Hail Map for Kelley, IA

Date / Time	Report Details
4/16/2024 12:19 PM CDT	At 1218 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles west of kanawha to 4 miles southeast of big wall lake to near drake airport to near zearing, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, webster city, nevada, iowa falls, clarion, eldora, eagle grove, story city, huxley, belmond, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, elm lake, iowa state center, big wall lake, maxwell, colo, hubbard, and cambridge. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 98 and 171.
4/16/2024 12:19 PM CDT	the severe thunderstorm warning has been cancelled and is no longer in effect
4/16/2024 12:04 PM CDT	At 1203 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near hardy to near kamrar to near roland to near nevada, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, ankeny, fort dodge, johnston, boone, webster city, nevada, iowa falls, clarion, eldora, eagle grove, story city, polk city, huxley, belmond, slater, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, and elm lake. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 98 and 171.
4/16/2024 11:41 AM CDT	Svrdmx the national weather service in des moines has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for, northwestern polk county in central iowa, story county in central iowa, northwestern marshall county in central iowa, hardin county in central iowa, eastern webster county in central iowa, wright county in north central iowa, western franklin county in north central iowa, eastern humboldt county in north central iowa, northeastern boone county in central iowa, hamilton county in central iowa, * until 1245 pm cdt. * at 1140 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near lehigh to 6 miles northeast of fraser to near kelley to alleman, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts with brief tornadoes possible. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
7/12/2023 8:05 AM CDT	At 805 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over lake ahquabi state park, or 7 miles south of indianola, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of polk, story, madison, northeastern union, eastern boone, clarke, eastern dallas and warren counties, including the following locations, truro, lake ahquabi state park, spring hill, martensdale, otter creek county park, maxwell, cambridge and lorimor. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 30 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 120. interstate 80 between mile markers 107 and 146. interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 0. 88 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/12/2023 7:41 AM CDT	At 740 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near winterset, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, east peru around 745 am cdt. truro and patterson around 750 am cdt. avenue of the saints event center, st. charles, martensdale, st. marys and bevington around 755 am cdt. new virginia around 800 am cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include lake ahquabi state park and otter creek county park. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 30 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 120. interstate 80 between mile markers 96 and 146. interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 0. 88 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
4/19/2023 10:45 PM CDT	At 1044 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near colo, or 8 miles northeast of nevada, moving east at 35 mph (emergency management). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe storm will be near, st. anthony around 1050 pm cdt. state center and clemons around 1055 pm cdt. other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include zearing, kelley, ames municipal airport, st. anthony, maxwell, clemons, cambridge and mccallsburg. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 101 and 120.
4/19/2023 10:27 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern polk, southwestern story, southeastern boone and northeastern dallas counties will expire at 1030 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with additional thunderstorms. a tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 pm cdt for central iowa. remember, another severe thunderstorm warning still remains in effect for portions of polk, boone, story and marshall counties until 1100 pm cdt.
4/19/2023 10:23 PM CDT	At 1022 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over cambridge, or 6 miles southwest of nevada, moving northeast at 40 mph (emergency management). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe storm will be near, nevada around 1030 pm cdt. colo around 1040 pm cdt. mccallsburg around 1050 pm cdt. zearing, clemons and st. anthony around 1055 pm cdt. other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include zearing, kelley, ames municipal airport, alleman, st. anthony, maxwell, clemons and cambridge. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 97 and 121.
4/19/2023 10:10 PM CDT	At 1009 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over huxley, or 9 miles north of ankeny, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, cambridge around 1015 pm cdt. ames municipal airport around 1020 pm cdt. nevada and maxwell around 1025 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include colo, mccallsburg, zearing, clemons and st. anthony. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 97 and 121.
4/19/2023 9:44 PM CDT	At 944 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over granger, or 5 miles northwest of grimes, moving northeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, polk city and saylorville lake around 1000 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include madrid, big creek lake, big creek state park, slater, sheldahl, alleman, kelley and huxley. this includes interstate 35 between mile markers 99 and 102. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 00 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
3/31/2023 2:47 PM CDT	Quarter sized hail reported 3.1 miles ENE of Kelley, IA, estimated 50 mph gusts.
7/11/2022 5:15 AM CDT	At 513 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near story city to near nevada to 7 miles southeast of huxley, moving east at 50 mph (broadcast media. at 508 am cdt a local tv station reported large tree branches down in ames, with 58 mph winds at the airport). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, boone, nevada, story city, huxley, madrid, ogden, slater, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, woodward, iowa state center, boone speedway, maxwell, colo, cambridge, stratford, zearing and ellsworth. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 0. 88 in wind threat, observed max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/11/2022 4:44 AM CDT	At 443 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of gowrie to near boone to near woodward, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
4/23/2022 6:34 PM CDT	At 634 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near iowa state center, or near ames, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. this dangerous storm will be near, ames, nevada and gilbert around 645 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include story city and roland. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 103 and 124.
4/23/2022 6:31 PM CDT	At 631 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near madrid to near polk city to near windsor heights, moving east at 50 mph (law enforcement). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect considerable tree damage. damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include, des moines, ames, west des moines, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, clive, altoona, norwalk, pleasant hill, windsor heights, bondurant, polk city, huxley, saylorville, slater, iowa state center, adventureland amusement park, merle hay mall and iowa events center.
4/23/2022 6:31 PM CDT	At 631 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near iowa state center to near huxley to des moines int`l airport, moving northeast at 60 mph (law enforcement). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
4/23/2022 6:20 PM CDT	At 620 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near woodward to grimes to near west des moines, moving northeast at 50 mph (law enforcement). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include, des moines, ames, west des moines, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, clive, altoona, waukee, boone, norwalk, pleasant hill, grimes, windsor heights, bondurant, polk city, huxley, saylorville, madrid and slater.
4/23/2022 6:07 PM CDT	At 607 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near perry to near adel to near van meter, moving northeast at 50 mph (law enforcement). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
12/15/2021 6:34 PM CST	At 634 pm cst, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near alden to near grundy center, moving east at 85 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Expect considerable tree damage. damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. these severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of story, marshall, hardin, eastern wright, western franklin, northeastern kossuth, hancock, southeastern boone, eastern hamilton and winnebago counties, including the following locations, wesley, steamboat rock, ferguson, forest city municipal airport, radcliffe, bradford, maxwell, cambridge, melbourne and buffalo center. thunderstorm damage threat, considerable hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 70 mph.
12/15/2021 5:52 PM CST	At 552 pm cst, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near swan lake to near slater, moving northeast at 85 mph. these are destructive storms for portions of central and northern iowa (radar indicated). Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be heavily damaged. expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. severe thunderstorms will be near, slater and iowa state center around 555 pm cst. ames, nevada and huxley around 600 pm cst. other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include state center. this includes interstate 35 between mile markers 102 and 178. thunderstorm damage threat, destructive hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 80 mph.
8/31/2021 12:10 AM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northern and central polk, story, southwestern marshall, southeastern boone and eastern dallas counties will expire at 1215 am cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. a severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for southeast polk county and areas to the east and southeast until 1230 am cdt. to report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. they will relay your report to the national weather service des moines.
8/30/2021 11:47 PM CDT	At 1146 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over bondurant, or near altoona, moving southeast at 15 mph (trained weather spotters reported 60 mph wind gusts in polk city at 1142 pm cdt). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, bondurant. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 0. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
8/30/2021 11:29 PM CDT	At 1129 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over slater, or 9 miles north of ankeny, moving southeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, saylorville around 1140 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include ankeny and bondurant. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 68 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 120. interstate 80 between mile markers 116 and 139. interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 8, and between mile markers 13 and 14. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 0. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.
7/14/2021 7:23 PM CDT	At 722 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near huxley, or 8 miles south of nevada, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

7/9/2021 1:40 PM CDT	At 138 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over granger, or 7 miles northwest of grimes, moving southeast at 30 mph. this is a very rare and dangerous storm!! (trained weather spotters reported baseball sized hail. hail to softball sized is possible. this is a rare and very dangerouns situation. take cover now!). Hazards include softball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. this severe storm will be near, polk city and saylorville lake around 145 pm cdt. waukee and grimes around 150 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include urbandale, johnston, saylorville, des moines, west des moines, ankeny, clive, windsor heights, merle hay mall, valley west mall, jordan creek town center, drake stadium and knapp center, iowa events center, des moines int`l airport, principal park, iowa state fairgrounds and pleasant hill. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 68 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 103. interstate 80 between mile markers 109 and 149. Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14.
7/9/2021 1:36 PM CDT	At 135 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woodward, or 10 miles north of grimes, moving southeast at 30 mph. this is a very dangerous storm (radar indicated. at 128 pm, baseball sized hail was reported near woodward with this storm). Hazards include baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. Locations impacted include, perry, huxley, madrid, dallas center, slater, granger, woodward, big creek lake, saylorville lake, minburn, sheldahl, kelley, bouton, luther, perry municipal airport, big creek state park and ledges state park.
7/9/2021 1:32 PM CDT	At 131 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over woodward, or 11 miles east of perry, moving southeast at 30 mph. this is a very dangerous storm (trained weather spotters. at 128 pm, baseball sized hail was reported near woodward with this storm). Hazards include baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. this severe storm will be near, granger, saylorville lake and big creek lake around 140 pm cdt. polk city around 145 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include urbandale, grimes, saylorville, west des moines, johnston, clive, windsor heights, merle hay mall, valley west mall, des moines, ankeny, drake stadium and knapp center, altoona, bondurant, iowa events center, principal park, des moines int`l airport, prairie meadows, adventureland amusement park and iowa state fairgrounds. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 68 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 103. interstate 80 between mile markers 109 and 149. Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14.
7/9/2021 1:29 PM CDT	At 128 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over madrid, or 12 miles east of perry, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated. this storm has a history of producing large hail to golf ball sized hail with larger hail to tennis ball sized possible). Hazards include tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, perry, huxley, madrid, dallas center, slater, granger, woodward, big creek lake, saylorville lake, minburn, sheldahl, kelley, bouton, luther, perry municipal airport, big creek state park and ledges state park.
7/9/2021 1:27 PM CDT	At 126 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over woodward, or 9 miles east of perry, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated. this storm has a history of producing large hail to golf ball sized hail with larger hail to tennis ball sized possible). Hazards include tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, madrid around 130 pm cdt. granger, saylorville lake and big creek lake around 140 pm cdt. polk city around 145 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include waukee, urbandale, grimes, saylorville, west des moines, johnston, clive, windsor heights, merle hay mall, valley west mall, des moines, ankeny and drake stadium and knapp center. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 68 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 103. interstate 80 between mile markers 109 and 149. Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14.
7/9/2021 1:18 PM CDT	At 116 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woodward, or 9 miles northeast of perry, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated. this storm has a history of producing golf ball sized hail and even larger hail is possible). Hazards include tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, boone, perry, huxley, madrid, ogden, dallas center, slater, granger, woodward, boone speedway, big creek lake, saylorville lake, minburn, sheldahl, kelley, rippey, bouton, luther and berkley. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 106 and 109.
7/9/2021 1:01 PM CDT	At 100 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over ogden, or 10 miles west of boone, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated. this storm has a history of producing large hail and the storm is intensifying). Hazards include tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
8/10/2020 11:07 AM CDT	At 1106 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near roland to mitchellville to near carlisle, moving east at 60 mph. these are very dangerous storms (law enforcement). Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be heavily damaged. expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. locations impacted include, des moines, ames, west des moines, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, clive, newton, altoona, pella, norwalk, pleasant hill, grimes, nevada, windsor heights, carlisle, bondurant, story city, polk city and huxley. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 67 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 126. interstate 80 between mile markers 122 and 174. Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14.
8/10/2020 10:46 AM CDT	At 1045 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles north of boone to saylorville lake to 6 miles southeast of van meter, moving east at 70 mph. these are very dangerous storms (radar indicated). Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be heavily damaged. expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. locations impacted include, des moines, ames, west des moines, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, clive, newton, altoona, pella, norwalk, pleasant hill, grimes, nevada, windsor heights, carlisle, bondurant, story city, polk city and huxley. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 67 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 126. interstate 80 between mile markers 122 and 174. Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14.
8/10/2020 10:39 AM CDT	At 1039 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles northwest of boone to near granger to near van meter, moving east at 70 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
9/14/2019 3:36 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern polk, southwestern story, southeastern boone and northeastern dallas counties will expire at 345 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however, small hail is still possible with this thunderstorm.
9/14/2019 3:22 PM CDT	At 259 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over woodward, or near perry, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. damage to vehicles is expected
9/14/2019 3:00 PM CDT	The national weather service in des moines has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for. northwestern polk county in central iowa. southwestern story county in central iowa. southeastern boone county in central iowa. Northeastern dallas county in central iowa.
9/9/2019 5:25 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northern polk, southwestern story and boone counties will expire at 530 pm cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms. a tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 pm cdt for central iowa. remember, a severe thunderstorm warning still remains in effect for hardin, hamilton and portions of story and marshall counties until 600 pm.
9/9/2019 4:57 PM CDT	At 439 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near perry to near granger to waukee, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
9/9/2019 4:39 PM CDT	At 439 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near perry to near granger to waukee, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
6/15/2019 5:09 PM CDT	At 509 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near state center to 10 miles north of bondurant to saylorville, moving southeast at 45 mph (radar indicated. this storm has a history of producing wind gusts over 60 mph). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, des moines, ames, ankeny, johnston, altoona, pleasant hill, nevada, bondurant, polk city, huxley, saylorville, madrid, mitchellville, colfax, slater, baxter, saylorville lake, adventureland amusement park, iowa events center and big creek lake. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 87 and 114. interstate 80 between mile markers 132 and 152. Interstate 235 between mile markers 7 and 14.
6/15/2019 4:51 PM CDT	At 450 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near huxley, or near ames, moving southeast at 35 mph (trained weather spotters. the ames airport recently gusted to 65 mph). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
5/31/2019 5:27 PM CDT	At 526 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near slater, or 7 miles southwest of ames, moving east at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. damage to vehicles is expected
9/1/2018 9:21 PM CDT	At 901 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near madrid, or 10 miles north of grimes, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include, ankeny, perry, polk city, huxley, madrid, slater, granger, woodward, big creek lake, saylorville lake, alleman, minburn, sheldahl, kelley, bouton and big creek state park.
9/1/2018 9:01 PM CDT	At 901 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near madrid, or 10 miles north of grimes, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include, ankeny, perry, polk city, huxley, madrid, slater, granger, woodward, big creek lake, saylorville lake, alleman, minburn, sheldahl, kelley, bouton and big creek state park.
9/1/2018 8:50 PM CDT	At 849 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woodward, or 9 miles northwest of grimes, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. damage to vehicles is expected
8/28/2018 12:06 PM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern story, eastern boone and south central hamilton counties will expire at 1215 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however small hail is still possible with this thunderstorm.
8/28/2018 11:44 AM CDT	A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 1215 pm cdt for northwestern story. eastern boone and south central hamilton counties. at 1143 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near boone speedway, or near boone, moving northeast at 45 mph. hazard. Quarter size hail.
8/28/2018 11:34 AM CDT	At 1134 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woodward, or near perry, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

8/1/2018 8:41 PM CDT	At 841 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near huxley, or 9 miles northeast of ankeny, moving southeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, boone, grimes, bondurant, polk city, huxley, saylorville, madrid, slater, granger, iowa state center, saylorville lake, big creek lake, boone speedway, maxwell, cambridge and elkhart. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 90 and 112. Interstate 80 between mile markers 129 and 132.
8/1/2018 8:16 PM CDT	At 816 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near huxley, or near ames, moving southeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
6/14/2018 3:36 AM CDT	At 336 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near iowa state center, or near ames, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. Damage to vehicles is expected. locations impacted include, ames, iowa state center, kelley and ames municipal airport. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 106 and 115.
6/14/2018 3:25 AM CDT	At 325 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near boone speedway, or near boone, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include half dollar size hail. damage to vehicles is expected
6/6/2018 5:50 PM CDT	Measured by home weather statio in boone county IA, 3.4 miles ENE of Kelley, IA
6/6/2018 5:45 PM CDT	At 545 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near huxley, or 9 miles northeast of ankeny, moving south at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, ankeny, nevada, huxley, slater, iowa state center, maxwell, colo, cambridge, elkhart, collins, alleman, sheldahl, kelley, mingo and ames municipal airport. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 94 and 116.
6/6/2018 5:28 PM CDT	At 527 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over huxley, or 8 miles southwest of nevada, moving south at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, ankeny, nevada, huxley, slater, gilbert, iowa state center, maxwell, colo, cambridge, elkhart, collins, alleman, sheldahl, kelley, mingo and ames municipal airport. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 94 and 120.
6/6/2018 5:19 PM CDT	At 519 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near nevada, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
6/6/2018 5:09 PM CDT	At 508 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near iowa state center, or near ames, moving east at 20 mph. a second severe storm was located near berkley moving east southeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, boone, nevada, story city, madrid, ogden, slater, gilbert, iowa state center, boone speedway, kelley, luther, berkley, boone municipal airport, ledges state park and ames municipal airport. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 110 and 121.
6/6/2018 5:00 PM CDT	At 500 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near boone speedway, or near boone, moving east at 20 mph. a second severe storm was located near berkley moving east at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, boone, nevada, story city, madrid, ogden, slater, gilbert, iowa state center, boone speedway, grand junction, kelley, rippey, pilot mound, luther, fraser, beaver, berkley, boone municipal airport and ledges state park. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 110 and 121.
6/6/2018 4:40 PM CDT	At 439 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near ogden, or near boone, moving northeast at 25 mph. there are a cluster of storms across the warning area that all may be severe moving northeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
5/29/2018 6:50 PM CDT	At 649 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over ames, moving northwest at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
5/25/2018 7:00 PM CDT	At 700 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near huxley, or 9 miles south of nevada, moving southeast at 10 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, huxley, cambridge and kelley. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 102 and 108.
5/25/2018 6:46 PM CDT	At 645 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over huxley, or 7 miles southwest of nevada, moving southeast at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this storm has produced 61 to 64 mph winds at the ames airport over the past 30 minutes. locations impacted include, ames, nevada, huxley, slater, iowa state center, cambridge, sheldahl, kelley and ames municipal airport. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 102 and 113.
5/25/2018 6:25 PM CDT	At 625 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over iowa state center, or over ames, moving southeast at 10 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
5/1/2018 5:29 PM CDT	At 528 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near nevada, moving northeast at 45 mph (trained weather spotters. numerous reports in south ames). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, nevada, huxley, slater, roland, gilbert, iowa state center, colo, cambridge, zearing, mccallsburg, sheldahl, kelley and ames municipal airport. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 106 and 123.
5/1/2018 5:09 PM CDT	At 508 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near madrid, or 8 miles southeast of boone, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
4/13/2018 7:33 PM CDT	At 733 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near jewell junction to story city to near nevada, moving northeast at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, nevada, story city, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, iowa state center, hubbard, zearing, radcliffe, ellsworth, stanhope, union, mccallsburg, kelley, new providence, randall, whitten, buckeye and st. anthony. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 109 and 140.
4/13/2018 7:23 PM CDT	At 723 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near gilbert, or near ames, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
7/20/2017 9:56 PM CDT	At 955 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near nevada to 6 miles east of huxley to bondurant, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, altoona, nevada, bondurant, polk city, huxley, saylorville, mitchellville, slater, adventureland amusement park, prairie meadows, saylorville lake, maxwell, cambridge, elkhart, alleman and sheldahl. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 88 and 113. Interstate 80 between mile markers 141 and 149.
7/20/2017 9:44 PM CDT	At 943 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from iowa state center to saylorville, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated. in addition...several reports of tree branches downed have been reported with these storms). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, altoona, grimes, nevada, bondurant, polk city, huxley, saylorville, madrid, mitchellville, slater, granger, saylorville lake, big creek lake, adventureland amusement park, iowa state center and prairie meadows. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 88 and 113. Interstate 80 between mile markers 141 and 149.
7/20/2017 9:19 PM CDT	At 918 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woodward, or 10 miles east of perry, moving east at 40 mph (trained weather spotters. several reports of 60 mph wind gusts have been received, with branches down). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
6/27/2017 10:23 PM CDT	At 323 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woodward, or near perry, moving northeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
5/17/2017 4:40 PM CDT	At 440 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles northwest of boone to near nevada to near colfax, moving northeast at 70 mph (trained weather spotters. these storms have a history of producing wind gusts from 60 to 70 mph with numerous trees down and minor structural damage). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Expect considerable tree damage. damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. locations impacted include, ames, ankeny, newton, altoona, boone, nevada, jefferson, bondurant, story city, huxley, madrid, mitchellville, colfax, ogden, prairie city, slater, state center, roland, baxter and gilbert. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 91 and 126. interstate 80 between mile markers 141 and 164. A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 pm cdt for central and west central iowa.
5/17/2017 4:17 PM CDT	At 415 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles south of jefferson to near grimes to near carlisle, moving north at 60 mph (trained weather spotters. at 410 pm...65 to 70 mph winds were reported in west des moines). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

5/17/2017 3:45 PM CDT	At 344 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over ames, moving north at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, nevada, story city, roland, gilbert, iowa state center, kelley and ames municipal airport. this includes interstate 35 between mile markers 106 and 126. A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 pm cdt for central iowa.
5/17/2017 3:28 PM CDT	At 327 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over slater, or 10 miles northwest of ankeny, moving north at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
5/16/2017 9:42 PM CDT	At 942 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over iowa state center, or over ames, moving east at 50 mph (emergency management). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail two miles north of luther at 937 pm. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
5/16/2017 9:39 PM CDT	At 938 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near huxley, or near ames, moving east at 60 mph (emergency management). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail at 937 pm two miles north of luther. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, nevada, huxley, madrid, slater, iowa state center, big creek lake, maxwell, colo, cambridge, collins, sheldahl, kelley, luther, ledges state park, ames municipal airport and big creek state park. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 101 and 116.
5/16/2017 9:30 PM CDT	At 929 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over madrid, or 11 miles south of boone, moving east at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees
3/6/2017 6:55 PM CST	At 653 pm cst, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near roland to 9 miles north of lakeside casino, moving east at 75 mph (radar indicated. at 6:45pm 67 mph wind was reported at the ames airport. 50-60 mph wind was observed at 6:41pm at the national weather service office in north johnston). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, des moines, ames, west des moines, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, clive, indianola, altoona, waukee, boone, norwalk, pleasant hill, grimes, perry, nevada, winterset, adel, windsor heights and carlisle. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 44 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 126. interstate 80 between mile markers 99 and 149. interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14. A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 pm cst for central, south central and southwestern iowa.
3/6/2017 6:30 PM CST	At 629 pm cst, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles north of boone to 7 miles northeast of green valley lake, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
8/11/2016 9:27 PM CDT	At 926 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from ames to near ankeny to near carlisle, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated. these storms have a history of producing 60 mph wind gusts). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. And trees.
7/17/2016 4:03 AM CDT	At 402 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near parkersburg to 8 miles west of grundy center to near iowa state center, moving east at 65 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, ames, boone, nevada, iowa falls, eldora, story city, huxley, ogden, ackley, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, iowa state center, boone speedway, hubbard, zearing, radcliffe, ellsworth, union and mccallsburg.
7/17/2016 3:49 AM CDT	At 349 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles north of ackley to 6 miles northwest of eldora to near ogden, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, ames, boone, nevada, iowa falls, hampton, eldora, story city, huxley, ogden, ackley, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, iowa state center, boone speedway, hubbard, dayton, grand junction, alden and stratford.
7/17/2016 3:20 AM CDT	At 320 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of belmond to near big wall lake to 9 miles southwest of gowrie, moving east at 65 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. And trees.
7/6/2016 12:50 AM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for story, southwestern hardin, southern hamilton and eastern boone counties will expire at 100 am cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and have exited the warned area. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 600 am cdt for central iowa.
7/6/2016 12:46 AM CDT	At 1245 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of jewell junction to near huxley, moving east at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, ames, boone, nevada, story city, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, iowa state center, boone speedway, hubbard, radcliffe, ellsworth, stanhope, mccallsburg, kelley, randall, luther, garden city, ledges state park and boone municipal airport.
7/6/2016 12:31 AM CDT	At 1230 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from webster city to madrid, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, ames, boone, webster city, perry, nevada, iowa falls, story city, huxley, madrid, slater, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, woodward, iowa state center, boone speedway, maxwell, colo, hubbard and cambridge.
7/6/2016 12:14 AM CDT	At 1213 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of fort dodge to near perry, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
5/26/2016 3:37 AM CDT	The severe thunderstorm warning for southwestern story, southwestern hamilton, northwestern polk, boone and northeastern dallas counties will expire at 345 am cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and exited the warned area. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
5/26/2016 3:26 AM CDT	At 326 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of story city to 4 miles northwest of perry, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, ames, boone, madrid, ogden, slater, woodward, boone speedway, sheldahl, kelley, bouton, luther, berkley, ledges state park, boone municipal airport and big creek state park.
5/26/2016 3:18 AM CDT	At 317 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles south of jewell junction to 10 miles northeast of lake panorama, moving southeast at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, ames, boone, perry, madrid, ogden, slater, woodward, boone speedway, stratford, stanhope, minburn, sheldahl, kelley, boxholm, pilot mound, bouton, luther, fraser, beaver and berkley.
5/26/2016 2:54 AM CDT	At 254 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles north of lake city to 7 miles south of panora, moving east at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs. siding. And trees.
11/11/2015 3:58 PM CST	The severe thunderstorm warning for western story, polk, northern warren, eastern boone and northeastern dallas counties will expire at 400 pm cst, the storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms. a tornado watch remains in effect until 600 pm cst for south central iowa.
11/11/2015 3:07 PM CST	At 307 pm cst, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of perry to 12 miles northeast of osceola, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. Siding and trees.
7/16/2015 5:21 PM CDT	At 521 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 4 miles southeast of ames, moving east at 15 mph (weather spotters reported funnel cloud). Hazards include tornado. Expect damage to mobile homes. roofs and vehicles. this dangerous storm will be near, nevada around 535 pm cdt. other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include ames municipal airport and kelley. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 108 and 112.
4/8/2015 10:21 PM CDT	The national weather service in des moines has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for. northwestern story county in central iowa. until 1045 pm cdt * at 1021 pm cdt. a severe thunderstorm was located near iowa state center. or near ames. Moving northeast at 30 mph.
7/22/2013 8:37 PM CDT	Quarter sized hail reported 0.3 miles W of Kelley, IA, hail penny to quarter size. winds estimated at 40 to 60 mph.
7/5/2012 6:50 AM CDT	Several trees in a small grove snapped and a number of large branches down. field of flattened corn about a mile wide. damaged caused by a microburst. time estimated fr in story county IA, 2.2 miles NNE of Kelley, IA

4/16/2024 12:19 PM CDT

At 1218 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles west of kanawha to 4 miles southeast of big wall lake to near drake airport to near zearing, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, webster city, nevada, iowa falls, clarion, eldora, eagle grove, story city, huxley, belmond, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, elm lake, iowa state center, big wall lake, maxwell, colo, hubbard, and cambridge. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 98 and 171.

4/16/2024 12:19 PM CDT

the severe thunderstorm warning has been cancelled and is no longer in effect

4/16/2024 12:04 PM CDT

At 1203 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near hardy to near kamrar to near roland to near nevada, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, ankeny, fort dodge, johnston, boone, webster city, nevada, iowa falls, clarion, eldora, eagle grove, story city, polk city, huxley, belmond, slater, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, and elm lake. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 98 and 171.

4/16/2024 11:41 AM CDT

Svrdmx the national weather service in des moines has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for, northwestern polk county in central iowa, story county in central iowa, northwestern marshall county in central iowa, hardin county in central iowa, eastern webster county in central iowa, wright county in north central iowa, western franklin county in north central iowa, eastern humboldt county in north central iowa, northeastern boone county in central iowa, hamilton county in central iowa, * until 1245 pm cdt. * at 1140 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near lehigh to 6 miles northeast of fraser to near kelley to alleman, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts with brief tornadoes possible. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees

7/12/2023 8:05 AM CDT

At 805 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over lake ahquabi state park, or 7 miles south of indianola, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of polk, story, madison, northeastern union, eastern boone, clarke, eastern dallas and warren counties, including the following locations, truro, lake ahquabi state park, spring hill, martensdale, otter creek county park, maxwell, cambridge and lorimor. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 30 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 120. interstate 80 between mile markers 107 and 146. interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 0. 88 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.

7/12/2023 7:41 AM CDT

At 740 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near winterset, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, east peru around 745 am cdt. truro and patterson around 750 am cdt. avenue of the saints event center, st. charles, martensdale, st. marys and bevington around 755 am cdt. new virginia around 800 am cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include lake ahquabi state park and otter creek county park. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 30 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 120. interstate 80 between mile markers 96 and 146. interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 0. 88 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.

4/19/2023 10:45 PM CDT

At 1044 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near colo, or 8 miles northeast of nevada, moving east at 35 mph (emergency management). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe storm will be near, st. anthony around 1050 pm cdt. state center and clemons around 1055 pm cdt. other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include zearing, kelley, ames municipal airport, st. anthony, maxwell, clemons, cambridge and mccallsburg. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 101 and 120.

4/19/2023 10:27 PM CDT

The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern polk, southwestern story, southeastern boone and northeastern dallas counties will expire at 1030 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with additional thunderstorms. a tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 pm cdt for central iowa. remember, another severe thunderstorm warning still remains in effect for portions of polk, boone, story and marshall counties until 1100 pm cdt.

4/19/2023 10:23 PM CDT

At 1022 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over cambridge, or 6 miles southwest of nevada, moving northeast at 40 mph (emergency management). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe storm will be near, nevada around 1030 pm cdt. colo around 1040 pm cdt. mccallsburg around 1050 pm cdt. zearing, clemons and st. anthony around 1055 pm cdt. other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include zearing, kelley, ames municipal airport, alleman, st. anthony, maxwell, clemons and cambridge. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 97 and 121.

4/19/2023 10:10 PM CDT

At 1009 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over huxley, or 9 miles north of ankeny, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, cambridge around 1015 pm cdt. ames municipal airport around 1020 pm cdt. nevada and maxwell around 1025 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include colo, mccallsburg, zearing, clemons and st. anthony. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 97 and 121.

4/19/2023 9:44 PM CDT

At 944 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over granger, or 5 miles northwest of grimes, moving northeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, polk city and saylorville lake around 1000 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include madrid, big creek lake, big creek state park, slater, sheldahl, alleman, kelley and huxley. this includes interstate 35 between mile markers 99 and 102. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 1. 00 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.

7/11/2022 5:15 AM CDT

At 513 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near story city to near nevada to 7 miles southeast of huxley, moving east at 50 mph (broadcast media. at 508 am cdt a local tv station reported large tree branches down in ames, with 58 mph winds at the airport). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, boone, nevada, story city, huxley, madrid, ogden, slater, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, woodward, iowa state center, boone speedway, maxwell, colo, cambridge, stratford, zearing and ellsworth. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 0. 88 in wind threat, observed max wind gust, 60 mph.

7/11/2022 4:44 AM CDT

At 443 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of gowrie to near boone to near woodward, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees

4/23/2022 6:34 PM CDT

At 634 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near iowa state center, or near ames, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. tree damage is likely. this dangerous storm will be near, ames, nevada and gilbert around 645 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include story city and roland. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 103 and 124.

4/23/2022 6:31 PM CDT

At 631 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near madrid to near polk city to near windsor heights, moving east at 50 mph (law enforcement). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect considerable tree damage. damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include, des moines, ames, west des moines, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, clive, altoona, norwalk, pleasant hill, windsor heights, bondurant, polk city, huxley, saylorville, slater, iowa state center, adventureland amusement park, merle hay mall and iowa events center.

4/23/2022 6:31 PM CDT

At 631 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near iowa state center to near huxley to des moines int`l airport, moving northeast at 60 mph (law enforcement). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

4/23/2022 6:20 PM CDT

At 620 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near woodward to grimes to near west des moines, moving northeast at 50 mph (law enforcement). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include, des moines, ames, west des moines, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, clive, altoona, waukee, boone, norwalk, pleasant hill, grimes, windsor heights, bondurant, polk city, huxley, saylorville, madrid and slater.

4/23/2022 6:07 PM CDT

At 607 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near perry to near adel to near van meter, moving northeast at 50 mph (law enforcement). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

12/15/2021 6:34 PM CST

At 634 pm cst, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near alden to near grundy center, moving east at 85 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Expect considerable tree damage. damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. these severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of story, marshall, hardin, eastern wright, western franklin, northeastern kossuth, hancock, southeastern boone, eastern hamilton and winnebago counties, including the following locations, wesley, steamboat rock, ferguson, forest city municipal airport, radcliffe, bradford, maxwell, cambridge, melbourne and buffalo center. thunderstorm damage threat, considerable hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 70 mph.

12/15/2021 5:52 PM CST

At 552 pm cst, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near swan lake to near slater, moving northeast at 85 mph. these are destructive storms for portions of central and northern iowa (radar indicated). Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be heavily damaged. expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. severe thunderstorms will be near, slater and iowa state center around 555 pm cst. ames, nevada and huxley around 600 pm cst. other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include state center. this includes interstate 35 between mile markers 102 and 178. thunderstorm damage threat, destructive hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, <. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 80 mph.

8/31/2021 12:10 AM CDT

The severe thunderstorm warning for northern and central polk, story, southwestern marshall, southeastern boone and eastern dallas counties will expire at 1215 am cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. a severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for southeast polk county and areas to the east and southeast until 1230 am cdt. to report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. they will relay your report to the national weather service des moines.

8/30/2021 11:47 PM CDT

At 1146 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over bondurant, or near altoona, moving southeast at 15 mph (trained weather spotters reported 60 mph wind gusts in polk city at 1142 pm cdt). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, bondurant. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 0. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.

8/30/2021 11:29 PM CDT

At 1129 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over slater, or 9 miles north of ankeny, moving southeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, saylorville around 1140 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include ankeny and bondurant. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 68 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 120. interstate 80 between mile markers 116 and 139. interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 8, and between mile markers 13 and 14. hail threat, radar indicated max hail size, 0. 75 in wind threat, radar indicated max wind gust, 60 mph.

7/14/2021 7:23 PM CDT

At 722 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near huxley, or 8 miles south of nevada, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

7/9/2021 1:40 PM CDT

At 138 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over granger, or 7 miles northwest of grimes, moving southeast at 30 mph. this is a very rare and dangerous storm!! (trained weather spotters reported baseball sized hail. hail to softball sized is possible. this is a rare and very dangerouns situation. take cover now!). Hazards include softball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. this severe storm will be near, polk city and saylorville lake around 145 pm cdt. waukee and grimes around 150 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include urbandale, johnston, saylorville, des moines, west des moines, ankeny, clive, windsor heights, merle hay mall, valley west mall, jordan creek town center, drake stadium and knapp center, iowa events center, des moines int`l airport, principal park, iowa state fairgrounds and pleasant hill. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 68 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 103. interstate 80 between mile markers 109 and 149. Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14.

7/9/2021 1:36 PM CDT

At 135 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woodward, or 10 miles north of grimes, moving southeast at 30 mph. this is a very dangerous storm (radar indicated. at 128 pm, baseball sized hail was reported near woodward with this storm). Hazards include baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. Locations impacted include, perry, huxley, madrid, dallas center, slater, granger, woodward, big creek lake, saylorville lake, minburn, sheldahl, kelley, bouton, luther, perry municipal airport, big creek state park and ledges state park.

7/9/2021 1:32 PM CDT

At 131 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over woodward, or 11 miles east of perry, moving southeast at 30 mph. this is a very dangerous storm (trained weather spotters. at 128 pm, baseball sized hail was reported near woodward with this storm). Hazards include baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. this severe storm will be near, granger, saylorville lake and big creek lake around 140 pm cdt. polk city around 145 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include urbandale, grimes, saylorville, west des moines, johnston, clive, windsor heights, merle hay mall, valley west mall, des moines, ankeny, drake stadium and knapp center, altoona, bondurant, iowa events center, principal park, des moines int`l airport, prairie meadows, adventureland amusement park and iowa state fairgrounds. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 68 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 103. interstate 80 between mile markers 109 and 149. Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14.

7/9/2021 1:29 PM CDT

At 128 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over madrid, or 12 miles east of perry, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated. this storm has a history of producing large hail to golf ball sized hail with larger hail to tennis ball sized possible). Hazards include tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, perry, huxley, madrid, dallas center, slater, granger, woodward, big creek lake, saylorville lake, minburn, sheldahl, kelley, bouton, luther, perry municipal airport, big creek state park and ledges state park.

7/9/2021 1:27 PM CDT

At 126 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over woodward, or 9 miles east of perry, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated. this storm has a history of producing large hail to golf ball sized hail with larger hail to tennis ball sized possible). Hazards include tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this severe thunderstorm will be near, madrid around 130 pm cdt. granger, saylorville lake and big creek lake around 140 pm cdt. polk city around 145 pm cdt. other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include waukee, urbandale, grimes, saylorville, west des moines, johnston, clive, windsor heights, merle hay mall, valley west mall, des moines, ankeny and drake stadium and knapp center. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 68 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 103. interstate 80 between mile markers 109 and 149. Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14.

7/9/2021 1:18 PM CDT

At 116 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woodward, or 9 miles northeast of perry, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated. this storm has a history of producing golf ball sized hail and even larger hail is possible). Hazards include tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, boone, perry, huxley, madrid, ogden, dallas center, slater, granger, woodward, boone speedway, big creek lake, saylorville lake, minburn, sheldahl, kelley, rippey, bouton, luther and berkley. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 106 and 109.

7/9/2021 1:01 PM CDT

At 100 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over ogden, or 10 miles west of boone, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated. this storm has a history of producing large hail and the storm is intensifying). Hazards include tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

8/10/2020 11:07 AM CDT

At 1106 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near roland to mitchellville to near carlisle, moving east at 60 mph. these are very dangerous storms (law enforcement). Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be heavily damaged. expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. locations impacted include, des moines, ames, west des moines, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, clive, newton, altoona, pella, norwalk, pleasant hill, grimes, nevada, windsor heights, carlisle, bondurant, story city, polk city and huxley. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 67 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 126. interstate 80 between mile markers 122 and 174. Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14.

8/10/2020 10:46 AM CDT

At 1045 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles north of boone to saylorville lake to 6 miles southeast of van meter, moving east at 70 mph. these are very dangerous storms (radar indicated). Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. mobile homes will be heavily damaged. expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. locations impacted include, des moines, ames, west des moines, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, clive, newton, altoona, pella, norwalk, pleasant hill, grimes, nevada, windsor heights, carlisle, bondurant, story city, polk city and huxley. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 67 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 126. interstate 80 between mile markers 122 and 174. Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14.

8/10/2020 10:39 AM CDT

At 1039 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles northwest of boone to near granger to near van meter, moving east at 70 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

9/14/2019 3:36 PM CDT

The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern polk, southwestern story, southeastern boone and northeastern dallas counties will expire at 345 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however, small hail is still possible with this thunderstorm.

9/14/2019 3:22 PM CDT

At 259 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over woodward, or near perry, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. damage to vehicles is expected

9/14/2019 3:00 PM CDT

The national weather service in des moines has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for. northwestern polk county in central iowa. southwestern story county in central iowa. southeastern boone county in central iowa. Northeastern dallas county in central iowa.

9/9/2019 5:25 PM CDT

The severe thunderstorm warning for northern polk, southwestern story and boone counties will expire at 530 pm cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms. a tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 pm cdt for central iowa. remember, a severe thunderstorm warning still remains in effect for hardin, hamilton and portions of story and marshall counties until 600 pm.

9/9/2019 4:57 PM CDT

At 439 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near perry to near granger to waukee, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees

9/9/2019 4:39 PM CDT

At 439 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near perry to near granger to waukee, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees

6/15/2019 5:09 PM CDT

At 509 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near state center to 10 miles north of bondurant to saylorville, moving southeast at 45 mph (radar indicated. this storm has a history of producing wind gusts over 60 mph). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, des moines, ames, ankeny, johnston, altoona, pleasant hill, nevada, bondurant, polk city, huxley, saylorville, madrid, mitchellville, colfax, slater, baxter, saylorville lake, adventureland amusement park, iowa events center and big creek lake. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 87 and 114. interstate 80 between mile markers 132 and 152. Interstate 235 between mile markers 7 and 14.

6/15/2019 4:51 PM CDT

At 450 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near huxley, or near ames, moving southeast at 35 mph (trained weather spotters. the ames airport recently gusted to 65 mph). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees

5/31/2019 5:27 PM CDT

At 526 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near slater, or 7 miles southwest of ames, moving east at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. damage to vehicles is expected

9/1/2018 9:21 PM CDT

At 901 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near madrid, or 10 miles north of grimes, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include, ankeny, perry, polk city, huxley, madrid, slater, granger, woodward, big creek lake, saylorville lake, alleman, minburn, sheldahl, kelley, bouton and big creek state park.

9/1/2018 9:01 PM CDT

At 901 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near madrid, or 10 miles north of grimes, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include, ankeny, perry, polk city, huxley, madrid, slater, granger, woodward, big creek lake, saylorville lake, alleman, minburn, sheldahl, kelley, bouton and big creek state park.

9/1/2018 8:50 PM CDT

At 849 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woodward, or 9 miles northwest of grimes, moving northeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. damage to vehicles is expected

8/28/2018 12:06 PM CDT

The severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern story, eastern boone and south central hamilton counties will expire at 1215 pm cdt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however small hail is still possible with this thunderstorm.

8/28/2018 11:44 AM CDT

A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 1215 pm cdt for northwestern story. eastern boone and south central hamilton counties. at 1143 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near boone speedway, or near boone, moving northeast at 45 mph. hazard. Quarter size hail.

8/28/2018 11:34 AM CDT

At 1134 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woodward, or near perry, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

8/1/2018 8:41 PM CDT

At 841 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near huxley, or 9 miles northeast of ankeny, moving southeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, boone, grimes, bondurant, polk city, huxley, saylorville, madrid, slater, granger, iowa state center, saylorville lake, big creek lake, boone speedway, maxwell, cambridge and elkhart. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 90 and 112. Interstate 80 between mile markers 129 and 132.

8/1/2018 8:16 PM CDT

At 816 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near huxley, or near ames, moving southeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

6/14/2018 3:36 AM CDT

At 336 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near iowa state center, or near ames, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. Damage to vehicles is expected. locations impacted include, ames, iowa state center, kelley and ames municipal airport. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 106 and 115.

6/14/2018 3:25 AM CDT

At 325 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near boone speedway, or near boone, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include half dollar size hail. damage to vehicles is expected

6/6/2018 5:45 PM CDT

At 545 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near huxley, or 9 miles northeast of ankeny, moving south at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, ankeny, nevada, huxley, slater, iowa state center, maxwell, colo, cambridge, elkhart, collins, alleman, sheldahl, kelley, mingo and ames municipal airport. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 94 and 116.

6/6/2018 5:28 PM CDT

At 527 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over huxley, or 8 miles southwest of nevada, moving south at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, ankeny, nevada, huxley, slater, gilbert, iowa state center, maxwell, colo, cambridge, elkhart, collins, alleman, sheldahl, kelley, mingo and ames municipal airport. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 94 and 120.

6/6/2018 5:19 PM CDT

At 519 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near nevada, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

6/6/2018 5:09 PM CDT

At 508 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near iowa state center, or near ames, moving east at 20 mph. a second severe storm was located near berkley moving east southeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, boone, nevada, story city, madrid, ogden, slater, gilbert, iowa state center, boone speedway, kelley, luther, berkley, boone municipal airport, ledges state park and ames municipal airport. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 110 and 121.

6/6/2018 5:00 PM CDT

At 500 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near boone speedway, or near boone, moving east at 20 mph. a second severe storm was located near berkley moving east at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, boone, nevada, story city, madrid, ogden, slater, gilbert, iowa state center, boone speedway, grand junction, kelley, rippey, pilot mound, luther, fraser, beaver, berkley, boone municipal airport and ledges state park. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 110 and 121.

6/6/2018 4:40 PM CDT

At 439 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near ogden, or near boone, moving northeast at 25 mph. there are a cluster of storms across the warning area that all may be severe moving northeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

5/29/2018 6:50 PM CDT

At 649 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over ames, moving northwest at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees

5/25/2018 7:00 PM CDT

At 700 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near huxley, or 9 miles south of nevada, moving southeast at 10 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, huxley, cambridge and kelley. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 102 and 108.

5/25/2018 6:46 PM CDT

At 645 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over huxley, or 7 miles southwest of nevada, moving southeast at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. this storm has produced 61 to 64 mph winds at the ames airport over the past 30 minutes. locations impacted include, ames, nevada, huxley, slater, iowa state center, cambridge, sheldahl, kelley and ames municipal airport. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 102 and 113.

5/25/2018 6:25 PM CDT

At 625 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over iowa state center, or over ames, moving southeast at 10 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

5/1/2018 5:29 PM CDT

At 528 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near nevada, moving northeast at 45 mph (trained weather spotters. numerous reports in south ames). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, nevada, huxley, slater, roland, gilbert, iowa state center, colo, cambridge, zearing, mccallsburg, sheldahl, kelley and ames municipal airport. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 106 and 123.

5/1/2018 5:09 PM CDT

At 508 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near madrid, or 8 miles southeast of boone, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. People and animals outdoors will be injured. expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

4/13/2018 7:33 PM CDT

At 733 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near jewell junction to story city to near nevada, moving northeast at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, nevada, story city, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, iowa state center, hubbard, zearing, radcliffe, ellsworth, stanhope, union, mccallsburg, kelley, new providence, randall, whitten, buckeye and st. anthony. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 109 and 140.

4/13/2018 7:23 PM CDT

At 723 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near gilbert, or near ames, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees

7/20/2017 9:56 PM CDT

At 955 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near nevada to 6 miles east of huxley to bondurant, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, altoona, nevada, bondurant, polk city, huxley, saylorville, mitchellville, slater, adventureland amusement park, prairie meadows, saylorville lake, maxwell, cambridge, elkhart, alleman and sheldahl. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 88 and 113. Interstate 80 between mile markers 141 and 149.

7/20/2017 9:44 PM CDT

At 943 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from iowa state center to saylorville, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated. in addition...several reports of tree branches downed have been reported with these storms). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, altoona, grimes, nevada, bondurant, polk city, huxley, saylorville, madrid, mitchellville, slater, granger, saylorville lake, big creek lake, adventureland amusement park, iowa state center and prairie meadows. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 88 and 113. Interstate 80 between mile markers 141 and 149.

7/20/2017 9:19 PM CDT

At 918 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woodward, or 10 miles east of perry, moving east at 40 mph (trained weather spotters. several reports of 60 mph wind gusts have been received, with branches down). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees

6/27/2017 10:23 PM CDT

At 323 am cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near woodward, or near perry, moving northeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

5/17/2017 4:40 PM CDT

At 440 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles northwest of boone to near nevada to near colfax, moving northeast at 70 mph (trained weather spotters. these storms have a history of producing wind gusts from 60 to 70 mph with numerous trees down and minor structural damage). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Expect considerable tree damage. damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. locations impacted include, ames, ankeny, newton, altoona, boone, nevada, jefferson, bondurant, story city, huxley, madrid, mitchellville, colfax, ogden, prairie city, slater, state center, roland, baxter and gilbert. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 91 and 126. interstate 80 between mile markers 141 and 164. A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 pm cdt for central and west central iowa.

5/17/2017 4:17 PM CDT

At 415 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles south of jefferson to near grimes to near carlisle, moving north at 60 mph (trained weather spotters. at 410 pm...65 to 70 mph winds were reported in west des moines). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

5/17/2017 3:45 PM CDT

At 344 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over ames, moving north at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, nevada, story city, roland, gilbert, iowa state center, kelley and ames municipal airport. this includes interstate 35 between mile markers 106 and 126. A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 pm cdt for central iowa.

5/17/2017 3:28 PM CDT

At 327 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over slater, or 10 miles northwest of ankeny, moving north at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

5/16/2017 9:42 PM CDT

At 942 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over iowa state center, or over ames, moving east at 50 mph (emergency management). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail two miles north of luther at 937 pm. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees

5/16/2017 9:39 PM CDT

At 938 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located near huxley, or near ames, moving east at 60 mph (emergency management). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail at 937 pm two miles north of luther. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, ames, nevada, huxley, madrid, slater, iowa state center, big creek lake, maxwell, colo, cambridge, collins, sheldahl, kelley, luther, ledges state park, ames municipal airport and big creek state park. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 101 and 116.

5/16/2017 9:30 PM CDT

At 929 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm was located over madrid, or 11 miles south of boone, moving east at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees

3/6/2017 6:55 PM CST

At 653 pm cst, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near roland to 9 miles north of lakeside casino, moving east at 75 mph (radar indicated. at 6:45pm 67 mph wind was reported at the ames airport. 50-60 mph wind was observed at 6:41pm at the national weather service office in north johnston). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. locations impacted include, des moines, ames, west des moines, ankeny, urbandale, johnston, clive, indianola, altoona, waukee, boone, norwalk, pleasant hill, grimes, perry, nevada, winterset, adel, windsor heights and carlisle. this includes the following highways, interstate 35 between mile markers 44 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 126. interstate 80 between mile markers 99 and 149. interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14. A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 pm cst for central, south central and southwestern iowa.

3/6/2017 6:30 PM CST

At 629 pm cst, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles north of boone to 7 miles northeast of green valley lake, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

8/11/2016 9:27 PM CDT

At 926 pm cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from ames to near ankeny to near carlisle, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated. these storms have a history of producing 60 mph wind gusts). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. And trees.

7/17/2016 4:03 AM CDT

At 402 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near parkersburg to 8 miles west of grundy center to near iowa state center, moving east at 65 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, ames, boone, nevada, iowa falls, eldora, story city, huxley, ogden, ackley, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, iowa state center, boone speedway, hubbard, zearing, radcliffe, ellsworth, union and mccallsburg.

7/17/2016 3:49 AM CDT

At 349 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles north of ackley to 6 miles northwest of eldora to near ogden, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, ames, boone, nevada, iowa falls, hampton, eldora, story city, huxley, ogden, ackley, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, iowa state center, boone speedway, hubbard, dayton, grand junction, alden and stratford.

7/17/2016 3:20 AM CDT

At 320 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of belmond to near big wall lake to 9 miles southwest of gowrie, moving east at 65 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. And trees.

7/6/2016 12:50 AM CDT

The severe thunderstorm warning for story, southwestern hardin, southern hamilton and eastern boone counties will expire at 100 am cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and have exited the warned area. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 600 am cdt for central iowa.

7/6/2016 12:46 AM CDT

At 1245 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of jewell junction to near huxley, moving east at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, ames, boone, nevada, story city, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, iowa state center, boone speedway, hubbard, radcliffe, ellsworth, stanhope, mccallsburg, kelley, randall, luther, garden city, ledges state park and boone municipal airport.

7/6/2016 12:31 AM CDT

At 1230 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from webster city to madrid, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, ames, boone, webster city, perry, nevada, iowa falls, story city, huxley, madrid, slater, roland, jewell junction, gilbert, woodward, iowa state center, boone speedway, maxwell, colo, hubbard and cambridge.

7/6/2016 12:14 AM CDT

At 1213 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of fort dodge to near perry, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

5/26/2016 3:37 AM CDT

The severe thunderstorm warning for southwestern story, southwestern hamilton, northwestern polk, boone and northeastern dallas counties will expire at 345 am cdt, the storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and exited the warned area. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

5/26/2016 3:26 AM CDT

At 326 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of story city to 4 miles northwest of perry, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, ames, boone, madrid, ogden, slater, woodward, boone speedway, sheldahl, kelley, bouton, luther, berkley, ledges state park, boone municipal airport and big creek state park.

5/26/2016 3:18 AM CDT

At 317 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles south of jewell junction to 10 miles northeast of lake panorama, moving southeast at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. and trees. Locations impacted include, ames, boone, perry, madrid, ogden, slater, woodward, boone speedway, stratford, stanhope, minburn, sheldahl, kelley, boxholm, pilot mound, bouton, luther, fraser, beaver and berkley.

5/26/2016 2:54 AM CDT

At 254 am cdt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles north of lake city to 7 miles south of panora, moving east at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Expect damage to roofs. siding. And trees.

11/11/2015 3:58 PM CST

The severe thunderstorm warning for western story, polk, northern warren, eastern boone and northeastern dallas counties will expire at 400 pm cst, the storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms. a tornado watch remains in effect until 600 pm cst for south central iowa.

11/11/2015 3:07 PM CST

At 307 pm cst, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of perry to 12 miles northeast of osceola, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. Siding and trees.

7/16/2015 5:21 PM CDT

At 521 pm cdt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 4 miles southeast of ames, moving east at 15 mph (weather spotters reported funnel cloud). Hazards include tornado. Expect damage to mobile homes. roofs and vehicles. this dangerous storm will be near, nevada around 535 pm cdt. other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include ames municipal airport and kelley. This includes interstate 35 between mile markers 108 and 112.

4/8/2015 10:21 PM CDT

The national weather service in des moines has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for. northwestern story county in central iowa. until 1045 pm cdt * at 1021 pm cdt. a severe thunderstorm was located near iowa state center. or near ames. Moving northeast at 30 mph.

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