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Western Iowa Tornado reports 4/26/24 (Will be updated as reports come in)

Weather

April 26th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

These are the latest reports in to the NWS in Valley/Omaha, NE (as of 6:14-p.,., 4/26/24)

Time/date       Event /remarks           City/County location                Lat.Lon/Source    

0819 PM     Tornado          4 W Cumming             41.48N 93.84W
04/26/2024                   Madison            IA   Mesonet

            Tornadic debris signature noted on radar.
0818 PM     Tornado          2 S Patterson           41.32N 93.88W
04/26/2024                   Madison            IA   Trained Spotter

            Reported to the south of Patterson.
0803 PM     Hail             Mount Ayr               40.71N 94.24W
04/26/2024  M3.00 Inch       Ringgold           IA   CO-OP Observer
0758 PM     Tornado          5 W East Peru           41.24N 94.02W
04/26/2024                   Madison            IA   Emergency Mngr

            Tornado near Word of Life Church.
0754 PM     Tornado          2 W Afton               41.03N 94.23W
04/26/2024                   Union              IA   Law Enforcement

            Large tornado near Afton moving northeast.
            Debris field reported with damage.
0728 PM     Tornado          4 WNW Afton             41.06N 94.27W
04/26/2024                   Union              IA   Trained Spotter

            Trained spotter reported tornado on the
            ground east of Creston. Time and location
            estimated from radar.
0728 PM     Hail             2 SSW Delphos           40.64N 94.36W
04/26/2024  E1.00 Inch       Ringgold           IA   Trained Spotter
0725 PM     Tornado          4 WNW Afton             41.05N 94.27W
04/26/2024                   Union              IA   Dept of Highways

            Power poles with debris on US Highway 34
            between Creston and Afton. Highway is
            closed.
0715 PM     Tornado          6 NE Creston            41.13N 94.29W
04/26/2024                   Union              IA   Emergency Mngr

            Tornado reported to the southwest of
            Macksburg.
0710 PM     Tornado          3 NE Lenox              40.91N 94.52W
04/26/2024                   Adams              IA   Emergency Mngr

            near 205th and Highway 25.
0709 PM     Tornado          Creston                 41.06N 94.36W
04/26/2024                   Union              IA   Emergency Mngr

            Tornado with debris near the hospital in
            Creston.
0704 PM     Tornado          2 WSW Creston           41.05N 94.40W
04/26/2024                   Union              IA   Trained Spotter

            Tornado on the ground, heading northeast.
0658 PM     Tornado          2 W Manilla             41.89N 95.27W
04/26/2024                   Crawford           IA   Storm Chaser

            Storm chaser shared a picture of a tornado
            just west of Manilla.
0608 PM     Hail             1 SE Clarinda           40.72N 95.02W
04/26/2024  M1.00 Inch       Page               IA   CO-OP Observer
0606 PM     Tornado          2 W Harlan              41.65N 95.37W
04/26/2024                   Shelby             IA   Trained Spotter

            Home destroyed.
0605 PM     Tornado          2 W Harlan              41.65N 95.37W
04/26/2024                   Shelby             IA   Public

            Significant damage between Portsmith and
            Harlan. Destroyed home, cars flipped.
0605 PM     Tornado          3 W Harlan              41.65N 95.38W
04/26/2024                   Shelby             IA   Storm Chaser

            Multi vortex tornado.
0559 PM     Tornado          Tennant                 41.59N 95.44W
04/26/2024                   Shelby             IA   Broadcast Media
0557 PM     Tornado          3 S Tennant             41.56N 95.45W
04/26/2024                   Shelby             IA   Law Enforcement

            Multiple destroyed outbuildings and a home
            that lost a roof. Time estimated from radar.
0550 PM     Tornado          1 WSW Shelby            41.50N 95.48W
04/26/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Storm Chaser

            Very large tornado crossing Interstate 80.
0547 PM     Tornado          2 ENE Minden            41.48N 95.50W
04/26/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Emergency Mngr

            Very large multi vortex tornado. At least 1/3 mile wide.
0545 PM     Tornado          1 NE Minden             41.48N 95.52W
04/26/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Storm Chaser

            Large tornado destroying homes.
0541 PM     Tornado          Minden                  41.47N 95.54W
04/26/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Emergency Mngr

            Very large tornado.
0541 PM     Tornado          4 ESE Logan             41.62N 95.73W
0455 PM     Hail             1 NW Carter Lake        41.30N 95.94W
04/26/2024  E1.75 Inch       Douglas            NE   Public
04/26/2024                   Harrison           IA   Storm Chaser
0540 PM     Tornado          3 ESE Neola             41.43N 95.57W
04/26/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Storm Chaser
0533 PM     Tornado          2 SE Underwood          41.37N 95.65W
04/26/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Emergency Mngr
0528 PM     Tornado          3 SE Underwood          41.36N 95.65W
04/26/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Emergency Mngr
0520 PM     Tornado          7 WNW Neola             41.48N 95.75W
04/26/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Trained Spotter
0505 PM     Tornado          3 NNE Pisgah            41.87N 95.91W
04/26/2024                   Monona             IA   Storm Chaser
0514 PM     Tornado          6 WSW Treynor           41.19N 95.70W
04/26/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Emergency Mngr
0513 PM     Tornado          6 W Treynor             41.23N 95.73W
04/26/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Storm Chaser
0509 PM     Tornado          7 SE Council Bluffs     41.17N 95.75W
04/26/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Trained Spotter
0507 PM     Tornado          1 S Crescent            41.36N 95.86W
04/26/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Emergency Mngr
0501 PM     Tornado          3 ENE Carter Lake       41.30N 95.87W
04/26/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Emergency Mngr
0457 PM     Tornado          2 NNW Pacific Junction  41.04N 95.82W
04/26/2024                   Mills              IA   Trained Spotter
0455 PM     Hail             Carter Lake             41.29N 95.91W
04/26/2024  E1.75 Inch       Pottawattamie      IA   Emergency Mngr

0435 PM     Tornado          Modale                  41.62N 96.01W
04/26/2024                   Harrison           IA   Trained Spotter
0420 PM     Tornado          5 SSW Modale            41.55N 96.04W
04/26/2024                   Harrison           IA   Trained Spotter
1255 PM     Hail             3 E Dedham              41.90N 94.76W
04/26/2024  M0.88 Inch       Carroll            IA   Trained Spotter

            Large quantity of dime to nickel sized hail.