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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near Westgate, IA

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near Westgate, IA from June 1, 1955 through June 24, 2023, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
12
Wind Reports
12
Tornado Reports
3
Max Hail Size
2.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  Westgate, IA · 1955–present Updated  Daily · last Jun 24, 2023

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near Westgate, IA

12 reports
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1.00″ hail
Jun 24, 2023
10:20 PM UTC
Hail report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 SW Westgate, IA
1.00″ hail
Jul 12, 2017
10:44 PM UTC
Hail report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE. NOT MUCH OF IT.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 W Westgate, IA
2.00″ hail
Mar 23, 2017
8:45 PM UTC
Hail report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: .
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 SSW Westgate, IA
1.75″ hail
Mar 23, 2017
8:45 PM UTC
Hail report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: .
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 SSW Westgate, IA
1.75″ hail
Apr 12, 2014
6:36 PM CST-6
Hail report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Golf ball sized hail fell near Westgate. Enough hail fell that it covered the ground.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.71 NW Westgate, IA
1.00″ hail
Apr 12, 2014
4:00 PM CST-6
Hail report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter sized hail was reported in far western Fayette County near Sumner.
NWS Hail Report Location: 6.31 NW Westgate, IA
1.00″ hail
Jun 12, 2013
7:18 PM CST-6
Hail report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter sized hail fell in Oran.
NWS Hail Report Location: .21 ENE Oran, IA
1.75″ hail
Jul 24, 2009
5:55 PM CST-6
Hail report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.14 ENE Westgate, IA
0.75″ hail
Jul 14, 2009
10:45 PM CST-6
Hail report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Numerous reports of pea to penny size hail were received. There was a one mile swath along X Avenue from Highway 3 to 50th Street where corn was shredded. Gardens in the town of Oran were also shredded due to hail. Torrential rain occurred with the hail.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.52 E Oran, IA
1.00″ hail
May 8, 2003
8:01 PM CST
Hail report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 6 N Westgate, IA
0.75″ hail
Apr 18, 2002
2:00 AM CST
Hail report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 W Westgate, IA
1.75″ hail
May 5, 1962
2:45 PM CST
Hail report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, IA
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near Westgate, IA

12 reports
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UNK mph
Aug 24, 2021
7:48 PM UTC
Wind report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: EARLY REPORTS OF MAJOR WIND DAMAGE IN SOUTHERN FAYETTE CO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 SSW Westgate, IA
UNK mph
Jul 11, 2020
2:08 PM UTC
Wind report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: DELAYED REPORT. SEVERAL FARM OUT BUILDINGS DAMAGED OR BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN W13 AND W14 AND 100TH TO 130TH ST. SOME CORN FLATTENED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 NE Westgate, IA
UNK mph
Jul 11, 2020
1:57 PM UTC
Wind report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: DELAYED REPORT. 3 LARGE TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 E Sumner, IA
58 mph
Jun 16, 2014
7:28 PM CST-6
Wind report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Barns were blown down near Westgate with tin strewn across a road. Another barn was blown down with cattle trapped inside the debris, two of which died. Part of a roof was blown off a building used for milking, exposing an office, with the rain soaking office supplies and computers. On the same farm, part of free stall barn was ripped off and a shed was destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in town and a church roof sustained damage from the high winds. Some of the trees were 2 to 4 feet in diameter and were either uprooted or snapped off about 20 feet above the ground. Two grain bins were blown over and landed on a building and a truck.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Westgate, IA
75 mph
Jun 23, 2010
1:28 AM CST-6
Wind report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Severe thunderstorms winds blew down a tree, broke some windows and created a propane leak.
NWS Wind Report Location: 6.92 NNW Westgate, IA
90 mph
Jun 23, 2010
1:25 AM CST-6
Wind report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Severe thunderstorm winds damaged several farm outbuildings, including a new grain bin. A NWS storm survey concluded the damage was created by straight-line winds of estimated speeds up to 90 mph.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5.07 NNW Westgate, IA
81 mph
Jul 10, 2009
2:00 AM CST-6
Wind report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A two mile long path of destruction occurred from approximately 150th Street and S and U Avenues. Numerous barns, bins and outbuildings were demolished. One farm north of Sumner was hit particularly hard. The residence sustained damage and its attached garage was ripped away, with two vehicles in the garage a total loss. Also, a mobile home was severely damaged. Approximately 600 acres of corn and soybeans were shredded by the hail and wind, with crop damage totals nearly a half of a million dollars.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7.93 NNW Westgate, IA
69 mph
Jul 20, 2006
12:12 AM CST
Wind report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 6 N Oran, IA
61 mph
Jun 29, 2005
9:23 PM CST
Wind report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 NW Westgate, IA
70 mph
Jun 20, 1997
11:50 PM CST
Wind report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Westgate, IA
60 mph
Aug 7, 1996
12:45 AM CST
Wind report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 S Westgate, IA
UNK mph
Jun 1, 1955
4:30 PM CST
Wind report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, IA
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near Westgate, IA

3 reports
EF1 category
May 22, 2011
2:37 PM CST-6
Tornado report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: This was the first of two tornadoes to hit Fayette County. This tornado tracked east-northeast across the western part of the county. The tornado snapped off or uprooted numerous trees and damaged several homes, barns and grain bins.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5.94 N Westgate, IA
UNK category
Jun 27, 1966
7:15 PM CST
Tornado report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, IA
UNK category
Jun 27, 1966
7:10 PM CST
Tornado report for Westgate, IA
Fayette County · 7,962 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, IA
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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U.S. Census Data · City

Westgate, IA area census snapshot

People & households
Population211
Households90
Housing units100
Income
Median household income$52,188
$100k+ households33.3%
$150k+ households5.6%
Housing stock
Single-family detached88
Attached single-family0
Small multifamily5
Large multifamily0
Mobile homes2
Housing mix
Single-family share88%
Attached-home share--
Multifamily share5%
Mobile-home share2%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied76
Renter-occupied14
Vacant units10
Home value & age
Median home value$92,500
Owner homes $300k+1.3%
Owner homes $500k+--
Owner homes $750k+--
Median year built1942
Older-home share81%
Vehicle context
Households with cars90
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does Westgate have on record?

Our records show 12 hail, 12 wind, and 3 tornado reports in and near Westgate, IA, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on June 24, 2023.

What is the largest hail ever reported in Westgate?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near Westgate, IA is 2.00″. It was reported near Westgate, IA on March 23, 2017.

A storm report showed up near my home in Westgate — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves Westgate and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in Westgate — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a Westgate address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in Westgate — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific Westgate address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in Westgate — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events across Westgate, IA, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in Westgate, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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