA Hail Map
Hail from the May 7, 2023 storm was mapped across 27 counties in the Cedar Rapids, IA region. Johnson County, IA had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 3.00" with roughly 29,602 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Cedar Rapids, IA Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 85 cities near Cedar Rapids, IA. Iowa City, IA had the strongest mapped signal at 2.00", with an estimated 13,376 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Cedar Rapids, IA Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 7, 2023 Cedar Rapids, IA hail map spans 138 ZIP codes. ZIP 52358 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 3.00" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 1,114.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 7, 2023 hail map for Cedar Rapids, IA currently list 40 public hail reports, 27 public wind reports, and 1 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 7, 2023 3:49 PM CT |
1.50 in | 6 ESE Garwin | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 4:05 PM CT |
1.00 in | Belle Plaine | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 4:08 PM CT |
1.50 in | 1 S Belle Plaine | IA | DELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
May 7, 2023 4:08 PM CT |
1.50 in | Belle Plaine | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 4:19 PM CT |
1.00 in | 5 E Belle Plaine | IA | ONE INCH HAIL AND 54 MPH GUST. |
May 7, 2023 4:23 PM CT |
1.75 in | 5 E Belle Plaine | IA | GOLF BALL HAIL. RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. |
May 7, 2023 4:28 PM CT |
2.75 in | 2 SE Koszta | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 4:32 PM CT |
1.50 in | 4 N Marengo | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 4:35 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 WSW Marengo | IA | MOSTLY DIMES. |
May 7, 2023 4:35 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 S Marengo | IA | QUARTER SIZED HAIL. |
May 7, 2023 4:50 PM CT |
2.75 in | 6 SW Malcom | IA | SPOTTER REPORTED STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WITH WIDE RANGE OF SIZES. POTENTIALLY SOME WIND DAMAGE. |
May 7, 2023 4:56 PM CT |
1.50 in | Amana | IA | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
May 7, 2023 4:57 PM CT |
1.75 in | 2 NW Montezuma | IA | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
May 7, 2023 4:57 PM CT |
1.00 in | Amana | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 5:00 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 NW Montezuma | IA | REPORTED 56 MPH WINDS WITH NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL. |
May 7, 2023 5:00 PM CT |
2.00 in | 3 W Montezuma | IA | DELAYED REPORT. |
May 7, 2023 5:10 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 ESE Williamsburg | IA | DELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
May 7, 2023 5:13 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 W Coralville | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 5:20 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 NNE North Liberty | IA | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 2 NNE NORTH LIBERTY. REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
May 7, 2023 5:22 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 NNE North Liberty | IA | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
May 7, 2023 5:23 PM CT |
1.00 in | 4 ENE Iowa City | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 5:24 PM CT |
1.00 in | 5 S New Sharon | IA | REPORT OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL WITH POTENTIALLY A FEW LARGER HAILSTONES PRESENT. |
May 7, 2023 5:24 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 ENE North Liberty | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 5:25 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 ESE North Liberty | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 5:36 PM CT |
1.50 in | 2 WSW Downey | IA | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
May 7, 2023 5:41 PM CT |
2.00 in | 1 W Rose Hill | IA | DELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
May 7, 2023 5:43 PM CT |
2.00 in | Rose Hill | IA | DELAYED REPORT. IMAGE PROVIDED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
May 7, 2023 5:45 PM CT |
1.00 in | West Liberty | IA | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
May 7, 2023 5:50 PM CT |
1.00 in | Kalona | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 5:52 PM CT |
1.25 in | 1 S Elwood | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 5:55 PM CT |
1.75 in | West Liberty | IA | REPORT FROM MPING: GOLF BALL (1.75 IN.). |
May 7, 2023 5:58 PM CT |
1.25 in | 1 W Sigourney | IA | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
May 7, 2023 6:00 PM CT |
1.00 in | Atalissa | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 6:02 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 SSE Hills | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 6:21 PM CT |
1.75 in | Fruitland | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 6:23 PM CT |
1.00 in | Washington | IA | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
May 7, 2023 6:25 PM CT |
1.00 in | Washington | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 6:26 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 SSW Washington | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 6:31 PM CT |
1.00 in | Fruitland | IA | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
May 7, 2023 9:30 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 ESE Denver | IA | REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 7, 2023 4:45 PM CT | Homestead | IA | 10X10 SHED WAS BLOWN INTO A FENCE AND SEVERAL HOUSES NEARBY ON HWY 6 HAD LARGE TREES DOWN. | |
May 7, 2023 4:57 PM CT | Amana | IA | GUTTERS BLOWN OFF. 10 INCH DIAMETER BRANCH DOWN. DUMPSTER BLEW DOWN ALLEY. | |
May 7, 2023 4:58 PM CT | 3 SSE Oxford | IA | SEMI BLOWN OVER CARRYING US MAIL ON INTERSTATE 80 NEAR MILE MARKER 232. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 7, 2023 5:00 PM CT | 1 ESE Iowa City | IA | SEVERAL MEDIUM SIZED TREE LIMBS DOWN. | |
May 7, 2023 5:00 PM CT | 4 NW Tiffin | IA | DAMAGE TO HANGAR AT GREENCASTLE AIRPORT... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 7, 2023 5:05 PM CT | 3 WNW Tiffin | IA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND TOPPED IN FW KENT PARK. TIME ESTIMATED. | |
May 7, 2023 5:09 PM CT | 1 ENE Tiffin | IA | SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT TREES DOWN OVER 1 FOOT AND A HALF IN DIAMETER. | |
May 7, 2023 5:11 PM CT | 1 NNE North Liberty | IA | SEVERAL LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN IN TOWN... WITH MULTIPLE SMALLER LIMBS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 7, 2023 5:51 PM CT | Springdale | IA | SEMI TRAILER BLOWN DOWN ALONG I-80. | |
May 7, 2023 5:59 PM CT | 3 SSW Homestead | IA | 15-18 DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN. MINOR SIDING AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. | |
May 7, 2023 5:59 PM CT | Tipton | IA | LARGE TREE FELL ON A SHED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 7, 2023 6:28 PM CT | Stanwood | IA | TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS TOWN AND POWERLINES DOWN. | |
May 7, 2023 6:40 PM CT | 1 SW Buffalo Prairie | IL | POWERLINES DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS. TIME BASED ON RADAR AND POWER OUTAGE MAPS. | |
May 7, 2023 4:32 PM CT | 70 mph | 2 SSE Koszta | IA | ESTIMATED 70 MPH WINDS NEAR G AVENUE AND 212. |
May 7, 2023 4:33 PM CT | 65 mph | 1 WSW Marengo | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 4:35 PM CT | 60 mph | 1 S Marengo | IA | ESTIMATED HIGHER THAN 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. |
May 7, 2023 4:56 PM CT | 65 mph | Amana | IA | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
May 7, 2023 5:00 PM CT | 66 mph | Cedar Rapids Municipali | IA | ASOS STATION KCID CEDAR RAPIDS ARPT. |
May 7, 2023 5:08 PM CT | 74 mph | 2 SW Tiffin | IA | TIME ESTIMATED. ALSO DIME TO NICKEL HAIL. |
May 7, 2023 5:10 PM CT | 70 mph | 1 ENE Tiffin | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 5:10 PM CT | 75 mph | Tiffin | IA | 70 TO 80 MPH WIND GUSTS. DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. ALSO DIME TO NICKEL HAIL. |
May 7, 2023 5:19 PM CT | 73 mph | Iowa City Municipality | IA | ASOS STATION KIOW IOWA CITY ARPT. |
May 7, 2023 5:19 PM CT | 60 mph | 2 NNW North Liberty | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 5:29 PM CT | 63 mph | 2 SE Iowa City | IA | 55 KNOT WIND GUST. |
May 7, 2023 5:35 PM CT | 70 mph | West Branch | IA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 7, 2023 6:03 PM CT | 60 mph | Nichols | IA | WIND GUST ESTIMATED 50-60 MPH. |
May 7, 2023 6:10 PM CT | 59 mph | Washington Airport | IA | AWOS. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 7, 2023 5:48 PM CT | UNK | 1 NNW West Liberty | IA | EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED BY NWS STORM SURVEY IN TANDEM WITH MUSCATINE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED JUST NORTH-NORTHWEST OF WEST LIBERTY AND TRACKED ACROSS THE FAR NORTHEAST PART OF TOWN BEFORE EVENTUALLY CROSSING OVER U.S. HIGHWAY 6 BETWEEN WEST LIBERTY AND ATALISSA AND DIMINISHING SHORTLY AFTER. THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE WAS MAINLY TO OUTBUILDINGS... WITH SEVERAL WALLS AND ROOFS OF THESE COLLAPSED AND IN SOME CASES BLOWN ACROSS A DOWNSTREAM FIELD. A FEW LARGE TREES WERE ALSO SNAPPED IN ADDITION TO TWO UTILITY POLES. A LARGE METAL BATTING CAGE ANCHORED INTO CONCRETE WAS TWISTED AND BENT SHARPLY AT ITS BASE. TORNADO LASTED 6 MINUTES ON THE GROUND BEFORE LIFTING. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 7, 2023 Cedar Rapids, IA storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Cedar Rapids, IA Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Cedar Rapids, IA region as the May 7, 2023 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Mar 31, 2023 through May 6, 2023, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 1.00" to 2.00". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.00", and the most recent map shown is from May 6, 2023.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Cedar Rapids, IA
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