Tornado Reports
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| 23:55Z | EF3 | KOAX | NE | Douglas | Flightland Arpt | At approximately 5:55 PM CST on Thursday, April 17, a tornado developed near Highway 133, and appeared to produce first damage by snapping limbs in an area of trees. The tornado moved to the east, impacting trees, homes, and destroying a garage near 108th Street. It damaged trees along Little Papillion Creek and then impacted a home and large garage near 84th Street, south of Dutch Hall Road. This was the point along the tornado track where the most intense damage was observed, as a well-built all-brick home was destroyed with only some walls still standing. Tree damage near the site, as well as the destruction of a large, well-built garage, supported the estimate of high-end EF-2 to low-end EF-3 damage at this location. The tornado proceeded to destroy another large shed, and remove the roof from a brick home a half mile to the east. It then destroyed a very large garage-type building in-between two homes at 78th Street south of Dutch Hall Road. The tornado passed directly between the homes, causing extensive tree damage, lifting and moving a full-size pickup truck approximately 30 yards, and throwing large trees nearly a quarter of a mile downstream. The tornado weakened slightly but damaged several outbuildings and trees near 72nd Street. The peak width of the tornado during this segment of its track was measured at 170 yards with a length of 3.88 miles. The maximum wind speed during this segment of its track was estimated at 140 mph, 0 fatalities and 0 injuries. |
| 00:04Z | EF2 | KOAX | NE | Washington | Nashville | This is a continuation of the Douglas County segment of this EF-3 tornado. At the start of this segment, the tornado began to move more northeasterly, snapping several trees and flipping recreational vehicles at Nashville, NE. It directly impacted another home, destroying two outbuildings and causing tree damage near Country Road P38, supporting the estimate of EF-2 damage. The tornado impacted one more home and destroyed another outbuilding near Country Road P51 before dissipating in an open field at approximately 6:15 PM CST. The peak width of the tornado during this segment of its track was measured at 170 yards with a length of 4.24 miles. The maximum wind speed during this segment of its track was estimated at 120 mph, 0 fatalities and 0 injuries. |
| 00:14Z | EF0 | KOAX | NE | Cass | Alvo | At approximately 6:14 PM CST on Thursday April 17, video evidence supports the development of a tornado near 250th St and Alvo Road. Little to no damage was reported, even to trees, as it passed through multiple wooded areas. The tornado appeared to have a maximum width of less than 50 yards with a length of 0.84 miles. The maximum wind speed during this segment of its track was estimated at 60 mph, 0 fatalities and 0 injuries. |
| 00:20Z | EFU | KOAX | NE | Cass | Alvo | At approximately 6:20 PM CST on Thursday, April 17, video evidence supports the development of a tornado near 286th St and McKelvie Road that lasted for approximately 2 minutes. No damage was reported as it passed through open fields, supporting an EF-U rating. |
| 00:36Z | EF0 | KOAX | NE | Cass | Manley | At approximately 6:36 PM CST on Thursday April 17, a intermittent tornado developed southwest of Manley, NE based on video evidence. Intermittent tornado circulation passed through mainly open fields, but also through some areas of trees with little to no damage, supporting an EF-1 rating. The maximum wind speed during this track was estimated at 50 mph, 0 fatalities and 0 injuries. |
| 01:13Z | EF0 | KOAX | IA | Fremont | Thurman | Approximately 7:13 PM CST on Thursday, April 17, 2025, a tornado formed 3 miles southwest of Tabor, IA. The tornado stirred up copious amounts of dust and dirt from recently plowed agricultural field. The tornado moved southeast across mainly agricultural fields until cross U.S. 275, producing EF-0 damage to roofs and farm outbuildings just south of 130th Street, reaching a width of about 1/4 mile. Based on video, the tornado weakened briefly east of U.S. 275 until it crossed 280th Avenue, where it again reached a width of about 1/4 mile and strengthened again before crossing 290th Avenue, producing EF-0 damage to trees and flipping irrigation pivots. The tornado continued until about the intersection of 300th Avenue and 140th Street where it dissipated at approximately 7:28 PM CST. The maximum wind speed during this track was estimated at 85 mph, 0 fatalities and 0 injuries. |
| 01:32Z | EF1 | KOAX | IA | Fremont | Randolph | At approximately 7:32 PM CST on Thursday, April 17, a tornado formed southeast of Randolph, IA. The first sign of damage was snapped tree limbs near Lake Shawtee. As the tornado progressed eastward, continued tree damage was observed along with the damage of small outdoor farm buildings and house roofs. A concentrated area of the most extensive damage was observed south of Imogene, IA. In this area, damage included snapped wooden power poles, minor damage to homes, and the continued damage of outdoor buildings and trees. The width of damage also reached its peak, approximately 1971.2 yards in this area. The maximum wind speed during this segment of the track was estimated at 110 mph, classifying it as an EF1, 0 fatalities and 0 injuries. |
| 01:48Z | EF1 | KOAX | IA | Page | Essex Arpt | This is a continuation of the Fremont County segment of this EF-1 tornado. The tornado tracked just north of Essex, IA, with more wooden power poles snapped and farm outdoor building damage. After sliding north of Essex, IA, the tornado tracked northeast towards Nyman, IA. Similar damage, including trees, outdoor buildings, and wooden power poles were observed along this stretch. The tornado lifted just east at Nyman, IA at approximately 8:08 PM CST. The maximum wind speed during this segment of the track was estimated at 110 mph, classifying it as an EF1. The tornado had a maximum width of 1219 yards, 0 fatalities and 0 injuries. |
| 03:21Z | EF1 | KDMX | IA | Union | Kent | The tornado developed in southwest Union county and tracked through rural portions of the county. Four properties reported damage, ranging from damage to outbuildings to shingle damage to a home. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).