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2024 Iowa Tornadoes

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Radar loop of the tornado event. The top left image is base reflectivity (Z) and the top right image is storm-relative velocity (SRV). The bottom two images are correlation coefficient (CC) and spectrum width (SW). Low values of CC, combined with a SRV couplet or on a convergence zone, are a strong indicator of debris being lofted by a tornado. High values of SW can also denote the presence of a circulation.

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Information last updated on 01/29/2024

Above is a map of the tornadoes that occurred across Iowa in 2024. Mouse over each icon to view more information on that tornado, which will appear in the box to the right. A season summary and table of these tornadoes is provided below. Detailed KMZ files for many of the tracks can be downloaded and viewed in Google Earth by clicking on the appropriate icon in the table below. To download the full year map shown above, click the download button below.

Please note: Track lines and contours are often interpolated and may not encompass the full extent of the damage. Surveying procedures vary between NWS offices. Downloadable tracks may not be available for weak tornadoes that were not surveyed.

*EFU - EF Unknown rating. This is used in instances that a tornado does not impact damage indicators used to assigned an EF rating.

2024 Iowa Tornado Summary  

     

     The 2024 tornado season

    

 

 

2024 Iowa Tornado Listing
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# Date Time - Local
(CDT/CST)		 Counties Start Location EF Rating Path
Length		 Injuries/
Deaths		 KMZ File Survey
Office
1. 4/7/2024 3:50 - 3:52pm  Hamilton/Wright   EF1 0.57 mi 0/0   DMX
2. 4/16/2024 9:12 - 9:15am Taylor   EF0 2.63 mi 0/0   DMX
3. 4/16/2024 9:31 - 9:34am Adams   EF0 2.62 mi 0/0   DMX
4. 4/16/2024 9:58 - 9:59am Cass   EF1 0.87 mi 0/0   DMX
5. 4/16/2024 11:05 - 11:14am Dallas   EF0 7.07 mi 0/0   DMX
6. 4/16/2024 1:58 - 2:00pm Plymouth   EF1 1.32 mi 0/0   FSD
7. 4/16/2024 2:26 - 2:38pm Calhoun   EF1 6.14 mi 0/0   DMX
8. 4/16/2024 2:28 - 2:29pm Sioux   EF0 0.89 mi 0/0   FSD
9. 4/16/2024 2:57 - 2:58pm Calhoun   EFU 0.63 mi 0/0   DMX
10. 4/16/2024 2:59 - 3:00pm Sioux/Lyon   EF1 0.65 mi 0/0   FSD
11. 4/16/2024 3:02 - 3:15pm Buchanan   EF1 10.48 mi 0/0   DVN
12. 4/16/2024 3:11 - 3:15pm Pocahontas   EF0 2.05 mi 0/0   DMX
13. 4/16/2024 3:32 - 3:35pm Pocahontas   EFU 1.44 mi 0/0   DMX
14. 4/16/2024 3:41 - 3:43pm Pocahontas   EF0 0.64 mi 0/0   DMX
15. 4/16/2024 4:25 - 5:21pm Lee/Henry/Des Moines/Louisa   EF2 42.03 mi 0/0   DVN
16. 4/26/2024 3:30 - 4:31pm Douglas, NE/Washington, NE/Harrison 5.7 NNW Waterloo, NE EF3 31.89 mi 4/0   OAX
17. 4/26/2024 4:52 - 4:57pm Mills 0.9 NW Pacific Jct. EF1 2.70 mi 0/0   OAX
18. 4/26/2024 4:52 - 5:09pm Harrison/Monona 3.8 NNW Magnolia EF1 9.12 mi 0/0   OAX
19. 4/26/2024 4:54 - 5:28pm

Pottawattamie/Douglas, NE/

Pottawattamie/Harrison

 1.7 WSW Council Bluffs EF3 19.06 mi 0/0   OAX
20. 4/26/2024 4:59 - 5:04pm Harrison 2.9 SE Pisgah EF0 2.64 mi 0/0   OAX
21. 4/26/2024 5:08 - 5:28pm Pottawattamie 2.6 E Dumfries EF3 13.31 mi 0/0   OAX
22. 4/26/2024 5:17 - 5:19pm Monona 2.2 ENE Moorhead EF0 1.47 mi 0/0   OAX
23. 4/26/2024 5:23 - 5:30pm Monona 1.7 WSW Soldier EF1 3.29 mi 0/0   OAX
24. 4/26/2024 5:25 - 6:29pm Pottawattamie/Harrison/Shelby 3.2 ESE McClelland EF3 40.27 mi 3/1   OAX
25. 4/26/2024 5:40 - 5:43pm Harrison 0.7 S Hard Scratch EF1 1.84 mi 0/0   OAX
26. 4/26/2024 6:28 - 6:44pm Shelby/Crawford 5.1 ENE Defiance EF2 9.24 mi 0/0   OAX/DMX
27. 4/26/2024 6:49 - 7:10pm Shelby/Crawford 0.9 SE Defiance EF1 13.28 mi 0/0   OAX/DMX
28. 4/26/2024 6:52 - 7:10pm Adams/Union   EF2 9.79 mi 0/0   DMX
29. 4/26/2024 7:14 - 7:19pm Union   EF1 2.86 mi 0/0   DMX
30. 4/26/2024 7:19 - 7:45pm Union/Madison   EF2 13.91 mi 0/0   DMX
31. 4/26/2024 7:23 - 7:41pm Worth, MO/Ringgold   EF1 8.49 mi 0/0   EAX/DMX
32. 4/26/2024 7:36 - 7:56pm Ringgold   EF1 11.74 mi 0/0   DMX
33. 4/26/2024 7:38 - 7:54pm Union   EF1 9.67 mi 0/0   DMX
34. 4/26/2024 7:51 - 8:01pm Union   EF2 6.23 mi 0/0   DMX
35. 4/26/2024 7:51 - 8:08pm Ringgold   EF1 9.08 mi 0/0   DMX
36. 4/26/2024 7:57 - 7:58pm Madison   EFU 0.56 mi 0/0   DMX
37. 4/26/2024 8:16 - 8:18pm Madison   EFU 0.95 mi 0/0   DMX
38. 4/26/2024 8:19 - 8:36pm Ringgold   EF2 10.31 mi 0/0   DMX
39. 4/26/2024 8:20 - 8:28pm Madison/Dallas   EF0 3.66 mi 0/0   DMX
40. 4/26/2024 8:31 - 8:42pm Clarke   EF2 5.85 mi 0/0   DMX
41. 4/26/2024 8:50 - 9:02pm Polk   EF2 7.69 mi 0/0   DMX
42. 4/26/2024 9:42 - 9:50pm Jasper   EF1 4.13 mi 0/0   DMX
43. 4/26/2024 9:55 - 9:58pm Jasper   EFU 1.66 mi 0/0   DMX
44. 4/30/2024 7:12 - 7:16pm Wayne   EF0 3.06 mi 0/0   DMX
45. 5/6/2024 8:48 - 8:55pm Mills   EF1 5.66 mi 0/0   OAX
46. 5/6/2024 9:07 - 9:09pm Pottawattamie   EF1 1.53 mi 0/0   OAX
47. 5/6/2024 9:13 - 9:19pm Pottawattamie/Shelby   EF1 4.02 mi 0/0   OAX
48. 5/7/2024 12:38 - 12:46am Clarke   EF1 6.23 mi 0/0   DMX
49. 5/7/2024 12:53 - 12:56am Clarke   EF0 2.02 mi 0/0   DMX
50. 5/7/2024 1:12 - 1:16am Warren   EF0 2.86 mi 0/0   DMX
51 5/7/2024 1:35 - 1:36am Jasper   EF0 0.14 mi 0/0   DMX
52. 5/7/2024 1:37 - 1:43am Marion   EF0 4.72 mi 0/0   DMX
53. 5/9/2024 1:03 - 1:05pm Floyd   EF0 0.63 mi 0/0   ARX
54. 5/20/2024 8:18 - 8:20pm Shelby   EFU 0.42 mi 0/0   OAX
55. 5/21/2024 7:10 - 7:11am Montgomery   EF0 0.69 mi 0/0   OAX
56. 5/21/2024 7:32 - 7:36am Page   EF1 3.27 mi 0/0   OAX
57. 5/21/2024 2:30 - 2:35pm Buena Vista   EF1 1.64 mi 0/0   FSD
58. 5/21/2024 2:35 - 2:40pm Montgomery   EF1 2.95 mi 0/0   OAX
59. 5/21/2024 2:43 - 3:21pm Page/Montgomery/Adams   EF3 34.62 mi 0/0   OAX/DMX
60. 5/21/2024 2:57pm - 3:45pm Page/Taylor/Adams/Adair   EF4 43.03 mi 35/5   OAX/DMX
61. 5/21/2024 3:09 - 3:18pm Audubon   EF0 7.33 mi 0/0   DMX
62. 5/21/2024 3:18 - 3:36pm Adams/Union   EF1 12.84 mi 0/0   DMX
63. 5/21/2024 3:41 - 3:56pm Adair   EF2 11.87 mi 0/0   DMX
64. 5/21/2024 4:25 - 4:26pm Warren   EF0 1.04 mi 0/0   DMX
65. 5/21/2024 4:28 - 4:32pm Warren   EF0 2.01 mi 0/0   DMX
66. 5/21/2024 4:30 - 5:05pm Polk/Story   EF2 41.14 mi 4/0   DMX

 



* Red entries indicate that the information is still under review

 

 

Track lengths use polylines created in the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit when available, which may be longer than the official Storm Data track (derived from start and end points only).

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