24 June 2003 Tornado Outbreak - Mt. Vernon, Woonsocket, Manchester, De Smet, Spirit Lake Areas

Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

24 June 2003 Tornado Outbreak over southeast South Dakota

Mt. Vernon/Woonsocket/Manchester/De Smet/Spirit Lake areas

Public Information Statements and Additional Information

Photos courtesy of Mark Limberg (Tornado near Mt. Vernon)

mtvernon_limbergmultiple2.jpg (358675 bytes)

Photos courtesy of Greg Hacker

Tornado near Woonsocket, SD at 629 pm CDT

Near Woonsocket
629 pm

Near Manchester
743 pm

Near Manchester
745 pm

Near Manchester
747 pm

Near Manchester
755 pm

Near DeSmet
808 pm

Near DeSmet
815 pm

Composite image of twin tornadoes near Spirit Lake around 829 pm CDT

Composite image of
twin tornadoes near
Spirit Lake
829 pm

Near Spirit Lake
837 pm

Video captures courtesy of Jason Politte

Near Woonsocket

Near Woonsocket

Near Manchester

Near Manchester

Near Manchester

Near Manchester

Near Manchester

Near DeSmet

Near DeSmet

Composite of twin tornadoes near Spirit Lake

Near Spirit Lake

Photos courtesy of Mark Gubbins

Aerial view of tornado path near radio tower just outside of Mt. Vernon, SD.

Aerial view of path near Mt. Vernon...narrowly missing radio tower.

Aerial view of spiral scour marks from tornado near Mt. Vernon, SD.

Closer view of tornado track (spiral scour marks) through fields near Mt. Vernon.

Damage at a farm near Mt. Vernon.

Wood piercing barn at farm near Mt. Vernon.

Wood piercing straw bale at farm near Mt. Vernon.

Farm near Woonsocket

Aerial view of tornado path near Woonsocket.

Aerial view of path near Woonsocket

Another aerial view of tornado path near Woonsocket.

Another aerial view of path near Woonsocket

Aerial view of tornado path near the start of the Manchester tornado.

Aerial view near the start of the Manchester tornado. (Manchester is located in
the upper right corner of
this image.)

Aerial view of tornado path approaching Manchester.

Aerial view approaching Manchester (located near top center of image)

Aerial view of tornado path north of Manchester. Tornado crosses road twice near center of image.

Aerial view north of Manchester. (Note path crossing road left to right... then back again...near center of image)

Manchester

Trees in Manchester

More tree damage from tornado in Manchester.

Trees in Manchester

manchestertruck_gubbins.jpg (110711 bytes)

Vehicle and Trees in Manchester

Tornado Track Maps

We would like to thank those people who have supplied us with their images of this enormous event. If you have photos you would like to share with us, please contact the webmaster at: w-fsd.webmaster@noaa.gov You can either e-mail photos directly, or supply a web address where the photos can be found.

Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

24 June 2003 Tornado Outbreak over southeast South Dakota

Mt. Vernon/Woonsocket/Manchester/De Smet/Spirit Lake areas

Public Information Statements and Additional Information

Storm Photos

Damage Photos

Tornado Track Maps