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Severe storms Tuesday night pound parts of IA & NE with large hail & damaging winds

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June 26th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines, IA & Omaha, NE) – The National Weather Service offices in Des Moines and Omaha have compiled reports on the storms that whipped through Nebraska and Iowa late Tuesday. The reports ranged from cold air-type funnel clouds that never reached the ground, to tornadoes on the ground, and hail ranging in size from ping-pong balls to tennis balls. Winds in excess of 65 miles per hour caused damage to trees, power lines and structures.

Here are some of the reports from the Des Moines NWS Office:

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0354 PM     Funnel Cloud     1 SW Granger            41.75N 93.84W
06/25/2024                   Dallas             IA   Public

0409 PM     Funnel Cloud     2 E Perry               41.83N 94.06W
06/25/2024                   Dallas             IA   Public

0631 PM     Tornado          3 W Cumming             41.48N 93.81W
06/25/2024                   Madison            IA   Emergency Mngr
            Location estimated.

0641 PM     Funnel Cloud     3 WNW Cumming           41.50N 93.84W
06/25/2024                   Madison            IA   Public

0643 PM     Tornado          4 ESE Van Meter         41.50N 93.88W
06/25/2024                   Madison            IA   Law Enforcement
            Brief tornado, dropping up and down near
            105th Ave and Timberview.

0644 PM     Funnel Cloud     5 WSW Cumming           41.45N 93.84W
06/25/2024                   Madison            IA   Trained Spotter

0646 PM     Funnel Cloud     6 N Patterson           41.44N 93.87W
06/25/2024                   Madison            IA   Public
            Funnel cloud reported by General Public.

0650 PM     Tornado          2 N Patterson           41.38N 93.88W
06/25/2024                   Madison            IA   Trained Spotter
            Spotter reported brief touchdown north of Patterson.

0710 PM     Funnel Cloud     2 NW Winterset          41.36N 94.05W
06/25/2024                   Madison            IA   Trained Spotter
            Spotter reported funnel cloud about 25% down from the cloud base.

0728 PM     Hail             4 NE Winterset          41.39N 93.96W
06/25/2024  E0.75 Inch       Madison            IA   Public
            Submitted photo of penny sized hail northeast of Winterset along Cumming Road.

0730 PM     Funnel Cloud     4 NNE Lorimor           41.19N 94.04W
06/25/2024                   Madison            IA   Trained Spotter
            Funnel cloud along outflow boundary. Location estimated by radar.

0754 PM     Hail             Winterset               41.34N 94.02W
06/25/2024  M2.75 Inch       Madison            IA   Broadcast Media

0755 PM     Funnel Cloud     5 W Winterset           41.35N 94.11W
06/25/2024                   Madison            IA   Trained Spotter

0756 PM     Hail             5 S Earlham             41.42N 94.13W
06/25/2024  M2.50 Inch       Madison            IA   Trained Spotter

0757 PM     Hail             Winterset               41.34N 94.02W
06/25/2024  M1.50 Inch       Madison            IA   Emergency Mngr
            Ping pong hail in winterset.

0758 PM     Hail             1 NE Winterset          41.34N 94.01W
06/25/2024  E1.75 Inch       Madison            IA   Public
            Public reported golf ball sized hail on the northern edge of Winterset. 

0800 PM     Hail             Winterset               41.34N 94.02W
06/25/2024  M1.50 Inch       Madison            IA   Broadcast Media

0849 PM     Funnel Cloud     Charter Oak             42.07N 95.59W
06/25/2024                   Crawford           IA   Emergency Mngr
            Funnel cloud near town.

0850 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 NNW Audubon           41.73N 94.94W
06/25/2024  M65 MPH          Audubon            IA   Mesonet
            Measured by personal weather station.

0903 PM     Hail             Audubon                 41.72N 94.93W
06/25/2024  M1.00 Inch       Audubon            IA   Emergency Mngr

1000 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Stuart                  41.50N 94.32W
06/25/2024                   Adair              IA   Emergency Mngr
            Storm siren pole knocked down and tree limb damage.

1017 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NE Adel               41.62N 94.02W
06/25/2024                   Dallas             IA   Public
            Report from mPING: 1-inch tree limbs broken; Shingles blown off.

1020 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Lorimor                 41.13N 94.05W
06/25/2024  M62 MPH          Union              IA   Trained Spotter
            62 mph recorded wind gust on handheld anemometer. Blinding rain sheets.

1044 PM     Hail             Kellerton               40.71N 94.05W
06/25/2024  E2.00 Inch       Ringgold           IA   Trained Spotter
            Quarter to 2.25 inch diameter hail. Six minutes of hail. Small twigs broken off.

From the Omaha NWS Office:

1005 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Oakland                 41.31N 95.40W
06/25/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Public
3 very large tree limbs blown down.Numerous other trees blown down.

1054 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Clarinda                40.73N 95.03W
06/25/2024                   Page               IA   Public
            Report from mPING: 3-inch tree limbs broken; Power poles broken.
1004 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 WNW Macedonia         41.21N 95.48W
06/25/2024  M63 MPH          Pottawattamie      IA   Public
            From a personal weather station.

1002 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 S Council Bluffs      41.20N 95.86W
06/25/2024                   Pottawattamie      IA   Public
            Report from mPING: 3-inch tree limbs broken; Power poles broken.
0959 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     7 WNW Oakland           41.35N 95.53W
06/25/2024  M64 MPH          Pottawattamie      IA   Public
0940 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     5 E Council Bluffs      41.24N 95.76W
06/25/2024  E62 MPH          Pottawattamie      IA   Public
            From a personal weather station.
0946 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Mcclelland              41.33N 95.68W
06/25/2024  M59 MPH          Pottawattamie      IA   Public
            From a personal weather station.
0805 PM     Hail             Harlan                  41.65N 95.33W
06/25/2024  M1.75 Inch       Shelby             IA   Public
0718 PM     Hail             Neola                   41.45N 95.61W
06/25/2024  E2.50 Inch       Pottawattamie      IA   Emergency Mngr
            Time estimated from radar.
0800 PM     Hail             Missouri Valley         41.56N 95.89W
06/25/2024  E1.50 Inch       Harrison           IA   Law Enforcement

0814 PM     Hail             Harlan                  41.65N 95.33W
06/25/2024  E1.50 Inch       Shelby             IA   Public
            Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
0806 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 E Harlan              41.65N 95.28W
06/25/2024  M72 MPH          Shelby             IA   Public
            A 72 mph wind gust was measured on a
            personal weather station 2 miles east of
            Harlan.
0803 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 NW Harlan             41.66N 95.34W
06/25/2024  M62 MPH          Shelby             IA   Public
            A 62 mph wind gust was recorded on a
            personal weather station on the northwest
            side of Harlan.