Tornado Outbreak of April 26, 2024 (2024)

Tornadoes

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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Wind & Hail:

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Storm Reports

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..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON.....DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS..0130 PM Hail 6 S Western 40.31N 97.18W04/26/2024 M1.00 Inch Jefferson NE Public 0143 PM Funnel Cloud Friend 40.65N 97.29W04/26/2024 Saline NE Fire Dept/Rescue 0205 PM Funnel Cloud 4 NNE Wilber 40.54N 96.94W04/26/2024 Saline NE Law Enforcement 0205 PM Funnel Cloud 1 NW Wilber 40.49N 96.97W04/26/2024 Saline NE County Official Dispatch called over NAWAS reporting a funnel cloud 15 miles west of Cortland, or 2 miles northwest of Wilber. 0215 PM Hail 6 WSW Cedar Rapids 41.54N 98.26W04/26/2024 M1.75 Inch Boone NE Public 0215 PM Hail 6 W Cedar Rapids 41.54N 98.26W04/26/2024 E1.75 Inch Boone NE Public Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). 0224 PM Hail Denton 40.74N 96.85W04/26/2024 M1.00 Inch Lancaster NE Public Report of hail ranging from half an inch to an inch in Denton, NE. 0227 PM Hail 1 SE Denton 40.73N 96.84W04/26/2024 M1.00 Inch Lancaster NE Amateur Radio ground covered with hail. 0235 PM Hail Ulysses 41.08N 97.20W04/26/2024 E1.75 Inch Butler NE Emergency Mngr Butler County Emergency Manager reported golf ball sized hail in downtown Ulysses. 0241 PM Hail 4 NW Lincoln 40.86N 96.74W04/26/2024 E1.50 Inch Lancaster NE Public 0242 PM Funnel Cloud 1 WSW Lincoln 40.81N 96.71W04/26/2024 Lancaster NE Trained Spotter Over downtown Lincoln. 0243 PM Tornado 5 NW Lincoln 40.88N 96.75W04/26/2024 Lancaster NE Emergency Mngr Brief tornado touchdown near the Kawasaki Plant. 0248 PM Hail 5 NW Lincoln 40.87N 96.74W04/26/2024 E1.75 Inch Lancaster NE Public Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). 0248 PM Hail 5 NNW Lincoln 40.87N 96.73W04/26/2024 M1.75 Inch Lancaster NE Public 0249 PM Hail 6 SE Malcolm 40.85N 96.79W04/26/2024 E1.25 Inch Lancaster NE Public 0250 PM Tornado 5 NNE Lincoln 40.87N 96.64W04/26/2024 Lancaster NE Trained Spotter 0251 PM Tornado 4 SW Waverly 40.88N 96.59W04/26/2024 Lancaster NE Emergency Mngr Building collapse. 0253 PM Tornado 1 NW Waverly 40.93N 96.55W04/26/2024 Lancaster NE 911 Call Center House damaged. 0254 PM Hail 3 E Davey 40.99N 96.60W04/26/2024 M2.50 Inch Lancaster NE Public delayed report time estimated by radar. 0254 PM Tornado 5 W Dwight 41.08N 97.11W04/26/2024 Butler NE Trained Spotter Relayed from emergency management. 0255 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NE Waverly 40.92N 96.52W04/26/2024 Lancaster NE Emergency Mngr Numerous reports of damage near Waverly, including trains blown off tracks, semis overturned. 0255 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 SW Waverly 40.88N 96.59W04/26/2024 Lancaster NE Emergency Mngr Building collapsed with people inside. Potential gas leak. 0257 PM Tornado 4 SW Waverly 40.89N 96.59W04/26/2024 Lancaster NE Emergency Mngr Train derailment Hwy 6. Additional train derailment Hwy 6 and I-480. Semi-rolled over. 0259 PM Tornado 2 WNW Waverly 40.93N 96.57W04/26/2024 Lancaster NE Emergency Mngr 0300 PM Tornado 4 SSE Garrison 41.13N 97.13W04/26/2024 Butler NE Public Social media photo of confirmed tornado 9 miles south of David City, Nebraska. 0301 PM Funnel Cloud 3 WSW Brainard 41.16N 97.06W04/26/2024 Butler NE Emergency Mngr Two seminars flipped over Hwy 15. 0305 PM Tornado 4 WNW Brainard 41.21N 97.06W04/26/2024 Butler NE Emergency Mngr 0306 PM Tornado 2 WNW Saint Edward 41.58N 97.89W04/26/2024 Boone NE Broadcast Media Small rope tornado. 0307 PM Tornado 3 WSW Brainard 41.17N 97.06W04/26/2024 Butler NE Trained Spotter Trained spotter reported a tornado just southwest of Brainard, Nebraska. Tornado has since lifted but there are two additional funnel clouds currently. 0315 PM Tornado 4 NNW Greenwood 41.01N 96.48W04/26/2024 Lancaster NE 911 Call Center EM relayed report from 911 call center of confirmed tornado to the west of Ashland, Nebraska. 0325 PM Tornado 5 SE Yutan 41.19N 96.34W04/26/2024 Saunders NE Law Enforcement 0329 PM Tornado 5 S Lindsay 41.63N 97.69W04/26/2024 Platte NE Emergency Mngr Emergency manager reported a tornado on the ground 4 to 5 miles south of Lindsay. 0330 PM Tornado 5 ESE Yutan 41.20N 96.31W04/26/2024 Douglas NE Park/Forest Srvc 0333 PM Hail 1 WNW Valley 41.32N 96.37W04/26/2024 M1.00 Inch Douglas NE Official NWS Obs 0336 PM Tornado 5 ESE Yutan 41.22N 96.31W04/26/2024 Douglas NE Law Enforcement 0337 PM Tornado 2 S Waterloo 41.26N 96.28W04/26/2024 Douglas NE 911 Call Center Vehicle and building damage. 0339 PM Tornado 1 N Elkhorn 41.29N 96.23W04/26/2024 Douglas NE Trained Spotter House with severe roof damage. 0340 PM Tornado 4 SSW Waterloo 41.23N 96.30W04/26/2024 Douglas NE Law Enforcement 240th and Dodge. 0345 PM Tornado 1 NW Elkhorn 41.29N 96.26W04/26/2024 Douglas NE Amateur Radio Very large tornado moving into western Elkhorn. 0347 PM Tornado 1 NNW Elkhorn 41.29N 96.24W04/26/2024 Douglas NE Trained Spotter Very large tornado moving through western Elkhorn. 0347 PM Tornado 5 W Newman Grove 41.75N 97.87W04/26/2024 Boone NE Emergency Mngr Emergency Manager reported confirmed large tornado 4 to 5 miles west of Newman Grove. 0349 PM Tornado 3 N Elkhorn 41.32N 96.23W04/26/2024 Douglas NE Law Enforcement Very large tornado near 204th and Ida. 0350 PM Tornado 4 W Newman Grove 41.75N 97.86W04/26/2024 Boone NE Emergency Mngr Tornado moving east. 0352 PM Tornado 3 N Elkhorn 41.32N 96.23W04/26/2024 Douglas NE Public Very large tornado near Flanagan Lake. 0355 PM Tornado 2 WSW Bennington 41.35N 96.20W04/26/2024 Douglas NE Amateur Radio Major structural damage to at least 10 homes. 0359 PM Tornado 2 NNW Bennington 41.39N 96.17W04/26/2024 Douglas NE Emergency Mngr 0400 PM Tornado 2 WSW Bennington 41.36N 96.18W04/26/2024 Douglas NE Public Multiple homes destroyed. 0405 PM Tornado 2 SE Kennard 41.46N 96.18W04/26/2024 Washington NE Emergency Mngr Homes damaged. 0408 PM Hail Blair 41.55N 96.14W04/26/2024 M1.25 Inch Washington NE Public 0408 PM Tornado 4 E Kennard 41.47N 96.13W04/26/2024 Washington NE Law Enforcement Destroyed homes. 0410 PM Tornado 4 SSE Blair 41.49N 96.11W04/26/2024 Washington NE Emergency Mngr 0412 PM Hail Blair 41.55N 96.14W04/26/2024 E1.75 Inch Washington NE Public Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). 0416 PM Tornado 1 SSE Creston 41.70N 97.36W04/26/2024 Platte NE Public Tornado on the ground south on 18th ave. 0418 PM Tornado 4 SE Blair 41.51N 96.07W04/26/2024 Washington NE Trained Spotter 0420 PM Tornado 5 SSW Modale 41.55N 96.04W04/26/2024 Harrison IA Trained Spotter 0423 PM Tornado 2 SE Creston 41.69N 97.33W04/26/2024 Platte NE Emergency Mngr Multiple vortex tornado. 0425 PM Hail 1 WNW Valley 41.32N 96.37W04/26/2024 M1.00 Inch Douglas NE Official NWS Obs 0426 PM Hail 5 W Washington 41.40N 96.30W04/26/2024 E1.00 Inch Washington NE Public Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). 0430 PM Hail 2 WSW La Vista 41.18N 96.07W04/26/2024 E1.00 Inch Sarpy NE Public 0432 PM Funnel Cloud 8 E Du Bois 40.02N 95.89W04/26/2024 Richardson NE NWS Employee Relay from NWS TOP. 0435 PM Tornado Modale 41.62N 96.01W04/26/2024 Harrison IA Trained Spotter Tornado near Modale looks like it roped out. 0440 PM Hail 2 SSW Papillion 41.13N 96.06W04/26/2024 M1.00 Inch Sarpy NE Trained Spotter 0440 PM Hail 1 WNW Ralston 41.21N 96.05W04/26/2024 M1.00 Inch Douglas NE Public 0442 PM Hail 3 NE Cedar Creek 41.09N 96.07W04/26/2024 E1.75 Inch Sarpy NE Public Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). 0443 PM Hail 2 W Papillion 41.15N 96.08W04/26/2024 E1.75 Inch Sarpy NE Public Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). 0445 PM Hail Papillion 41.15N 96.04W04/26/2024 M2.00 Inch Sarpy NE Public 0446 PM Hail 3 W Blair 41.55N 96.19W04/26/2024 E1.00 Inch Washington NE Public Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). 0447 PM Hail 1 SW Papillion 41.14N 96.06W04/26/2024 E1.50 Inch Sarpy NE Public 0455 PM Hail 1 NW Carter Lake 41.30N 95.94W04/26/2024 E1.75 Inch Douglas NE Public 0455 PM Hail 5 NE Omaha 41.30N 95.93W04/26/2024 M1.75 Inch Douglas NE Public 0455 PM Hail Carter Lake 41.29N 95.91W04/26/2024 E1.75 Inch Pottawattamie IA Emergency Mngr 0455 PM Hail 1 NNE Omaha 41.28N 96.00W04/26/2024 E1.00 Inch Douglas NE Public 0456 PM Hail 1 ENE Papillion 41.16N 96.02W04/26/2024 E1.00 Inch Sarpy NE Emergency Mngr 0456 PM Tornado 4 E Omaha 41.27N 95.93W04/26/2024 Douglas NE NWS Employee 0457 PM Tornado 2 NNW Pacific Junction 41.04N 95.82W04/26/2024 Mills IA Trained Spotter 0501 PM Tornado 3 ENE Carter Lake 41.30N 95.87W04/26/2024 Pottawattamie IA Emergency Mngr 0502 PM Hail Nemaha 40.34N 95.67W04/26/2024 E2.75 Inch Nemaha NE Emergency Mngr 0505 PM Tornado 3 NNE Pisgah 41.87N 95.91W04/26/2024 Monona IA Storm Chaser 0507 PM Tornado 1 S Crescent 41.36N 95.86W04/26/2024 Pottawattamie IA Emergency Mngr 0509 PM Tornado 7 SE Council Bluffs 41.17N 95.75W04/26/2024 Pottawattamie IA Trained Spotter 0513 PM Tornado 6 W Treynor 41.23N 95.73W04/26/2024 Pottawattamie IA Storm Chaser 0514 PM Tornado 6 WSW Treynor 41.19N 95.70W04/26/2024 Pottawattamie IA Emergency Mngr 0518 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NNE Falls City 40.08N 95.59W04/26/2024 M58 MPH Richardson NE ASOS 0520 PM Tornado 3 SE Norfolk 42.00N 97.37W04/26/2024 Stanton NE Emergency Mngr Possible tornado. 0520 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 SE Norfolk 42.00N 97.36W04/26/2024 Stanton NE Emergency Mngr delayed report Roof taken off athletic training center. 0520 PM Tornado 7 WNW Neola 41.48N 95.75W04/26/2024 Pottawattamie IA Trained Spotter 0528 PM Tornado 3 SE Underwood 41.36N 95.65W04/26/2024 Pottawattamie IA Emergency Mngr 0533 PM Tornado 2 SE Underwood 41.37N 95.65W04/26/2024 Pottawattamie IA Emergency Mngr 0540 PM Tornado 3 ESE Neola 41.43N 95.57W04/26/2024 Pottawattamie IA Storm Chaser 0541 PM Tornado Minden 41.47N 95.54W04/26/2024 Pottawattamie IA Emergency Mngr Very large tornado. 0541 PM Tornado 4 ESE Logan 41.62N 95.73W04/26/2024 Harrison IA Storm Chaser 0545 PM Tornado 1 NE Minden 41.48N 95.52W04/26/2024 Pottawattamie IA Storm Chaser Large tornado destroying homes. 0547 PM Tornado 2 ENE Minden 41.48N 95.50W04/26/2024 Pottawattamie IA Emergency Mngr Very large multi vortex tornado. At least 1/3 mile wide. 0549 PM Tornado 1 W Shelby 41.51N 95.48W04/26/2024 Shelby IA Law Enforcement Multiple houses damaged. 0550 PM Tornado 1 WSW Shelby 41.50N 95.48W04/26/2024 Pottawattamie IA Storm Chaser Very large tornado crossing Interstate 80. 0557 PM Tornado 3 S Tennant 41.56N 95.45W04/26/2024 Shelby IA Law Enforcement Multiple destroyed outbuildings and a home that lost a roof. Time estimated from radar. 0559 PM Tornado Tennant 41.59N 95.44W04/26/2024 Shelby IA Broadcast Media 0605 PM Tornado 2 W Harlan 41.65N 95.37W04/26/2024 Shelby IA Public Significant damage between Portsmith and Harlan. Destroyed home, cars flipped. 0605 PM Tornado 3 W Harlan 41.65N 95.38W04/26/2024 Shelby IA Storm Chaser Multi vortex tornado. 0606 PM Tornado 2 W Harlan 41.65N 95.37W04/26/2024 Shelby IA Trained Spotter Home destroyed. 0608 PM Hail 1 SE Clarinda 40.72N 95.02W04/26/2024 M1.00 Inch Page IA CO-OP Observer 0617 PM Tornado 2 E Westphalia 41.72N 95.35W04/26/2024 Shelby IA Storm Chaser &&$$

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Environment

A vigorous low pressure system moving through Nebraska brought the necessary ingredients together for a severe weather outbreak across the region. In the mid levels of the atmosphere (15,000-20,000 ft above the ground), strong winds and cold temperatures overspread a warm, moist air mass streaming north from the Gulf of Mexico to create the necessary instability and vertical wind shear for severe thunderstorm development. The supercells that produced the tornadoes across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa developed along a Pacific front that extended south from an area of low pressure that moved from central into northeast Nebraska during the day.


Figure 1: 500-mb map at 7 PM on April 26th	Figure 2: 850-mb map at 7 PM on April 26th	Figure 3: Surfacemap at 7 PM on April 26th

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Figure 4: 0-h Forecast from the 21z HRRR for Omaha Eppley Field	Figure 5: Caption	Figure 6: Caption

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Tornado Outbreak of April 26, 2024 (2024)

FAQs

How big was the tornado in Oklahoma in 2024? ›

The path of an EF-4 tornado that happened in Oklahoma on April 27, 2024, is seen highlighted in dark red. According to a tweet by the NWS office in Norman, this marks Oklahoma's first EF-4 tornado since a twister near Katie, Oklahoma, on May 9, 2016.

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Where is Tornado Alley in 2024? ›

Only three whole states are part of tornado alley: Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. Parts of Louisiana, Iowa, Nebraska, eastern Colorado and the northern part of Texas are considered part of the alley.

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How many were killed in the Oklahoma tornado outbreak? ›

At least four people were killed and more than 100 others were injured in Oklahoma during a tornado outbreak there on Saturday. Two deaths were reported in the community of Holdenville, including an infant. A GoFundMe has since been set up to benefit the family that is now grieving the loss of their child.

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When was the last EF5 tornado? ›

Damage that qualifies for an EF5 rating — which was last applied to a tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20, 2013 — implies surface winds of at least 200 mph.

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When was the last F5 tornado in Oklahoma? ›

As of 2024, the 2013 Moore tornado is the most recent tornado to be rated EF5.

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What year was the biggest tornado? ›

This article lists various tornado records. The most "extreme" tornado in recorded history was the Tri-State tornado, which spread through parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925.

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What 7 states are in Tornado Alley? ›

Tornado alley is typically identified as including parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and Ohio. These states, along with the state of Florida, are some of the parts of the US that are most prone to tornadoes, but tornadoes have been recorded in all 50 states.

Was Norman OK hit by a tornado? ›

The weather service confirmed 22 tornadoes in the Norman area. Tornadoes of at least EF-3 strength slammed into Sulphur and Marietta on Saturday night, according to the weather service. An EF-3 rating indicates wind speeds of 136 mph or more. An aerial image taken from a plane shows Elkhorn, Nebraska, on July 22, 2023.

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What year was the biggest tornado in Oklahoma? ›

The two deadliest tornadoes to strike Oklahoma occurred on April 9, 1947, at Woodward and on May 10, 1905, at Snyder in present southwestern Oklahoma. More than one hundred were killed by each storm. Ironically, the warning system in 1947 had hardly improved since the 1890s.

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What is a F12 tornado? ›

The original Fujita Scale actually goes up to F12. An F12 tornado would have winds of about 740 MPH, the speed of sound. Roughly 3/4 of all tornadoes are EF0 or EF1 tornadoes and have winds that are less than 100 MPH.

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Is an F6 tornado possible? ›

In total, two tornadoes received the rating of F6, but both were later downgraded to F5. Based on aerial photographs of the damage it caused, Fujita assigned the strongest tornado of the 1974 Super Outbreak, which affected Xenia, Ohio, a preliminary rating of F6 intensity ± 1 scale.

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What is a F6 tornado? ›

F6. Inconceivable tornado. 319-379 mph. These winds are very unlikely. The small area of damage they might produce would probably not be recognizable along with the mess produced by F4 and F5 wind that would surround the F6 winds.

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How many tornadoes has Oklahoma had in 2024? ›

Tornadoes by Intensity
EFU	EF0	Total
0	1	7

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What was the biggest tornado to hit Oklahoma? ›

May 3, 1999, Plains Outbreak: First F5 on record to hit Oklahoma City metro; F4 strikes southern side of Wichita, Kansas. April 1974 Super Outbreak: 30 violent tornadoes, including six rated F5. April 1965 Palm Sunday Outbreak: 22 violent tornadoes.

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