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Iowa tornadoes: Count climbs to 24 tornadoes during Friday's storm

Tornadic winds were as strong as 165 mph in western Iowa.
Trey Fulbright
Zane Satre
Meteorologist
Iowa tornadoes: Count climbs to 24 tornadoes during Friday's storm

Tornadic winds were as strong as 165 mph in western Iowa.

STORMS. WHEN ARE WE LEARNING ABOUT THE INTENSITY OF THOSE TORNADOES? RIGHT? YEAH. THE WEATHER SERVICE UPDATED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TORNADOES FROM LAST FRIDAY HERE EARLIER TODAY. STATEWIDE, NOW 24 TOTAL TORNADOES. EF THREE WAS THE STRONGEST. FOUR OF THOSE TOTAL. MOST OF THOSE OUT IN WESTERN IOWA 70 F2 EIGHT EF ONES, ONE EF ZERO AND FOUR. THAT WERE UNRATED JUST BECAUSE THERE WASN鈥橳 ACTUALLY ANY DAMAGE OR ENOUGH DAMAGE TO ACTUALLY MEASURE OR TO ESTIMATE ANY KIND OF WIND SPEEDS. A LOT OF THOSE, AS OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, CONCENTRATED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA, AS FAR EAST AS JASPER COUNTY, AROUND THE LITTLE TOWN OF RIESNER, FAR SOUTHWEST AS RINGGOLD COUNTY, RIGHT AROUND THE TOWN OF REDDING. THE REAL POWERFUL ONES, THOUGH, AS WE TALKED ABOUT OUT IN WESTERN IOWA, 40 MILE LONG PATH WAS THAT STORM THAT AFFECTED MIND
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Iowa tornadoes: Count climbs to 24 tornadoes during Friday's storm

Tornadic winds were as strong as 165 mph in western Iowa.
Trey Fulbright
Zane Satre
Meteorologist
The National Weather Service has now confirmed 24 tornadoes in Iowa on April 26, 2024.The weather service says 16 of those were in central or southern Iowa, with eight others in far western Iowa. Strongest tornadoes rated EF-3Four tornadoes in western Iowa were rated EF-3, with peak wind speeds between 136-165 mph.The tornado that ravaged part of Elkhorn, Nebraska before crossing the Missouri River into Harrison County, was on the ground for more than 31 miles and reached peak wind speeds of 165 mph. At its widest, this tornado was 1,600 yards wide, according to the weather service, or nearly one mile.Another that developed near McClelland in Pottawattamie County was on the ground for nearly 41 miles, to the Defiance and Harlan area of Shelby County, reaching peak wind speeds of 160 mph. This tornado ripped through Minden, killing one person and destroying upwards of 50 homes.Other EF-3s included:One on the ground for about 16 miles from the Eppley Airfield area in eastern Nebraska to Crescent Iowa. It reached peak wind speeds of 152 mph. And another on the ground for more than 13 miles in southern Pottawattamie County, reaching peak wind speeds of 145 mph.Tornadoes rated EF-2 or EF-1Six tornadoes in central Iowa were rated EF-2, with peak wind speeds between 125-135 mph. EF-2s hit Pleasant Hill, Creston, Osceola, Tingley, and rural areas of Union County near Afton and Lorimor. In western Iowa, an EF-2 touched down outside Manilla in Crawford County.Eight tornadoes were rated EF-1. These included three in Ringgold County previously surveyed as one tornado. The first tracked just east of Redding, with the second and third near Mount Ayr and Beaconsfield. Two more EF-1s touched down just northeast and southeast of Creston. The final EF-1 in central Iowa was just outside of Monroe.Out in western Iowa, EF-1s hit Mills and Crawford counties.WATCH: Timeline of April 26, 2024, tornadoesThe lone EF-0 tornado carved a short damage path just southwest of the Des Moines metro between Cumming and Booneville.Three unrated tornadoes were also surveyed in central Iowa. The National Weather Service determined brief touchdowns occurred near East Peru and Patterson in Madison County, and near Reasnor in Jasper County.Tornadoes receive an EF-U rating when there isn't enough damage to estimate a wind speed.
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The National Weather Service has now confirmed 24 tornadoes in Iowa on April 26, 2024.

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The weather service says 16 of those were in central or southern Iowa, with eight others in far western Iowa.

Strongest tornadoes rated EF-3

Four tornadoes in western Iowa were rated EF-3, with peak wind speeds between 136-165 mph.

The tornado that ravaged part of Elkhorn, Nebraska before crossing the Missouri River into Harrison County, was on the ground for more than 31 miles and reached peak wind speeds of 165 mph. At its widest, this tornado was 1,600 yards wide, according to the weather service, or nearly one mile.

Another that developed near McClelland in Pottawattamie County was on the ground for nearly 41 miles, to the Defiance and Harlan area of Shelby County, reaching peak wind speeds of 160 mph. This tornado ripped through Minden, killing one person and destroying upwards of 50 homes.

Other EF-3s included:

  • One on the ground for about 16 miles from the Eppley Airfield area in eastern Nebraska to Crescent Iowa. It reached peak wind speeds of 152 mph.
  • And another on the ground for more than 13 miles in southern Pottawattamie County, reaching peak wind speeds of 145 mph.

Tornadoes rated EF-2 or EF-1

Six tornadoes in central Iowa were rated EF-2, with peak wind speeds between 125-135 mph. EF-2s hit Pleasant Hill, Creston, Osceola, Tingley, and rural areas of Union County near Afton and Lorimor.

In western Iowa, an EF-2 touched down outside Manilla in Crawford County.

Eight tornadoes were rated EF-1. These included three in Ringgold County previously surveyed as one tornado. The first tracked just east of Redding, with the second and third near Mount Ayr and Beaconsfield.

Two more EF-1s touched down just northeast and southeast of Creston. The final EF-1 in central Iowa was just outside of Monroe.

Out in western Iowa, EF-1s hit Mills and Crawford counties.

WATCH: Timeline of April 26, 2024, tornadoes

The lone EF-0 tornado carved a short damage path just southwest of the Des Moines metro between Cumming and Booneville.

Three unrated tornadoes were also surveyed in central Iowa. The National Weather Service determined brief touchdowns occurred near East Peru and Patterson in Madison County, and near Reasnor in Jasper County.

Tornadoes receive an EF-U rating when there isn't enough damage to estimate a wind speed.