Ankeny, IA Hail & Wind Storm History
Severe weather within ~25 miles of Ankeny, Iowa or recorded for its county over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, consolidated.
Ankeny, Iowa storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Ankeny — home to roughly 76,727 residents in Polk County — draws on StormAuditor's consolidated public record: 258 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Ankeny or recorded for Polk County in the trailing 12 months — 160 wind events and 98 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 83 mph. Polk County as a whole recorded 191 events (116 wind · 75 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, consolidated into a single event table.
Biggest storm days near Ankeny
- July 20, 2026 — 24 recorded events · 14 wind · 10 hail
- March 30, 2026 — 21 recorded events · 5 wind · 16 hail
- September 8, 2026 — 19 recorded events · 9 wind · 10 hail
- July 2, 2026 — 18 recorded events · 6 wind · 12 hail
- April 17, 2026 — 17 recorded events · 2 wind · 15 hail
Ankeny hail map and wind map
Researching hail in Ankeny or severe wind in Ankeny? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for Iowa — including the Ankeny metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Polk County. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.
Free Ankeny weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Ankeny address, and the Address Lookup adds free Ankeny wind history and free Ankeny hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).
Free Ankeny storm data download
The Ankeny dataset on this page — every wind and hail event within about 25 miles of Ankeny or recorded for Polk County from the last 12 months, consolidated so the same source record is never counted twice (a storm that triggered several NWS warning products shows each product), with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines while county records can extend beyond it, these counts can legitimately differ from the Polk County-only totals above. Statewide files are on the Iowa storm data page.
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About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed September 19, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.