Tornado Reports
Sort by Time Sort by Rating Sort by State Sort by County| Time | Rating | Radar | State | County | Location | Narrative |
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| 21:28Z | EF1 | KLNX | SD | Gregory | Dixon | A storm chaser documented the initial touchdown of a tornado a little over a mile to the northwest of Dixon, SD just north of 276th Street in an open field. The tornado traveled to the east-southeast for around 2 miles before it impacted the north side of a farmstead where it damaged the shelter belt and destroyed an older outbuilding. As it continued along the path, it crossed near the intersection of SD 47 and SD 44 where it downed power poles and twisted a couple of SDDOT truck shelters. The tornado then traveled over mainly open fields for another 2 to 3 miles before taking a slight turn more to the southeast. After around 5 more miles on a southeastward path, the tornado lifted in an area of more uneven terrain. The tornado was rated EF1 with an estimated maximum wind gust of 110 mph. The average path width was around 100 yards. |
| 22:04Z | EF0 | KLNX | SD | Gregory | Lucas | A storm chaser documented the initial touchdown of a tornado less than one mile northwest of Lucas, SD a bit southeast of the intersection of 283rd Street and 347th Avenue. The tornado then tracked southeast for around one mile, narrowly missing the town of Lucas but uprooting three large pine trees at 284th Street and 348th Avenue. After crossing the intersection, the tornado shredded the tree line just to the east of a hunting lodge. The tornado traveled across an open section before turning more southerly and again impacting a tree line at the mid-section line. The tornado crossed 349th Avenue and left a track in some mature corn before lifting just east of 349th Avenue. The tornado was rated EF0 with an estimated maximum wind gust of 85 mph. The average path width was 25 yards. |
| 22:38Z | EF2 | KLNX | SD | Gregory | Bonesteel | This was the third tornado documented by a storm chaser across Gregory County. This tornado touched down west of Whetstone Bay on the Missouri River, north of Whetstone Township Highway and to the west of County Road 57. After a very short distance, the tornado broke multiple power poles along County Road 57 as it traveled south-southeast. The tornado then traveled for 5 miles across unpopulated complex terrain with no road access, although its damage path was visible on Copernicus Sentinel data 2025. Coming out of the hills, the tornado hit a single family dwelling, with the collapse of all exterior walls among other major damage. Two nearby outbuildings were also destroyed. The tornado continued to the south-southeast for approximately 1.5 miles before it flipped a camper and destroyed an abandoned trailer on the north side of Bonesteel. The tornado lifted a few hundred yards north of Eldeen Avenue, missing the city-center of Bonesteel. The tornado was rated EF2 with an estimated maximum wind gust of 135 mph. The average path width was estimated at 125 yards. |
| 01:59Z | EF0 | KFSD | SD | Lincoln | Lennox Skie Arpt | Drone images confirmed what was observed on Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 with a narrow path of downed crops, which started around 8 miles east-southeast of Davis west of 486th Avenue around one-third of a mile south of 287th Street. The tornado raced southeast for a little less than 2 miles before it caused some minor tree damage on a farmstead along 469th Avenue north of 289th Street. The tornado continued southeast for another minute or so before lifting just west of 470th Avenue around one-quarter of a mile north of 290th Street. The tornado was rated EF0 with an estimated maximum wind gust of 85 mph. The average path width was 20 yards. |
| 02:29Z | EF1 | KFSD | IA | Lyon | Alvord | A tornado spun up approximately 1 mile east-northeast of Alvord just north of 210th Street and around one-half mile west of Fig Avenue. The tornado traveled southeast one-half mile to Fig Avenue where it destroyed a small shed and heavily damaged an abandoned farmstead, including a grove of old trees. A distinct convergent path was noted in the corn just north of the farmstead. One mile farther east-southeast, the tornado destroyed a barn along Fir Avenue. After traveling another one-half mile through fields, the tornado lifted east of Fir Avenue. The tornado was rated EF1 with an estimated maximum wind gust of 110 mph. The average path width was 100 yards. |
| 02:34Z | EFU | KFSD | IA | Lyon | Lakewood | A tornado track was identified in corn fields using drone images. Other than the narrow convergent path in the corn, there were no damage indicators to determine a rating. The average path width was 20 yards. |
| 04:50Z | EFU | KDMX | IA | Hancock | Crystal Lake | Satellite imagery revealed a track in agricultural fields. No damage indicators were impacted, resulting in the EF unknown rating. |
| 05:10Z | EF0 | KDMX | IA | Cerro Gordo | Clear Lake | Broadcast media shared drone imagery of a track developing just east of the I-35 and Highway 18 interchange. The tornado primarily tracked through cropland, but did result in tree damage early in the track for an EF0 rating. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).