Hail and wind history for any address
Two years of National Weather Service storm reports near a property — what was actually observed on the ground, not a radar estimate. Useful before you climb on a roof, and before anyone tells a homeowner what their shingles have been through.
Within about 25 miles, over the last 24 months. Free, and we do not keep your address.
How to read it
Hail is very local
A hail core can be a few streets wide. A report two miles away may not have touched the roof you are standing on, which is why reports within about a mile are flagged separately.
Wind travels further
Straight-line wind damage spreads across a wider area, so a wind report within about five miles is worth taking seriously.
A report is not a diagnosis
“Hail was observed nearby” is not “this roof is damaged”. It tells you an inspection is worth doing. Only the roof can answer the rest.
Observed, not estimated
Local Storm Reports come from trained spotters, emergency managers, law enforcement and the public. Someone saw it and called it in.
Who uses this
Home inspectors
Walk up already knowing the property took golf-ball hail eighteen months ago. It changes what you look at on the roof, and it changes the conversation with the buyer.
Agents and buyers
Before writing an offer, know whether the neighbourhood has been through a storm the seller’s disclosure does not mention.
Roofers and adjusters
A quick, sourced answer to “was there even a storm here?” without opening a paid hail report.
Inspectors: PiWalk puts this same storm history on the property record automatically, alongside the inspection you are already doing. See the rest of it →
Questions
Where does the data come from?
National Weather Service Local Storm Reports, distributed by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet at Iowa State University. These are ground reports from trained spotters, emergency managers, law enforcement and the public — not radar estimates. The data is public domain.
How far back does it go?
Twenty-four months, within about 25 miles of the address — the window most insurers care about for a recent storm claim.
Does a hail report mean the roof is damaged?
No. It means hail of that size was observed nearby. Whether a particular roof was damaged is a question only an inspection of that roof can answer. Treat this as a reason to look, not as a finding.
Why is a nearby report sometimes marked differently?
Because distance matters differently by event type. Hail within about a mile is worth acting on; wind within about five miles is. Anything further is context rather than evidence.
Do you store my address?
No. The address is geocoded to a rough coordinate to run the lookup, and what gets kept is the storm data for that area — which is public NWS data, not anything about you.
Is it really free?
Yes, and there is no signup. It is published by PiWalk, home inspection software for Florida inspectors, because the same data is already part of the product.
Built into the inspection, not bolted on
PiWalk puts storm history on the property record automatically — next to the checklist, the photos and the Florida forms.
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