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Des Moines hail: the streets to knock first
A hail map shows where hail fell, not where to knock first. By 10 AM Central the morning after a storm, StormRoute ranks the streets in your service area by homes under the biggest radar hail. Here is a real Des Moines storm, the whole list, nothing blurred.
The ten streets, ranked
| # | Street | ZIP | Radar hail | Homes | Ground check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota Avenue | 50014 | 1.71 in | ~46 | NWS report ≤3 mi |
| 2 | Stange Road | 50010 | 1.71 in | ~37 | NWS report ≤3 mi |
| 3 | North 5th Street | 50273 | 1.23 in | ~144 | NWS report ≤3 mi |
| 4 | Cartier Avenue | 50014 | 1.71 in | ~12 | NWS report ≤3 mi |
| 5 | George Washington Carver Avenue | 50014 | 1.43 in | ~38 | NWS report ≤3 mi |
| 6 | West Court Avenue | 50273 | 1.23 in | ~115 | NWS report ≤3 mi |
| 7 | North 7th Street | 50273 | 1.23 in | ~107 | NWS report ≤3 mi |
| 8 | East North Street | 50273 | 1.23 in | ~104 | NWS report ≤3 mi |
| 9 | North 4th Street | 50273 | 1.23 in | ~102 | NWS report ≤3 mi |
| 10 | West Mills Street | 50273 | 1.23 in | ~98 | NWS report ≤3 mi |
Ranked by homes under the biggest radar hail, with a boost when an NWS hail report was logged within 3 miles. Home counts are approximate (mapped buildings along the street); hail sizes are radar estimates. A ranked street is a place to inspect, never a promise that a roof is damaged.
Every Des Moines storm, last 2 years
15 storms with ranked streets. One is open free; members got each list the morning after, and every locked list opens the day you join.
- Apr 15, 20262.02 in14 ZIPs hit · 10 hail streets · 46 NWS reportsFree · open it
- Sep 8, 20263.75 in38 ZIPs hit · 10 hail streets · 8 NWS reportsLocked
- Jul 20, 20262.39 in63 ZIPs hit · 10 hail streets · 9 NWS reportsLocked
- Jul 2, 20261.60 in26 ZIPs hit · 10 hail streets · 9 NWS reportsLocked
- Jun 11, 20262.64 in16 ZIPs hit · 10 hail streets · 14 NWS reportsLocked
- Jun 10, 20261.76 in8 ZIPs hit · 10 hail streets · 20 NWS reportsLocked
- Jun 5, 20262.50 in9 ZIPs hit · 10 hail streets · 9 NWS reportsLocked
- Apr 23, 20261.03 in1 ZIP hit · 10 wind streets · 6 NWS reportsLocked
- Apr 17, 20261.81 in13 ZIPs hit · 10 hail streets · 45 NWS reportsLocked
- Mar 30, 20261.64 in12 ZIPs hit · 10 hail streets · 8 NWS reportsLocked
- Jul 18, 20251.85 in6 ZIPs hit · 10 hail streets · 1 NWS reportLocked
- May 19, 20251.61 in11 ZIPs hit · 10 hail streets · 10 NWS reportsLocked
- Apr 22, 20251.35 in2 ZIPs hit · 10 hail streets · 4 NWS reportsLocked
- Apr 17, 20252.00 in9 ZIPs hit · 10 hail streets · 25 NWS reportsLocked
- Mar 14, 20251.17 in3 ZIPs hit · 9 hail streets · 14 NWS reportsLocked
Des Moines logged 96 hail or wind days over the last 7 years. Its busiest stretch is Mar 1 – Jul 31, which held 84% of its storm days.