Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF3 tornado, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, April 26, 2024

RatingEF3
Deaths1
Injuries3
Length40.27 mi
Width1,900 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.32, -95.62) to the end point (41.86, -95.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 26, 2024, 4:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF3
States
Iowa
Counties
Pottawattamie County, Harrison County, Shelby County
Near the path
Minden, Defiance, Westphalia (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
40.27 miles long, up to 1,900 yards wide
Casualties
1 deaths, 3 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on April 26, 2024

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 26, 2024EF4Nebraska, Iowa31.89 mi1,900 yd04
Apr 26, 2024EF3Nebraska9.31 mi600 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF3Nebraska5.25 mi700 yd03
Apr 26, 2024EF3Iowa, Nebraska19.06 mi550 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF3Iowa13.31 mi900 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF2Texas5.68 mi165 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF2Nebraska9.2 mi880 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF2Nebraska26.71 mi500 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF2Kansas8.47 mi300 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF2Kansas6.71 mi100 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF2Iowa9.26 mi200 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF2Iowa9.71 mi350 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF2Iowa13.86 mi150 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF2Iowa6.65 mi130 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF2Iowa10.2 mi100 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.