The tornado outbreak of April 26, 2024

78 tornadoesIowa, Nebraska, Texas and 3 more states

78 tornadoes touched down across 6 states between 4:49 AM and 9:55 PM CDT, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed. The 16th-most tornadoes of any day since 1950.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · April 26, 2024

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times

Tornadoes—of 78 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day’s milestones

Tornado pathsWider and brighter with the rating; EF3 and stronger glow

On the groundEach grows from its logged touchdown time

Counties crossedLit as a tornado reaches them, brighter for EF3 or stronger

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database (touchdown times, ratings, start and end points) and Storm Events Database (segment paths and times for the notable tornadoes that have record pages). SPC logs the touchdown time only; other paths are drawn at a typical forward speed of 35 mph. Times are Central Daylight Time.

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 78; 16th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
EF3 or stronger: 6; 1 rated EF4 or EF5
Killed: 1; Along all the paths
Injured: 12; Along all the paths
Path miles: 433; All the paths end to end
First and last: 4:49 AM to 9:55 PM; Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown. One has a record page, linked from the rating.

Tornadoes of April 26, 2024

4:49 AM	EF0	Cleveland County OK	0.5	30	0	0
4:52 AM	EF0	Pottawatomie County OK	2.4	40	0	0
4:53 AM	EF1	Cleveland County, Pottawatomie County OK	1.9	75	0	0
5:05 AM	EF0	Pottawatomie County OK	2.4	50	0	0
5:28 AM	EF1	Pottawatomie County, Lincoln County and 1 more OK	9.9	500	0	0
5:31 AM	EF0	Lincoln County OK	0.2	30	0	0
6:18 AM	EF1	Okmulgee County OK	6.9	650	0	0
7:22 AM	EF1	Pittsburg County OK	1.7	250	0	0
12:16 PM	EF1	Buffalo County, Sherman County NE	4.7	175	0	0
12:23 PM	EF0	McLennan County TX	0.1	30	0	0
12:26 PM	EF1	McLennan County TX	0.9	100	0	0
12:32 PM	EF1	Sherman County NE	5.7	100	0	0
12:48 PM	EF0	McLennan County TX	0.2	15	0	0
12:48 PM	EF2	McLennan County, Hill County TX	5.7	165	0	0
12:52 PM	EF0	Howard County NE	2.3	50	0	0
12:58 PM	EF3	Howard County NE	9.3	600	0	0
1:06 PM	EF1	Hill County TX	0.2	55	0	0
1:30 PM	EF1	Navarro County TX	9.0	200	0	0
1:32 PM	EF2	Howard County, Greeley County NE	9.2	880	0	0
1:46 PM	EF1	Navarro County TX	11.3	200	0	0
1:49 PM	EF1	Hill County TX	2.4	200	0	0
2:04 PM	EF2	Greeley County, Boone County NE	26.7	500	0	0
2:19 PM	EF0	Navarro County TX	2.1	100	0	0
2:30 PM	EF0	Navarro County TX	1.1	100	0	0
2:51 PM	EF1	Butler County NE	8.1	200	0	0
2:52 PM	EF3	Lancaster County NE	5.2	700	0	3
2:57 PM	EF1	Lancaster County NE	3.0	150	0	0
3:03 PM	EF0	Lancaster County NE	1.9	50	0	0
3:06 PM	EFU	Butler County NE	0.7	30	0	0
3:12 PM	EF1	Lancaster County, Saunders County NE	3.8	50	0	0
3:27 PM	EFU	Boone County NE	1.0	50	0	0
3:30 PM	EF4	Douglas County, Washington County and 1 more NE, IA	31.9	1,900	0	4
3:32 PM	EF2	Elk County, Wilson County KS	8.5	300	0	0
3:34 PM	EF2	Wilson County, Woodson County KS	6.7	100	0	0
3:42 PM	EFU	Boone County NE	2.0	100	0	0
3:52 PM	EF0	Wilson County KS	1.0	150	0	0
4:07 PM	EF1	Platte County NE	4.8	100	0	0
4:13 PM	EF1	Wilson County KS	1.3	60	0	0
4:52 PM	EF1	Mills County IA	2.7	80	0	0
4:52 PM	EF1	Harrison County, Monona County IA	9.1	766	0	0
4:54 PM	EF3	Pottawattamie County, Harrison County and 1 more IA, NE	19.1	550	0	0
4:59 PM	EF0	Harrison County IA	2.6	200	0	0
5:02 PM	EFU	Allen County KS	0.0	10	0	0
5:08 PM	EF3	Pottawattamie County IA	13.3	900	0	0
5:10 PM	EFU	Richardson County NE	0.0	1	0	0
5:16 PM	EF1	Madison County, Stanton County NE	0.7	100	0	0
5:17 PM	EF0	Monona County IA	1.5	100	0	0
5:23 PM	EF1	Monona County IA	3.3	250	0	0
5:25 PM	EF3	Pottawattamie County, Harrison County and 1 more IA	40.3	1,900	1	3
5:29 PM	EF0	Bourbon County KS	3.3	75	0	0
5:40 PM	EF1	Harrison County IA	1.8	30	0	0
5:45 PM	EFU	Richardson County NE	0.0	1	0	0
6:07 PM	EF1	Vernon County MO	3.4	95	0	0
6:14 PM	EFU	Holt County MO	0.0	1	0	0
6:28 PM	EF2	Shelby County, Crawford County IA	9.3	200	0	0
6:30 PM	EFU	Crawford County IA	2.5	50	0	0
6:36 PM	EF0	Bates County MO	0.8	50	0	0
6:47 PM	EF0	Bates County MO	1.1	50	0	0
6:49 PM	EF1	Shelby County, Crawford County IA	13.0	300	0	0
6:52 PM	EF2	Adams County, Union County IA	9.7	350	0	0
6:56 PM	EF0	St. Clair County MO	0.2	50	0	0
7:14 PM	EF1	Union County IA	2.9	80	0	0
7:19 PM	EF2	Union County, Madison County IA	13.9	150	0	0
7:23 PM	EF1	Worth County, Ringgold County MO, IA	8.5	300	0	0
7:34 PM	EF0	Henry County MO	0.4	30	0	0
7:36 PM	EF0	Henry County MO	0.7	50	0	0
7:36 PM	EF1	Ringgold County IA	11.7	300	0	0
7:38 PM	EF1	Union County IA	9.4	150	0	0
7:51 PM	EF2	Union County IA	6.7	130	0	0
7:51 PM	EF1	Ringgold County IA	9.1	250	0	0
7:57 PM	EFU	Madison County IA	0.6	30	0	0
8:16 PM	EFU	Madison County IA	1.4	30	0	0
8:19 PM	EF2	Ringgold County IA	10.2	100	0	0
8:21 PM	EF0	Madison County, Dallas County IA	3.6	50	0	0
8:31 PM	EF2	Clarke County IA	5.8	75	0	0
8:50 PM	EF2	Polk County IA	7.6	150	0	1
9:42 PM	EF1	Jasper County IA	4.1	80	0	1
9:55 PM	EFU	Jasper County IA	1.7	50	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, April 26, 2024

Iowa	27	3	1
Nebraska	19	3	0
Texas	10	0	0
Missouri	8	0	0
Oklahoma	8	0	0
Kansas	6	0	0

Tornadoes in 2024 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.