NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bondurant, IA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Bondurant, Iowa since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 202 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 202
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
14 deaths in all
What the records show for Bondurant
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Bondurant; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 44 mph winds when its centre passed 42 miles away. Bondurant is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 241 Iowa cities on this site. The highest rating among the 202 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on March 5, 2022, came within 10 miles. Of the 202, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 100 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 66. The most recent tornado was on July 15, 2024. Bondurant has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 98% of the 241 Iowa cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 181 times since 1956, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Bondurant has more hail reports within 10 miles than 85% of the 241 Iowa cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bondurant
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 11 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Bondurant: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bondurant
By decade
- 2020s28(1 EF3+)
- 2010s25
- 2000s47
- 1990s28(4 EF3+)
- 1980s30(1 EF3+)
- 1970s20(3 EF3+)
- 1960s16(1 EF3+)
- 1950s8(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF4 | 10 mi | 70.57 mi | 6 / 5 |
| Jun 18, 1974 | F4 | 7 mi | 15.3 mi | 2 / 50 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F4 | 22 mi | 56 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 28, 1986 | F4 | 4 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 1978 | F3 | 23 mi | 31.8 mi | 6 / 45 |
| Apr 8, 1999 | F3 | 11 mi | 39 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Mar 22, 1991 | F3 | 16 mi | 43 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 22 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 29, 1979 | F3 | 25 mi | 57 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Oct 14, 1966 | F3 | 22 mi | 29.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 1950 | F3 | 18 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 21, 2024 | EF2 | 11 mi | 40.84 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 202, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bondurant
The Storm Prediction Center has 181 hail reports within 10 miles of Bondurant since 1956, made on 96 separate days. Of these, 117 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 2, 1997. The most recent report is from May 19, 2025. June has the most reports, 52.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bondurant
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Ankeny, IA, 10 miles west of Bondurant at 975 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 12°F. June is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 37.2 inches over 64 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 23 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 150 nights a year. Snowfall averages 24.7 inches a year, most of it in February. That 37.2 inches is more than at 70 of the 124 Iowa stations used on this site (56%). Altoona, 4 miles south, has its own station (Des Moines 17 E, IA): 36.6 inches a year, 0.6 less than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 86°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 12 | 1.0 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Feb | 34 | 16 | 1.0 | 3 | 8.0 |
| Mar | 47 | 27 | 2.0 | 5 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 61 | 38 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.7 |
| May | 72 | 50 | 5.3 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 61 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 65 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 62 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 53 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 41 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 48 | 29 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 35 | 18 | 1.4 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Year | 60 | 39 | 37.2 | 64 | 24.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Ankeny, IA (975 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Bondurant
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 393 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bondurant: 195 thunderstorm wind reports, 114 heavy rain events, 41 flash floods, 32 floods and 11 lightning strikes. They killed 2 people and injured 7, and the NWS estimated $21.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 29, 1998. June has had the most flash floods, 20 of 41. Of the 240 Iowa cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 213 have had fewer than Bondurant.
August 11, 2010: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Bondurant — 1 killed, 4 injured, $125,000 damage.
June 30, 2018: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Bondurant — 1 killed, $1.5 million damage.
NWS: “Emergency manager reported multiple water rescues across Ankeny, Johnston, Des Moines and Urbandale. Vehicles were stalled out in street flooding with water half way up the doors of some cars.”
June 18, 2009: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Bondurant — 3 injured.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Polk County, which includes Bondurant, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 floods, 8 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on September 1, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Polk County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for strong wind; Relatively High for tornadoes, hail and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $137.6 million a year, the highest of 99 Iowa counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $60.6 million (44%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cities near Bondurant
- Altoona, IA4 mi
- Mitchellville, IA6 mi
- Ankeny, IA8 mi
- Pleasant Hill, IA8 mi
- Des Moines, IA11 mi
- Maxwell, IA12 mi
- Colfax, IA12 mi
- Runnells, IA12 mi
- Johnston, IA13 mi
- Prairie City, IA14 mi
- Polk City, IA14 mi
- Windsor Heights, IA15 mi
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