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Start Lat/Lon: 41.0344 / -95.8051
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 04:57 PM CDT
End Location: 3 WNW Glenwood / Mills County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.0709 / -95.7883
Survey Summary:
A tornado damage path began approximately 1 mile north of Pacific
Junction, where the tornado was also reported by a trained
spotter. The tornado crossed Highway 34 one mile east of
Interstate 29 where it snapped trees. It then moved up and into
the bluffs, where a home took a direct hit and lost large
portions of the roof, and a large camper was flipped on its side.
Trees were also snapped at this location. The tornado progressed
through a forested area where many tree trunks were snapped. The
end of the damage appeared to be near Pony Creek Park, just to
the east of the Pony Creek Lake dam.
.Eppley Airfield / Crescent Iowa Area Tornado...
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 152 mph
Path Length /statute/: 16.3 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 0 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 04:58 PM CDT
Start Location: 2 ENE Carter Lake / Douglas County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.2993 / -95.883
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 05:28 PM CDT
End Location: 8 ESE Missouri Valley / Harrison County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.509 / -95.7557
Survey Summary:
The tornado developed just east of the Eppley Airfield runway
system, about one-quarter mile west of the Amelia Earhart Plaza
and Lindbergh Plaza intersection. The tornado destroyed several
aircraft hangars and flipped several untethered executive
aircraft, producing EF-2 damage. The tornado moved northeast
across the Missouri River and crossed Interstate 29 near mile
marker 58. It widened to about one-quarter miles, damaging
numerous homes and businesses between the interstate and Little
Kiln Road. EF-3 damage was sustained to a residence along Little
Kiln Road due to the collapse of most of the exterior and interior
walls except for a few interior rooms.
The tornado continued northeast, moving across Old Lincoln
Highway about 1.5 miles south of Crescent. EF-2 damage to several
homes occurred due to the major loss of the roof and exterior
walls. A vehicle detail shop was destroyed. The tornado moved
across mainly woodland areas before impacting a home and farm
outbuildings near the intersection of Badger and Jefferson
Avenues, where EF-2 damage was sustained to the home due to major
roof damage.
The tornado moved across agricultural and woodlands between 195th
Street and Cougar Avenue, producing EF-1 damage to several
manufactured homes and farm outbuildings. It continued northeast
across mainly agricultural and woodland, producing EF-0 damage to
farm outbuildings by removing large portions of their roofs and
snapping large tree limbs.
The tornado weakened near the intersection of 210th Street and
Teakwood Road, producing intermittent damage to tree limbs. It
crossed Interstate 880 about 7 miles west of the I-29 and I-880
interchange, or about 7 miles southeast of Missouri Valley. The
tornado dissipated just north of Harrison-Pottawatomie County line
in an agricultural field.
..Southern Pottawatamie County Tornado (Treynor/McClelland Area)...
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 145 mph
Path Length /statute/: 13.31 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 800 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 05:08 PM CDT
Start Location: 7 NW Silver City / Pottawattamie County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.1833 / -95.7307
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 05:28 PM CDT
End Location: 3 SE Underwood / Pottawattamie County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.3564 / -95.6229
Survey Summary:
A tornado damage path began near Aspen Road, just west of 240th
Street. The tornado tracked toward the north northeast, snapping
trees and electrical poles as it went. A home was impacted along
Chestnut Road with substantial roof damage. Two additional homes
were directly impacted where the tornado crossed Highway 92. One
of these sustained major roof damage while the other home had most
external walls collapse while interior walls remained standing.
Numerous trees were snapped and a large shed was completely
destroyed at this location, while a large steel horse trailer was
thrown more than a quarter mile. The tornado continued to
Cottonwood road where it damaged a home and an outbuilding. The
most significant damage along the track occurred at Dogwood road
where a home was completely destroyed, and only the basement
remained. Tree damage here was substantial as well with numerous
snapped trunks. Residents of this home survived by seeking shelter
in the basement bathroom, which was one of the few locations in
the home not directly impacted by major flying debris. The tornado
crossed Elmtree Road and Highway 6, and appears to have been at
its widest near Highway 6 where it was approximately 800 yards
wide. Another home was damaged near 270th and Hickory Road. The
tornado continued northeast, damaging electrical poles, trees, and
outbuildings all the way to where it ended near 295th and Juniper
Road. The ending location is based upon photo evidence of spotters
located southeast of the storm. A second tornado paralleled this
storms track near the end, eventually intensifying and moving off
to the northeast.
..Tornado Southeast of Norfolk...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 107 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.70 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 05:16 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 SE Norfolk / Madison County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.9887 / -97.3695
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 05:19 PM CDT
End Location: 3 SE Norfolk / Stanton County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 41.9986 / -97.3667
Survey Summary:
This brief tornado touched down near Grandview Road and East
Sherwood Rood, causing tree damage at a farmstead. The tornado
moved northeast, damaging large trees along the way and causing
EF-1 damage to a gymnastics gym and a pallet plant. The tornado
then lifted as it crossed the North Fork of the Elkhorn river.
..Minden/Shelby/Tennant/Harlan/Defiance Tornado (Pottawatamie and
Shelby Counties)...
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 160 mph
Path Length /statute/: 40.91 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 1700 yards
Fatalities: 1
Injuries: 3
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 05:25 PM CDT
Start Location: 3 E McClelland / Pottawattamie County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.3221 / -95.6171
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 06:29 PM CDT
End Location: 2 N Defiance / Shelby County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.8584 / -95.3307
Survey Summary:
A tornado developed approximately 3 miles east of McClelland, and
developed prior to the dissipation of the tornado that tracked
near Treynor, so both were occurring at the same time, side by
side. This was confirmed by photo and video evidence of storm
spotters. This tornado moved toward the north northeast, damaging
mainly trees and outbuildings or barns as it tracked up to Sumac
Road and 330th Street. At this point, according to radar and
storm damage indicators, the tornado rapidly intensified. An
outbuilding was totally destroyed near Sycamore road, and the
tornado caused extensive tree damage east of 330th Road, south of
Minden. The tornado intensified further, and widened to
approximately 800 yards as it impacted the town of Minden. Video
and spotter reports indicate that there were multiple vortices
within the tornado near Minden and points northeast, and there
was evidence of narrow zones of the most intense damage which
lines up very well with the multiple vortex tornado concept. In
fact, there were damage indicators of EF-1 damage and high-end EF-
3 damage within only 100 yards of each other. The most intense
damage was on the far east side of Minden. Numerous homes were
uninhabitable and several homes were completely destroyed. There
were also several sizeable metal buildings southeast of Main
Street that were completely destroyed. The construction of these
metal structures and the homes that were most impacted, in
conjunction with the tree damage and damage to cars with few if
any cars being lofted and thrown indicated that this was a very
strong EF-3 tornado, near the top of the damage range for an EF-
3. The damage to the town of Minden was extensive, with three
injuries and one fatality. The tornado continued northeast of
Minden where it produced EF-3 damage at two homes along 345th
Street. One of the homes was somewhat intact but was removed from
its foundation and slid approximately 10 yards to the northeast.
The other home had only small interior rooms remaining. It is
worth noting that these two homes were 700 yards apart along the
north-south street. EF-2 damage occurred along Whippoorwill Road.
The tornado crossed Interstate 80 near 355th Street, flipping a
semi, and produced damage nearly three quarters of a mile wide
along York Road just north of Interstate 80. Tree and powerline
damage continued to the northeast, with a home being very badly
damaged near County Road M16 and 450th Street. A home was badly
damaged, and a barn was destroyed less than one mile southeast of
Tennant. The tornado appears to have been widest near 750th
Street and Hackberry Road, at approximately 1 mile in width based
on tree and powerline damage. At Highway 44, a home was destroyed
along with substantial tree damage. Most walls of the home were
standing, but a large automobile was thrown or rolled nearly a
quarter mile. The tree and vehicle damage suggested that this
location was a stronger section of the tornado. The tornado
tracked approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Harlan, and began to
turn more toward the north, significantly damaging at least
3 homes near Highway 59 as it crossed. It turned almost due north
and traveled several miles along Linden Road, and just narrowly
missed the town of Defiance. A second tornado developed just to
the east of this one at this time, tracking along Oak Road and
causing separate damage. Near Defiance, the damage overlapped
damage from another, later, tornado. It also became rain-wrapped
according to chaser video, and appears likely to have ended near
the Crawford-Shelby county line. There is some potential based on
radar data that this tornado tracked farther north into Crawford
county, but early damage surveys did not identify a track
continuation at this time.
..Shelby/Crawford County Tornado #1 (Manilla Area)...
Rating: EF2
Estimated Peak Wind: 112 mph
Path Length /statute/: 9.24 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 06:28 PM CDT
Start Location: 2 SSW Manilla / Shelby County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.8593 / -95.2603
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 06:44 PM CDT
End Location: 5 SSW Vail / Crawford County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.9923 / -95.243
Survey Summary:
A tornado damage track begins near the V&W Petersen Wildlife
Management Area, and moved almost due north from that point,
tracking just to the west of Manilla, and generally near 320th
Street for much of its track. There was substantial tree damage
along this storm's track, particularly in a line of evergreen
trees near Highway 141 and 320th Street where all trunks were
snapped and branches removed. The heaviest damage, on the low-end
of the EF-2 range, occurred just south of that location where a
barn was totally destroyed. The tornado continued due north
according to a highly detailed video shared by storm chasers, and
ended near 320th and P Avenue.
..Shelby/Crawford County Tornado #2 (Defiance to North of Manilla)...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 107 mph
Path Length /statute/: 12.32 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 06:51 PM CDT
Start Location: Defiance / Shelby County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.83 / -95.3325
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 07:08 PM CDT
End Location: 5 S Vail / Crawford County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.9809 / -95.2084
Survey Summary:
A second round of storms moved across Shelby and Crawford
counties. A tornado developed just a few blocks outside of
Defiance, near the track that the first tornado took only one
hour prior. This tornado moved quickly northeast, impacting
several farms, damaging outbuildings and trees along its
12.3 mile long track. The tornado reached a maximum width of
approximately 200 yards along highway 141, and crossed the other
tornado track that had come north from Manilla in a previous
storm. The tornado damage path ended near 340th Street and QQ
Avenue.
..Butler County Tornado #1...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph
Path Length /statute/: 8.09 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 02:51 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 NW Bee / Butler County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.053 / -97.109
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 03:07 PM CDT
End Location: 3 E Garrison / Butler County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 41.1666 / -97.0992
Survey Summary:
Several trained spotters observed a tornado that began near the
intersection of Highway 15 and Ashland road. It moved to the
north northeast as a broad multiple vortex tornado, but the
overall motion was observed to be relatively weak despite the
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
527 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
...NWS Damage Survey for the Arbor Day Tornado Outbreak of
April 26, 2024...
.Update...
Updated damage survey information to adjust several homes in the
Elkhorn area up to EF-3 damage from earlier EF-2 rating. Also
adjusted the Elkhorn area path slightly now that roads have
opened. Added 5 tornado tracks in Lancaster, Saunders, Harrison,
and Monona counties and adjusted one from EF-U to EF-1. Updated
the summary statistics in the overview section. At this time,
unless significant additional information is made available
regarding the Arbor Day Tornado Outbreak of April 26, 2024, the
storm damage surveys are likely complete.
.Overview...
A tornado outbreak occurred across Nebraska and Iowa during the
afternoon and evening hours of Friday, April 26, 2024. Several
significant, long-tracked tornadoes damaged or destroyed hundreds,
if not thousands, of homes and businesses across the region.
People across the region were deeply impacted, several were
injured, and there was one fatality. At the National Weather
Service, our hearts are with all of those impacted, including our
friends, our neighbors, and everyone who has been affected by
these devastating tornadoes.
Historically speaking, these are the strongest tornadoes in
eastern Nebraska or western Iowa (the NWS Omaha/Valley coverage
area) in nearly 10 years, when an EF-3 tornado occurred at
Coleridge Nebraska on June 17, 2014. This was one day after four
EF-4 tornadoes impacted northeast Nebraska (including Pilger) on
June 16, 2014.
NWS Omaha/Valley would like to send our sincere appreciation and
thanks to our media partners for sharing the warnings and urging
people to safety in advance of these tornadoes. We would also like
to send our deepest appreciation to emergency management, law
enforcement, and first responders of all kinds who responded to
this disaster. We are also so thankful to our storm spotters who
reported play-by-play tornado information directly to the NWS,
helping us to provide key information in warning products.
NWS Omaha/Valley would like to thank our co-workers from Kansas
City, St Louis, Hastings, and Sioux Falls for coming to assist
with these damage surveys. Your help, years of experience with
high-end damage evaluation, and expertise in these challenging
evaluations is very much appreciated!
Additional storm damage surveys are already planned for parts of
Lancaster and Shelby counties.
~ NWS Omaha/Valley
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Statistics (For Tornadoes in the NWS Omaha Coverage Area)
Please note that for all of these statistics, the damage surveys
continue, and these will be adjusted. Total Number of Tornadoes:
* Total Number of Tornado Tracks: 19
* Total Track Length of All Combined Tornadoes: 201.7 miles
* Combined time tornadoes were on the ground: 6 hours and 5 min
* Maximum Tornado Wind Speed Based on Ground Level Damage
Assessments: 165 mph
* Maximum Single Tornado Track Length: 40.9 miles
* Maximum Tornado Width: 1 mile (Two of the tornadoes were one
mile wide)
Tornado Counts So Far
(For Tornadoes in the NWS Omaha Coverage Area)
* EF-3: 5
* EF-2: 2
* EF-1: 8
* EF-0: 3
* EF-Unknown: 1
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.Greeley to Boone County Tornado (Wolbach/Primrose)...
Rating: EF2
Estimated Peak Wind: 130 mph
Path Length /statute/: 27.30 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 500 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 02:04 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 NNE Wolbach / Greeley County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.4553 / -98.3695
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 03:10 PM CDT
End Location: 4 SW Petersburg / Boone County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 41.7999 / -98.1351
Survey Summary:
This Wolbach/Primrose tornado crossed into Boone county along
Highway 56 to the southwest of Primrose. The tornado caused minor
damage to a home on a farmstead at the county line along with
quite a bit of tree damage in the general area.
The tornado moved north and appeared to strengthen some as it
flipped and tossed several center irrigation pivot systems north
of Highway 56. Power poles were snapped and debris was lifted into
power lines.
As the tornado moved north-northeast, the most significant damage
was found about 2 miles southwest of Primrose. A single-family
home was extensively damaged, including the three-car garage being
totally ripped away along with much of the roof structure.
Several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Extensive tree
damage and numerous power poles were snapped in the area. Tree
damage was widespread west of Primrose and one large outbuilding
was destroyed.
The tornado appeared to slow down and possibly weaken some north
of Primrose, but did manage to get moving northeast again after a
short time. In its final few miles, the tornado damaged trees and
center pivot irrigation systems in several places. Extensive
damage to a livestock facility and several snapped power poles was
noted about halfway between Petersburg and Primrose. The tornado
likely dissipated in open country as it approached the Beaver
Creek southwest of Petersburg.
The widest point of the tornado appeared to occur just to the
west and southwest Primrose when the tornado may have been up to
500 yards wide. The EF2 rating and estimated maximum wind speed of
130 mph was based upon the damage that occurred at the home
southwest of Primrose.
This tornado started in Greeley county and was on the ground for
over one hour along its 27.5 mile path.
..Lincoln/Waverly Area Tornado...
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 158 mph
Path Length /statute/: 8.55 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 700 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 3
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 02:52 PM CDT
Start Location: 5 NE Lincoln / Lancaster County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 40.8575 / -96.6121
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 03:04 PM CDT
End Location: 3 NNE Waverly / Lancaster County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 40.957 / -96.5151
Survey Summary:
This tornado touched down on the northeast side of Lincoln near
the intersection of Havelock Ave and 84th street causing damage
to a business and a large transmission line south of Havelock
Ave. The tornado moved northeast through agricultural fields,
snapping power poles and large trees while increasing in
strength. The tornado hit a manufacturing plant at 98th Street
and Highway 6 where 70 employees were sheltered. The plant
received EF-3 damage. There was a complete failure of the roof
and 3 walls of the plant. Employee cars sustained varying damage,
with the worst being thrown at least 75-100 yards. Tree trunks
were snapped northeast of this location at a nearby business
which sustained roof and siding damage. The tornado quickly
crossed 98th Street and Highway 6 where a BNSF train locomotive
took a direct hit, derailing numerous cars. The tornado continued
northeast across open fields, crossing I-80 and eventually Salt
Creek. There was substantial tree damage along the path and along
Salt Creek as well as deposited roof debris from the
manufacturing plant. As the tornado continued northeast, it
crossed Waverly Road just west of 134th St. A farm near this
location sustained damage where the house sustained window damage
and two large wood-framed outbuildings were completely destroyed.
The tornado continued northeast and weakened and eventually
crossed Salt Creek near 141st St before lifting just northeast of
that location. Preliminary reports indicate 3 injuries and no
fatalities associated with this tornado.
..Elkhorn/Bennington/Blair Area Tornado...
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 165 mph
Path Length /statute/: 32.31 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 1600 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 03:30 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 SE Yutan / Douglas County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.1999 / -96.3267
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 04:31 PM CDT
End Location: 2 S Modale / Harrison County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.59 / -96.01
Survey Summary:
The tornado developed about one quarter mile west of the West Q
Road and 255th St intersection in Western Douglas county where
trees were knocked down and a farmstead sustained outbuilding
damage. The tornado continued northeast crossing agricultural
fields and flipping numerous center pivots, eventually crossing
252nd Street. The tornado caused EF-2 damage as it approached
Highway 92, damaging numerous homes and striking an acreage
northwest of the Highway 92(West Center street) and Highway 275
Intersection where EF-2 damage was indicated. Several center
pivots along Highway 275 were overturned as the tornado continued
northeast crossing east of Highway 275 damaging several acreages,
homes, and outbuildings along Highway 275/240th Street where EF-2
damage was sustained.
Continuing its northeast path, the tornado crossed 234th Street
near Harney Street where it damaged a horse farm and an acreage as
well as a home along Dodge Street/Highway 6 before crossing Dodge
Street causing roof and outbuilding damage at the Junkstock Farm.
The tornado crossed the Elkhorn River, damaging trees and
flipping center pivots in acreage along Blondo Street just south
of the railroad tracks.
The tornado continued into the western part of Elkhorn
approximately one-half mile south southwest of the intersection of
West Maple Road and 216th Street. Several homes sustained high-
end EF-2 damage with homes losing large sections of their roofs
and one home being shifted off its foundation. The tornado moved
across Prospect Hills Cemetery damaging headstones, moving across
West Maple Avenue severely damaging a landscape business before
moving into the Ramblewood subdivision. Numerous homes in the
subdivision were left with only small interior rooms standing
sustaining EF-3 damage. The tornado continued northward across
damaging homes between 212th Street and Kestrel Parkway, again
leaving only interior rooms standing, with EF-3 damage sustained.
The tornado crossed Fort Street about one-third of a mile east of
216th Street, causing the collapse of new development homes, with
EF-3 damage being sustained.
It veered to the northeast across mainly rural areas of Douglas
County, between Fort Street and Military Road, becoming about one-
mile wide as it crossed Highway 31, snapping power poles and
large trees, producing EF-1 damage. The tornado narrowed to about
one-half mile wide and moved into residential development just
northwest of the intersection of 180th Street and Military Road,
where EF-1 damage due to loss of roofs, was sustained.
The tornado moved into Bennington’s Newport Landing neighborhood,
removing large sections of several homes roofs and collapsing
outside walls, sustaining EF-2 damage. The tornado moved across
Newport Landing Lake, crossing near the intersection of Highway 36
and 168th Street, snapping the tops off of numerous trees. It
then moved across agricultural land, damaging farm outbuildings
southeast of the intersection of 168th Street and Dutch Hall Road,
before crossing into Washington County.
The tornado damaged homes and farm outbuildings east of County
Road 29 and west of County Road 31 from Dutch Hall Road to County
Road 36, ranging in width from one-third to one-half mile wide.
The most significant damage was sustained to a home, machine shop
and horse barn, one-third of a mile southeast of the intersection
of County Road 40 and County Road 29, with high-end EF-3 damage
occurring. Trees were snapped and debarked, the house was moved
from its foundation, flat-bed and horse-trailers rolled or lofted,
and the machine shop and horse barns destroyed. At least one
horse was killed, and several others were injured.
The tornado crossed the intersection of County Road 36 and County
Road 31, producing EF-0 to EF-1 damage in the form of partial
roof and siding loss to farm buildings and manufactured homes,
plus snapping large tree limbs. As it approached State Highway
133, several homes and farm outbuildings sustained EF-2 damage due
to the loss of roofs or exterior walls.
Crossing Highway 133, the tornado was just less than one-half
mile wide, and moved into residential areas generally between
County Road 32 and US Highway 75. The most significant damage
occurred near the intersections of County Road P30 and County Road
33 with nearly the complete destruction of several homes, with
high-end EF-3 damage being sustained.
The tornado crossed US75 about 2 miles southeast of Blair moving
across the very southern portion of the Cargill plant. The tornado
weakened and narrowed, but snapped power poles and derailed
several empty rail container cars from the tracks, producing EF-1
damage.
The tornado then moved across the Missouri River crossing into
Iowa, crossing Highway 30 and Union Pacific Rail line about one-
mile east of the Iowa-Nebraska state line. Several trees were
snapped and broken, producing EF-0 damage. The tornado then moved
across bottom-land/agricultural areas, snapping or uprooting
several trees and tipping center pivots, producing EF-0 to EF-1
damage. The tornado dissipated approximately 2 miles southwest of
Modale, Iowa at 4:29 pm CT.
..Pacific Junction to Pony Creek Park (Mills County)...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph
Path Length /statute/: 2.70 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 80 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 04:52 PM CDT
Start Location: 1 NNW Pacific Junction / Mills County / IA
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tornadoes width. The tornado snapped several trees and a road
sign near the intersection of Highway 15 and 66. It continued
nearly due north from that location with very little damage along
an intermittent track, but it did overturn multiple center pivot
irrigation systems. While the funnel was often not fully
condensed, there was a rather persistent dust whirl below the
base of the funnel all the way north to near 29 Road just east of
Highway 15. Near the time of it s demise, a second brief tornado
developed just 1 mile to the east of this tornado.
..Butler County Tornado #2...
Rating: EF-Unknown (No Damage Indicators Hit)
Estimated Peak Wind: Unknown
Path Length /statute/: 0.72 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 30 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 03:06 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 WSW Brainard / Butler County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.1646 / -97.0716
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 03:07 PM CDT
End Location: 3 W Brainard / Butler County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 41.1739 / -97.0654
Survey Summary:
Trained spotters with video and photo confirmation reported a
tornado lasting approximately 1 minute over open fields.
..Saunders County Tornado (Ashland/Memphis Area)...
Rating: EF-Unknown (Survey Ongoing)
Estimated Peak Wind: Unknown
Path Length /statute/: 3.73 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 0 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 03:12 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 NNW Greenwood / Lancaster County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.025 / -96.4712
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 03:18 PM CDT
End Location: 2 SSE Memphis / Saunders County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 41.0663 / -96.4251
Survey Summary:
A storm chaser with time and location stamps tracked a tornado
through mainly open fields along this track. The tornado was
intermittent near the end of the track, but had a persistent
surface circulation and dust whirl, as well as a partially to
fully condensed funnel cloud for its entire duration. Additional
surveying may be needed in an effort to assign a damage rating to
this tornado.
..Platte County Tornado...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph
Path Length /statute/: 4.79 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 04:07 PM CDT
Start Location: 7 S Creston / Platte County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.6004 / -97.3551
End Date: 05/01/2024
End Time: 04:20 PM CDT
End Location: 3 SSE Creston / Platte County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 41.6681 / -97.3372
Survey Summary:
Trained spotters reported that the tornado initially touched down
just northwest of the intersection of 370th Street and 175th
Avenue. It tracked north northeast where it flipped a center
pivot irrigation system. The tornado was intermittent as it
tracked across 175th Avenue and toward Loseke Creek, becoming
more persistent again as it reached and crossed Loseke Creek. At
this point, it impacted a homestead where it snapped trees, blew
windows out of a home, and caused significant damage to a barn
roof. The tornado continued north where there was minor damage to
fencing and an electrical pole at a feedlot, and continued to
weaken and become intermittent to where the trained spotters
reported that the ground circulation ended, just southwest of
160th Avenue and 445th Street.
..Greenwood Area Tornado...
Rating: EF0
Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph
Path Length /statute/: 3.82 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 30 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 03:03 PM CDT
Start Location: 3 NNW Waverly / Lancaster County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 40.9596 / -96.5556
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 03:07 PM CDT
End Location: 3 NW Greenwood / Lancaster County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 40.9944 / -96.4991
Survey Summary:
A storm chaser with time and location stamps tracked a tornado
through mainly open fields along this track. A damage survey team
did find evidence of some minor tree damage at a few locations,
sufficient to rate this as an EF-0 tornado.
..Saunders County Tornado (Ashland/Memphis Area)...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 108 mph
Path Length /statute/: 3.83 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 03:12 PM CDT
Start Location: 5 SSW Memphis / Lancaster County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.0301 / -96.4797
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 03:18 PM CDT
End Location: 2 SSE Memphis / Saunders County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 41.0663 / -96.4251
Survey Summary:
A storm chaser with time and location stamps tracked a tornado
through mainly open fields along this track. Storm damage survey
indicated locations with snapped tree trunks, as well as one
farmstead that was impacted. At that location, several trees were
snapped, a barn was badly damaged, and there was minor damage to
a home. The tornado was intermittent near the end of the track,
but had a persistent surface circulation and dust whirl, as well
as a partially to fully condensed funnel cloud for its entire
duration.
..Pisgah Area Tornado #1 (Harrison/Monona Counties)...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph
Path Length /statute/: 9.32 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 766 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 04:52 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 NNW Magnolia / Harrison County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.8802 / -95.884
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 05:09 PM CDT
End Location: 3 SSW Moorhead / Monona County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.7478 / -95.9148
Survey Summary:
..Pisgah Area Tornado #2 (Harrison County)...
Rating: EF0
Estimated Peak Wind: 0 mph
Path Length /statute/: 2.64 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 04:59 PM CDT
Start Location: 3 SE Pisgah / Harrison County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.8021 / -95.8899
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 05:04 PM CDT
End Location: 3 E Pisgah / Harrison County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.838 / -95.8729
Survey Summary:
Based on eyewitness observation of two simultaneous tornadoes
passing east and west of farmstead.
..Moorhead/Soldier Tornado (Monona County)...
Rating: EF0
Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph
Path Length /statute/: 1.48 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 05:17 PM CDT
Start Location: 2 NE Moorhead / Monona County /
Start Lat/Lon: 41.9611 / -95.8094
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 05:19 PM CDT
End Location: IA 2 SW Soldier / Monona County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.9447 / -95.8274
Survey Summary:
..Soldier Area Tornado (Monona County)...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 98 mph
Path Length /statute/: 3.29 miles
Path Width /maximum/:
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 05:23 PM CDT
Start Location: 2 SW Soldier / Monona County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.9711 / -95.8061
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 05:30 PM CDT
End Location: 2 NNE Soldier / Monona County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 42.0067 / -95.7661
Survey Summary:
&&
EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:
EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph
NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.
$$
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Start Lat/Lon: 41.0344 / -95.8051
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 04:57 PM CDT
End Location: 3 WNW Glenwood / Mills County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.0709 / -95.7883
Survey Summary:
A tornado damage path began approximately 1 mile north of Pacific
Junction, where the tornado was also reported by a trained
spotter. The tornado crossed Highway 34 one mile east of
Interstate 29 where it snapped trees. It then moved up and into
the bluffs, where a home took a direct hit and lost large
portions of the roof, and a large camper was flipped on its side.
Trees were also snapped at this location. The tornado progressed
through a forested area where many tree trunks were snapped. The
end of the damage appeared to be near Pony Creek Park, just to
the east of the Pony Creek Lake dam.
.Eppley Airfield / Crescent Iowa Area Tornado...
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 152 mph
Path Length /statute/: 16.3 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 0 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 04:58 PM CDT
Start Location: 2 ENE Carter Lake / Douglas County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.2993 / -95.883
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 05:28 PM CDT
End Location: 8 ESE Missouri Valley / Harrison County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.509 / -95.7557
Survey Summary:
The tornado developed just east of the Eppley Airfield runway
system, about one-quarter mile west of the Amelia Earhart Plaza
and Lindbergh Plaza intersection. The tornado destroyed several
aircraft hangars and flipped several untethered executive
aircraft, producing EF-2 damage. The tornado moved northeast
across the Missouri River and crossed Interstate 29 near mile
marker 58. It widened to about one-quarter miles, damaging
numerous homes and businesses between the interstate and Little
Kiln Road. EF-3 damage was sustained to a residence along Little
Kiln Road due to the collapse of most of the exterior and interior
walls except for a few interior rooms.
The tornado continued northeast, moving across Old Lincoln
Highway about 1.5 miles south of Crescent. EF-2 damage to several
homes occurred due to the major loss of the roof and exterior
walls. A vehicle detail shop was destroyed. The tornado moved
across mainly woodland areas before impacting a home and farm
outbuildings near the intersection of Badger and Jefferson
Avenues, where EF-2 damage was sustained to the home due to major
roof damage.
The tornado moved across agricultural and woodlands between 195th
Street and Cougar Avenue, producing EF-1 damage to several
manufactured homes and farm outbuildings. It continued northeast
across mainly agricultural and woodland, producing EF-0 damage to
farm outbuildings by removing large portions of their roofs and
snapping large tree limbs.
The tornado weakened near the intersection of 210th Street and
Teakwood Road, producing intermittent damage to tree limbs. It
crossed Interstate 880 about 7 miles west of the I-29 and I-880
interchange, or about 7 miles southeast of Missouri Valley. The
tornado dissipated just north of Harrison-Pottawatomie County line
in an agricultural field.
..Southern Pottawatamie County Tornado (Treynor/McClelland Area)...
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 145 mph
Path Length /statute/: 13.31 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 800 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 05:08 PM CDT
Start Location: 7 NW Silver City / Pottawattamie County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.1833 / -95.7307
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 05:28 PM CDT
End Location: 3 SE Underwood / Pottawattamie County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.3564 / -95.6229
Survey Summary:
A tornado damage path began near Aspen Road, just west of 240th
Street. The tornado tracked toward the north northeast, snapping
trees and electrical poles as it went. A home was impacted along
Chestnut Road with substantial roof damage. Two additional homes
were directly impacted where the tornado crossed Highway 92. One
of these sustained major roof damage while the other home had most
external walls collapse while interior walls remained standing.
Numerous trees were snapped and a large shed was completely
destroyed at this location, while a large steel horse trailer was
thrown more than a quarter mile. The tornado continued to
Cottonwood Road where it damaged a home and an outbuilding. The
most significant damage along the track occurred at Dogwood Road
where a home was completely destroyed, and only the basement
remained. Tree damage here was substantial as well with numerous
snapped trunks. Residents of this home survived by seeking shelter
in the basement bathroom, which was one of the few locations in
the home not directly impacted by major flying debris. The tornado
crossed Elmtree Road and Highway 6, and appears to have been at
its widest near Highway 6 where it was approximately 800 yards
wide. Another home was damaged near 270th and Hickory Road. The
tornado continued northeast, damaging electrical poles, trees, and
outbuildings all the way to where it ended near 295th and Juniper
Road. The ending location is based upon photo evidence of
spotters located southeast of the storm. A second tornado
paralleled this storms track near the end, eventually intensifying
and moving off to the northeast.
..Tornado Southeast of Norfolk...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 107 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.70 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 05:16 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 SE Norfolk / Madison County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.9887 / -97.3695
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 05:19 PM CDT
End Location: 3 SE Norfolk / Stanton County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 41.9986 / -97.3667
Survey Summary:
This brief tornado touched down near Grandview Road and East
Sherwood Rood, causing tree damage at a farmstead. The tornado
moved northeast, damaging large trees along the way and causing
EF-1 damage to a gymnastics gym and a pallet plant. The tornado
then lifted as it crossed the North Fork of the Elkhorn River.
..Minden/Shelby/Tennant/Harlan/Defiance Tornado (Pottawatamie and
Shelby Counties)...
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 160 mph
Path Length /statute/: 40.91 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 1700 yards
Fatalities: 1
Injuries: 3
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 05:25 PM CDT
Start Location: 3 E McClelland / Pottawattamie County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.3221 / -95.6171
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 06:29 PM CDT
End Location: 2 N Defiance / Shelby County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.8584 / -95.3307
Survey Summary:
A tornado developed approximately 3 miles east of McClelland, and
developed prior to the dissipation of the tornado that tracked
near Treynor, so both were occurring at the same time, side by
side. This was confirmed by photo and video evidence of storm
spotters. This tornado moved toward the north northeast, damaging
mainly trees and outbuildings or barns as it tracked up to Sumac
Road and 330th Street. At this point, according to radar and storm
damage indicators, the tornado rapidly intensified. An outbuilding
was totally destroyed near Sycamore Road, and the tornado caused
extensive tree damage east of 330th Road, south of Minden. The
tornado intensified further, and widened to approximately 800
yards as it impacted the town of Minden. Video and spotter reports
indicate that there were multiple vortices within the tornado near
Minden and points northeast, and there was evidence of narrow
zones of the most intense damage which lines up very well with the
multiple vortex tornado concept. In fact, there were damage
indicators of EF-1 damage and high-end EF- 3 damage within only
100 yards of each other. The most intense damage was on the far
east side of Minden. Numerous homes were uninhabitable and several
homes were completely destroyed. There were also several sizeable
metal buildings southeast of Main Street that were completely
destroyed. The construction of these metal structures and the
homes that were most impacted, in conjunction with the tree damage
and damage to cars with few if any cars being lofted and thrown
indicated that this was a very strong EF-3 tornado, near the top
of the damage range for an EF-3. The damage to the town of Minden
was extensive, with three injuries and one fatality. The tornado
continued northeast of Minden where it produced EF-3 damage at two
homes along 345th Street. One of the homes was somewhat intact but
was removed from its foundation and slid approximately 10 yards to
the northeast. The other home had only small interior rooms
remaining. It is worth noting that these two homes were 700 yards
apart along the north-south street. EF-2 damage occurred along
Whippoorwill Road. The tornado crossed Interstate 80 near 355th
Street, flipping a semi, and produced damage nearly three quarters
of a mile wide along York Road just north of Interstate 80. Tree
and powerline damage continued to the northeast, with a home being
very badly damaged near County Road M16 and 450th Street. A home
was badly damaged, and a barn was destroyed less than one mile
southeast of Tennant. The tornado appears to have been widest near
750th Street and Hackberry Road, at approximately 1 mile in width
based on tree and powerline damage. At Highway 44, a home was
destroyed along with substantial tree damage. Most walls of the
home were standing, but a large automobile was thrown or rolled
nearly a quarter mile. The tree and vehicle damage suggested that
this location was a stronger section of the tornado. The tornado
tracked approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Harlan, and began to
turn more toward the north, significantly damaging at least 3
homes near Highway 59 as it crossed. It turned almost due north
and traveled several miles along Linden Road, and just narrowly
missed the town of Defiance. A second tornado developed just to
the east of this one at this time, tracking along Oak Road and
causing separate damage. Near Defiance, the damage overlapped
damage from another, later, tornado. It also became rain-wrapped
according to chaser video, and appears likely to have ended near
the Crawford-Shelby county line. There is some potential based on
radar data that this tornado tracked farther north into Crawford
County, but early damage surveys did not identify a track
continuation at this time.
..Shelby/Crawford County Tornado #1 (Manilla Area)...
Rating: EF2
Estimated Peak Wind: 112 mph
Path Length /statute/: 9.24 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 06:28 PM CDT
Start Location: 2 SSW Manilla / Shelby County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.8593 / -95.2603
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 06:44 PM CDT
End Location: 5 SSW Vail / Crawford County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.9923 / -95.243
Survey Summary:
A tornado damage track begins near the V&W Petersen Wildlife
Management Area, and moved almost due north from that point,
tracking just to the west of Manilla, and generally near 320th
Street for much of its track. There was substantial tree damage
along this storm's track, particularly in a line of evergreen
trees near Highway 141 and 320th Street where all trunks were
snapped and branches removed. The heaviest damage, on the low-end
of the EF-2 range, occurred just south of that location where a
barn was totally destroyed. The tornado continued due north
according to a highly detailed video shared by storm chasers, and
ended near 320th and P Avenue.
..Shelby/Crawford County Tornado #2 (Defiance to North of Manilla)...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 107 mph
Path Length /statute/: 12.32 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 06:51 PM CDT
Start Location: Defiance / Shelby County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.83 / -95.3325
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 07:08 PM CDT
End Location: 5 S Vail / Crawford County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.9809 / -95.2084
Survey Summary:
A second round of storms moved across Shelby and Crawford Counties.
A tornado developed just a few blocks outside of Defiance, near
the track that the first tornado took only one hour prior. This
tornado moved quickly northeast, impacting several farms, damaging
outbuildings and trees along its 12.3 mile long track. The
tornado reached a maximum width of approximately 200 yards along
highway 141, and crossed the other tornado track that had come
north from Manilla in a previous storm. The tornado damage path
ended near 340th Street and QQ Avenue.
..Butler County Tornado #1...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph
Path Length /statute/: 8.09 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 02:51 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 NW Bee / Butler County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.053 / -97.109
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 03:07 PM CDT
End Location: 3 E Garrison / Butler County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 41.1666 / -97.0992
Survey Summary:
Several trained spotters observed a tornado that began near the
intersection of Highway 15 and Ashland Road. It moved to the
north northeast as a broad multiple vortex tornado, but the
overall motion was observed to be relatively weak despite the
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
643 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
...NWS Damage Survey for the Arbor Day Tornado Outbreak of
April 26, 2024...
.Update...
Updated damage survey information to adjust several homes in the
Elkhorn area up to EF-3 damage from earlier EF-2 rating. Also
adjusted the Elkhorn area path slightly now that roads have
opened. Added 5 tornado tracks in Lancaster, Saunders, Harrison,
and Monona counties and adjusted one from EF-U to EF-1. Updated
the summary statistics in the overview section. At this time,
unless significant additional information is made available
regarding the Arbor Day Tornado Outbreak of April 26, 2024, the
storm damage surveys are likely complete.
.Overview...
A tornado outbreak occurred across Nebraska and Iowa during the
afternoon and evening hours of Friday, April 26, 2024. Several
significant, long-tracked tornadoes damaged or destroyed hundreds,
if not thousands, of homes and businesses across the region.
People across the region were deeply impacted, several were
injured, and there was one fatality. At the National Weather
Service, our hearts are with all of those impacted, including our
friends, our neighbors, and everyone who has been affected by
these devastating tornadoes.
Historically speaking, these are the strongest tornadoes in
eastern Nebraska or western Iowa (the NWS Omaha/Valley coverage
area) in nearly 10 years, when an EF-3 tornado occurred at
Coleridge Nebraska on June 17, 2014. This was one day after four
EF-4 tornadoes impacted northeast Nebraska (including Pilger) on
June 16, 2014.
NWS Omaha/Valley would like to send our sincere appreciation and
thanks to our media partners for sharing the warnings and urging
people to safety in advance of these tornadoes. We would also like
to send our deepest appreciation to emergency management, law
enforcement, and first responders of all kinds who responded to
this disaster. We are also so thankful to our storm spotters who
reported play-by-play tornado information directly to the NWS,
helping us to provide key information in warning products.
NWS Omaha/Valley would like to thank our co-workers from Kansas
City, St Louis, Hastings, and Sioux Falls for coming to assist
with these damage surveys. Your help, years of experience with
high-end damage evaluation, and expertise in these challenging
evaluations is very much appreciated!
Additional storm damage surveys are already planned for parts of
Lancaster and Shelby counties.
~ NWS Omaha/Valley
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Statistics (For Tornadoes in the NWS Omaha Coverage Area)
Please note that for all of these statistics, the damage surveys
continue, and these will be adjusted. Total Number of Tornadoes:
* Total Number of Tornado Tracks: 19
* Total Track Length of All Combined Tornadoes: 201.7 miles
* Combined time tornadoes were on the ground: 6 hours and 5 min
* Maximum Tornado Wind Speed Based on Ground Level Damage
Assessments: 165 mph
* Maximum Single Tornado Track Length: 40.9 miles
* Maximum Tornado Width: 1 mile (Two of the tornadoes were one
mile wide)
Tornado Counts So Far
(For Tornadoes in the NWS Omaha Coverage Area)
* EF-3: 5
* EF-2: 2
* EF-1: 8
* EF-0: 3
* EF-Unknown: 1
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.Greeley to Boone County Tornado (Wolbach/Primrose)...
Rating: EF2
Estimated Peak Wind: 130 mph
Path Length /statute/: 27.30 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 500 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 02:04 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 NNE Wolbach / Greeley County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.4553 / -98.3695
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 03:10 PM CDT
End Location: 4 SW Petersburg / Boone County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 41.7999 / -98.1351
Survey Summary:
This Wolbach/Primrose tornado crossed into Boone county along
Highway 56 to the southwest of Primrose. The tornado caused minor
damage to a home on a farmstead at the county line along with
quite a bit of tree damage in the general area.
The tornado moved north and appeared to strengthen some as it
flipped and tossed several center irrigation pivot systems north
of Highway 56. Power poles were snapped and debris was lifted into
power lines.
As the tornado moved north-northeast, the most significant damage
was found about 2 miles southwest of Primrose. A single-family
home was extensively damaged, including the three-car garage being
totally ripped away along with much of the roof structure.
Several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Extensive tree
damage and numerous power poles were snapped in the area. Tree
damage was widespread west of Primrose and one large outbuilding
was destroyed.
The tornado appeared to slow down and possibly weaken some north
of Primrose, but did manage to get moving northeast again after a
short time. In its final few miles, the tornado damaged trees and
center pivot irrigation systems in several places. Extensive
damage to a livestock facility and several snapped power poles was
noted about halfway between Petersburg and Primrose. The tornado
likely dissipated in open country as it approached the Beaver
Creek southwest of Petersburg.
The widest point of the tornado appeared to occur just to the
west and southwest Primrose when the tornado may have been up to
500 yards wide. The EF2 rating and estimated maximum wind speed of
130 mph was based upon the damage that occurred at the home
southwest of Primrose.
This tornado started in Greeley county and was on the ground for
over one hour along its 27.5 mile path.
..Lincoln/Waverly Area Tornado...
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 158 mph
Path Length /statute/: 8.55 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 700 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 3
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 02:52 PM CDT
Start Location: 5 NE Lincoln / Lancaster County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 40.8575 / -96.6121
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 03:04 PM CDT
End Location: 3 NNE Waverly / Lancaster County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 40.957 / -96.5151
Survey Summary:
This tornado touched down on the northeast side of Lincoln near
the intersection of Havelock Ave and 84th street causing damage
to a business and a large transmission line south of Havelock
Ave. The tornado moved northeast through agricultural fields,
snapping power poles and large trees while increasing in
strength. The tornado hit a manufacturing plant at 98th Street
and Highway 6 where 70 employees were sheltered. The plant
received EF-3 damage. There was a complete failure of the roof
and 3 walls of the plant. Employee cars sustained varying damage,
with the worst being thrown at least 75-100 yards. Tree trunks
were snapped northeast of this location at a nearby business
which sustained roof and siding damage. The tornado quickly
crossed 98th Street and Highway 6 where a BNSF train locomotive
took a direct hit, derailing numerous cars. The tornado continued
northeast across open fields, crossing I-80 and eventually Salt
Creek. There was substantial tree damage along the path and along
Salt Creek as well as deposited roof debris from the
manufacturing plant. As the tornado continued northeast, it
crossed Waverly Road just west of 134th St. A farm near this
location sustained damage where the house sustained window damage
and two large wood-framed outbuildings were completely destroyed.
The tornado continued northeast and weakened and eventually
crossed Salt Creek near 141st St before lifting just northeast of
that location. Preliminary reports indicate 3 injuries and no
fatalities associated with this tornado.
..Elkhorn/Bennington/Blair Area Tornado...
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 165 mph
Path Length /statute/: 32.31 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 1600 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 03:30 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 SE Yutan / Douglas County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.1999 / -96.3267
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 04:31 PM CDT
End Location: 2 S Modale / Harrison County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.59 / -96.01
Survey Summary:
The tornado developed about one quarter mile west of the West Q
Road and 255th St intersection in Western Douglas county where
trees were knocked down and a farmstead sustained outbuilding
damage. The tornado continued northeast crossing agricultural
fields and flipping numerous center pivots, eventually crossing
252nd Street. The tornado caused EF-2 damage as it approached
Highway 92, damaging numerous homes and striking an acreage
northwest of the Highway 92(West Center street) and Highway 275
Intersection where EF-2 damage was indicated. Several center
pivots along Highway 275 were overturned as the tornado continued
northeast crossing east of Highway 275 damaging several acreages,
homes, and outbuildings along Highway 275/240th Street where EF-2
damage was sustained.
Continuing its northeast path, the tornado crossed 234th Street
near Harney Street where it damaged a horse farm and an acreage as
well as a home along Dodge Street/Highway 6 before crossing Dodge
Street causing roof and outbuilding damage at the Junkstock Farm.
The tornado crossed the Elkhorn River, damaging trees and
flipping center pivots in acreage along Blondo Street just south
of the railroad tracks.
The tornado continued into the western part of Elkhorn
approximately one-half mile south southwest of the intersection of
West Maple Road and 216th Street. Several homes sustained high-
end EF-2 damage with homes losing large sections of their roofs
and one home being shifted off its foundation. The tornado moved
across Prospect Hills Cemetery damaging headstones, moving across
West Maple Avenue severely damaging a landscape business before
moving into the Ramblewood subdivision. Numerous homes in the
subdivision were left with only small interior rooms standing
sustaining EF-3 damage. The tornado continued northward across
damaging homes between 212th Street and Kestrel Parkway, again
leaving only interior rooms standing, with EF-3 damage sustained.
The tornado crossed Fort Street about one-third of a mile east of
216th Street, causing the collapse of new development homes, with
EF-3 damage being sustained.
It veered to the northeast across mainly rural areas of Douglas
County, between Fort Street and Military Road, becoming about one-
mile wide as it crossed Highway 31, snapping power poles and
large trees, producing EF-1 damage. The tornado narrowed to about
one-half mile wide and moved into residential development just
northwest of the intersection of 180th Street and Military Road,
where EF-1 damage due to loss of roofs, was sustained.
The tornado moved into Bennington’s Newport Landing neighborhood,
removing large sections of several homes roofs and collapsing
outside walls, sustaining EF-2 damage. The tornado moved across
Newport Landing Lake, crossing near the intersection of Highway 36
and 168th Street, snapping the tops off of numerous trees. It
then moved across agricultural land, damaging farm outbuildings
southeast of the intersection of 168th Street and Dutch Hall Road,
before crossing into Washington County.
The tornado damaged homes and farm outbuildings east of County
Road 29 and west of County Road 31 from Dutch Hall Road to County
Road 36, ranging in width from one-third to one-half mile wide.
The most significant damage was sustained to a home, machine shop
and horse barn, one-third of a mile southeast of the intersection
of County Road 40 and County Road 29, with high-end EF-3 damage
occurring. Trees were snapped and debarked, the house was moved
from its foundation, flat-bed and horse-trailers rolled or lofted,
and the machine shop and horse barns destroyed. At least one
horse was killed, and several others were injured.
The tornado crossed the intersection of County Road 36 and County
Road 31, producing EF-0 to EF-1 damage in the form of partial
roof and siding loss to farm buildings and manufactured homes,
plus snapping large tree limbs. As it approached State Highway
133, several homes and farm outbuildings sustained EF-2 damage due
to the loss of roofs or exterior walls.
Crossing Highway 133, the tornado was just less than one-half
mile wide, and moved into residential areas generally between
County Road 32 and US Highway 75. The most significant damage
occurred near the intersections of County Road P30 and County Road
33 with nearly the complete destruction of several homes, with
high-end EF-3 damage being sustained.
The tornado crossed US75 about 2 miles southeast of Blair moving
across the very southern portion of the Cargill plant. The tornado
weakened and narrowed, but snapped power poles and derailed
several empty rail container cars from the tracks, producing EF-1
damage.
The tornado then moved across the Missouri River crossing into
Iowa, crossing Highway 30 and Union Pacific Rail line about one-
mile east of the Iowa-Nebraska state line. Several trees were
snapped and broken, producing EF-0 damage. The tornado then moved
across bottom-land/agricultural areas, snapping or uprooting
several trees and tipping center pivots, producing EF-0 to EF-1
damage. The tornado dissipated approximately 2 miles southwest of
Modale, Iowa at 4:29 pm CT.
..Pacific Junction to Pony Creek Park (Mills County)...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph
Path Length /statute/: 2.70 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 80 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 04:52 PM CDT
Start Location: 1 NNW Pacific Junction / Mills County / IA
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tornadoes width. The tornado snapped several trees and a road sign
near the intersection of Highway 15 and 66. It continued nearly
due north from that location with very little damage along an
intermittent track, but it did overturn multiple center pivot
irrigation systems. While the funnel was often not fully
condensed, there was a rather persistent dust whirl below the base
of the funnel all the way north to near 29 Road just east of
Highway 15. Near the time of it s demise, a second brief tornado
developed just 1 mile to the east of this tornado.
..Butler County Tornado #2...
Rating: EF-Unknown (No Damage Indicators Hit)
Estimated Peak Wind: Unknown
Path Length /statute/: 0.72 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 30 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 03:06 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 WSW Brainard / Butler County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.1646 / -97.0716
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 03:07 PM CDT
End Location: 3 W Brainard / Butler County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 41.1739 / -97.0654
Survey Summary:
Trained spotters with video and photo confirmation reported a
tornado lasting approximately 1 minute over open fields.
..Platte County Tornado...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph
Path Length /statute/: 4.79 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 04:07 PM CDT
Start Location: 7 S Creston / Platte County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.6004 / -97.3551
End Date: 05/01/2024
End Time: 04:20 PM CDT
End Location: 3 SSE Creston / Platte County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 41.6681 / -97.3372
Survey Summary:
Trained spotters reported that the tornado initially touched down
just northwest of the intersection of 370th Street and 175th
Avenue. It tracked north northeast where it flipped a center
pivot irrigation system. The tornado was intermittent as it
tracked across 175th Avenue and toward Loseke Creek, becoming
more persistent again as it reached and crossed Loseke Creek. At
this point, it impacted a homestead where it snapped trees, blew
windows out of a home, and caused significant damage to a barn
roof. The tornado continued north where there was minor damage to
fencing and an electrical pole at a feedlot, and continued to
weaken and become intermittent to where the trained spotters
reported that the ground circulation ended, just southwest of
160th Avenue and 445th Street.
..Greenwood Area Tornado...
Rating: EF0
Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph
Path Length /statute/: 3.82 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 30 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 03:03 PM CDT
Start Location: 3 NNW Waverly / Lancaster County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 40.9596 / -96.5556
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 03:07 PM CDT
End Location: 3 NW Greenwood / Lancaster County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 40.9944 / -96.4991
Survey Summary:
A storm chaser with time and location stamps tracked a tornado
through mainly open fields along this track. A damage survey team
did find evidence of some minor tree damage at a few locations,
sufficient to rate this as an EF-0 tornado.
..Saunders County Tornado (Ashland/Memphis Area)...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 108 mph
Path Length /statute/: 3.83 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 03:12 PM CDT
Start Location: 5 SSW Memphis / Lancaster County / NE
Start Lat/Lon: 41.0301 / -96.4797
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 03:18 PM CDT
End Location: 2 SSE Memphis / Saunders County / NE
End Lat/Lon: 41.0663 / -96.4251
Survey Summary:
A storm chaser with time and location stamps tracked a tornado
through mainly open fields along this track. Storm damage survey
indicated locations with snapped tree trunks, as well as one
farmstead that was impacted. At that location, several trees were
snapped, a barn was badly damaged, and there was minor damage to
a home. The tornado was intermittent near the end of the track,
but had a persistent surface circulation and dust whirl, as well
as a partially to fully condensed funnel cloud for its entire
duration.
..Pisgah Area Tornado #1 (Harrison/Monona Counties)...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph
Path Length /statute/: 9.32 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 766 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 04:52 PM CDT
Start Location: 4 NNW Magnolia / Harrison County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.8802 / -95.884
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 05:09 PM CDT
End Location: 3 SSW Moorhead / Monona County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.7478 / -95.9148
Survey Summary:
..Pisgah Area Tornado #2 (Harrison County)...
Rating: EF0
Estimated Peak Wind: 0 mph
Path Length /statute/: 2.64 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 04:59 PM CDT
Start Location: 3 SE Pisgah / Harrison County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.8021 / -95.8899
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 05:04 PM CDT
End Location: 3 E Pisgah / Harrison County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.838 / -95.8729
Survey Summary:
Based on eyewitness observation of two simultaneous tornadoes
passing east and west of farmstead.
..Moorhead/Soldier Tornado (Monona County)...
Rating: EF0
Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph
Path Length /statute/: 1.48 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 05:17 PM CDT
Start Location: 2 NE Moorhead / Monona County /
Start Lat/Lon: 41.9611 / -95.8094
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 05:19 PM CDT
End Location: IA 2 SW Soldier / Monona County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 41.9447 / -95.8274
Survey Summary:
..Soldier Area Tornado (Monona County)...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 98 mph
Path Length /statute/: 3.29 miles
Path Width /maximum/:
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 04/26/2024
Start Time: 05:23 PM CDT
Start Location: 2 SW Soldier / Monona County / IA
Start Lat/Lon: 41.9711 / -95.8061
End Date: 04/26/2024
End Time: 05:30 PM CDT
End Location: 2 NNE Soldier / Monona County / IA
End Lat/Lon: 42.0067 / -95.7661
Survey Summary:
&&
EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:
EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph
NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.
$$
Office: LBF
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
913 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
...OBSERVED PRECIPITATION REPORTS OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...
Location Amount Time/Date Provider
Eddyville 11N 2.28 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Berwyn 6SSW 2.00 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Bartlett 8SSE 1.46 in 0705 AM 05/02 AWS
Burwell 1.39 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Callaway 1.38 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Ericson 7W 1.30 in 0840 AM 05/02 Public
Callaway 8WSW 1.26 in 0700 AM 05/02 COOP
Ericson 6WNW 1.25 in 0700 AM 05/02 COOP
Hayes Center 1.15 in 0700 AM 05/02 COOP
Gothenburg 11N 1.14 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Broken Bow 10NNE 1.09 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Broken Bow Airport 1.07 in 0653 AM 05/02 ASOS
Wellfleet 7NNE 1.04 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Wauneta 5E 0.99 in 0800 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Burwell 2SSW 0.98 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Inman 0.96 in 0701 AM 05/02 CWOP
Hayes Center 0.90 in 0800 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Merna 7WNW 0.88 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Eustis 2NW 0.87 in 0800 AM 05/02 COOP
Stockville 1N 0.83 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Callaway 7W 0.82 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Farnam 4SW 0.80 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Merna 0.75 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Wauneta 0.70 in 0600 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Curtis 1SW 0.70 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Taylor 6WSW 0.70 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Brady 6NNE 0.68 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Enders 1NNW 0.67 in 0800 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Maxwell 0.63 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Curtis 9S 0.60 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Chambers 0.58 in 0710 AM 05/02 CWOP
Gothenburg 24N 0.58 in 0800 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Merna 11W 0.55 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Cambridge 7N 0.53 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Rushville 0.53 in 0800 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Cambridge 6NNW 0.52 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Brewster 9SSE 0.46 in 0700 AM 05/02 CWOP
ONeill 1WNW 0.43 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Maywood 10S 0.43 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Anselmo 2WSW 0.40 in 0600 AM 05/02 COOP
Champion 6SSW 0.40 in 0800 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Champion 3SW 0.38 in 0800 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Imperial Airport 0.37 in 0653 AM 05/02 ASOS
Anselmo 9NW 0.37 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Champion 4SSE 0.37 in 0800 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
ONeill Airport 0.36 in 0655 AM 05/02 AWOS
Imperial 0.35 in 0700 AM 05/02 COOP
ONeill Airport 0.34 in 0755 AM 05/02 AWOS
Wallace 0.29 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
North Platte 5SSW 0.29 in 0709 AM 05/02 CWOP
North Platte Airport 0.28 in 0653 AM 05/02 ASOS
Gordon 7S 0.24 in 0800 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
North Platte 1ENE 0.22 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Gordon 13NW 0.22 in 0800 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
North Platte 2WNW 0.21 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
North Platte 1E 0.21 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Burton 0.20 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Mullen 21N 0.20 in 0700 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Elsie 0.20 in 0800 AM 05/02 COCORAHS
Valentine Airport 0.15 in 0652 AM 05/02 ASOS
Ainsworth Airport 0.13 in 0715 AM 05/02 AWOS
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
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