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