Hail map for Ankeny, IA — September 8, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail up to 2.00″ — hen egg size — within 5 miles of Ankeny on September 8, 2026.
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- Max hail size
- 2.00″
- hen egg
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 3
- distinct radar bands
- Reached the ground
- 90%
- NOAA POSH probability
- Measured on the ground
- 2.25″
- 0.3 mi away · Broadcast Media
NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 90% over Ankeny that day — high: around even odds of 1″ hail reaching the ground. It is a separate model from the size estimate above: one asks how big the stones were in the storm, the other asks whether they made it down.
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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9 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 2.25″ hen egg size Broadcast MediaAnkeny, IA · 0.3 mi away5:53 PM CDTPolk County
Report of 2.25 inch hail relayed from broadcast media via email.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 NW Bondurant, IA · 6.8 mi away6:17 PM CDTPolk County
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicMitchellville, IA · 13.6 mi away6:20 PM CDTPolk County
Picture sent in via social media.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter2 E Ankeny, IA · 3.0 mi away6:08 PM CDTPolk County
Trained spotter reported largest hail around 1.5 inches and minor siding damage.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public3 E Ankeny, IA · 3.0 mi away6:09 PM CDTPolk County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicMitchellville, IA · 13.6 mi away6:31 PM CDTPolk County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Broadcast Media4 SE Ankeny, IA · 4.0 mi away6:10 PM CDTPolk County
Relayed public photo of a hailstone estimated at half dollar sized. Time and location also estimated.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 NW Bondurant, IA · 6.8 mi away6:09 PM CDTPolk County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 0.88″ penny size Public1 NW Altoona, IA · 7.7 mi away6:08 PM CDTPolk County
Time estimated.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
Ankeny hail on September 8, 2026
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 2.00 inches — hen egg size — within about 5 miles of Ankeny that day, across 3 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.