Brief Tornadoes and Widespread Rainfall across the Region - April 16, 2024

Tornadoes

Tornado - Hinton Plymouth County, IA Date April 16, 2024 Time (Local) 1:46 PM EF Rating EF-U Est. Peak Winds Unknown Path Length N/A Max Width N/A Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: No deaths, injuries, or damage were reported with this tornado, which touched down in an open field around 1:46 PM 1 miles NNW of Hinton, IA. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

Tornado - Le Mars Plymouth County, IA Date April 16, 2024 Time (Local) 1:58 PM - 2:00 PM CDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 100 mph Path Length 1.32 miles Max Width 25 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: No deaths, injuries, were reported with this tornado, which touched down around 1:58 PM 3 miles SW of Struble, IA. An outbuilding was was destroyed, with debris spreading northeast of the damage location. The tornado then produced tree damage before lifting. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

(Rodney Kuecker) (Rodney Kuecker)

Tornado - North of Struble Sioux County, IA Date April 16, 2024 Time (Local) 2:11 PM EF Rating EF-U Est. Peak Winds Unknown Path Length N/A Max Width N/A Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: No deaths, injuries, or damage were reported with this brief tornado, which touched down around 2:11 PM 2 miles N of Struble, IA. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

Tornado - Sioux Center Sioux County, IA Date April 16, 2024 Time (Local) 2:28 PM - 2:29 PM CDT EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 85 mph Path Length 0.89 miles Max Width 25 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: No deaths or injuries were reported with this tornado, which touched down around 2:28 PM 2 miles NNW of Sioux Center, IA. This short-lived tornado was captured by a nearby spotter. Damage was limited to a collapsed barn and some trees at the farmstead. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

(Kim Bleyenberg) (Kim Bleyenberg)

Tornado - South of George Lyon, IA Date April 16, 2024 Time (Local) 2:59 PM - 3:00 PM CDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 100 mph Path Length 0.65 miles Max Width 25 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: No deaths or injuries were reported with this tornado, which touched down around 2:29 PM 4 miles WNW of Matlock, IA. A narrow path of damage was reported across a golf course into a farmstead immediately to the north. Track Map Downloadable KMZ File

(Lyon Co Emergency Manager) (Lyon Co Emergency Manager) (Lyon Co Emergency Manager) (Lyon Co Emergency Manager)

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Photos & Video

Storm Prediction Center Day 1 Outlooks

SPC Day 1 Severe Weather        Outlook	SPC Day 1 Severe Hail           Probability	SPC Day 1 Severe Tornado Probability	SPC Day 1 Severe Wind Probability

Radar, Headlines, and Tornado Locations

MRMS Reflectivity Loop (12 PM - 6 PM Tuesday April 16, 2024)	Tornado Watch issued on April 16, 2024	Preliminary Confirmed Tornadoes on April 16, 2024

Photos

Pea to Quarter Size Hail north of Sioux City, IA (Maria Curtis)	Trailer home destroyed and blown into ditch along Highway 75 near Merrill, IA (Quincy Kolker)	Farmstead damage NW of Sioux Center. IA (Kim Bleyenberg)	Shelf Cloud in Windom, MN (Johanna Shearer)

Rain Reports

Record Daily Rainfall broken in Sioux Falls	48 Hour Rainfall Reports Ending at 7 AM April 17, 2024

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1223 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...48 HOUR RAIN REPORTS ENDING MORNING OF APRIL 17TH...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider

...Iowa...

...Buena Vista County...
Storm Lake                   0.99 in   0800 AM 04/17   COOP
0.8 SW Linn Grove            0.61 in   1200 PM 04/17   COOP

...Cherokee County...
0.9 NE Cherokee              1.13 in   0800 AM 04/17   COOP

...Clay County...
Spencer 7.0 S                0.78 in   0751 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Spencer Municipal Airport    0.62 in   1153 AM 04/17   ASOS

...Dickinson County...
Lake Park 0.2 N              0.85 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
0.6 E Spirit Lake            0.84 in   0700 AM 04/17   COOP
Lake Park 3.2 SSE            0.69 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
TERRIL                       0.65 in   1209 PM 04/17   CWOP

...Ida County...
Arthur 3.7 SSW               0.69 in   0502 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Lyon County...
Rock Rapids 7.7 WNW          1.93 in   0900 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Rock Rapids                  1.74 in   0800 AM 04/17   COOP
5 SSW Ellsworth              1.44 in   1205 PM 04/17   AWS
4 SW George                  1.35 in   1205 PM 04/17   AWS

...OBrien County...
Sheldon                      1.23 in   0700 AM 04/17   COOP
Hartley                      0.72 in   1200 PM 04/17   CWOP

...Osceola County...
Sibley                       0.92 in   0800 AM 04/17   COOP
Ocheyedan                    0.86 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Plymouth County...
Remsen                       2.82 in   0700 AM 04/17   COOP
Le Mars                      2.51 in   0700 AM 04/17   COOP
Loess Hills Tnc Broken       2.46 in   1111 AM 04/17   RAWS
Le Mars 1.0 E                2.42 in   0530 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
6 NNE Jefferson              2.08 in   0851 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
6.2 NW Hinton                2.08 in   1145 AM 04/17   UCOOP

...Sioux County...
Orange City 0.4 WNW          2.00 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Orange City 1.2 SSE          1.99 in   0809 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Orange City                  1.87 in   0700 AM 04/17   COOP
Hawarden                     1.80 in   1205 PM 04/17   CWOP
Sioux Center                 1.68 in   1200 PM 04/17   CWOP

...Woodbury County...
1.4 SE North Sioux City      1.43 in   1130 AM 04/17   HADS
Sioux City                   1.01 in   0600 AM 04/17   COOP
1 ENE Dakota City            0.99 in   1208 PM 04/17   AWS
Sioux Gateway Airport        0.97 in   1152 AM 04/17   ASOS
SIOUX CITY                   0.93 in   1200 PM 04/17   CWOP
3.4 N Hornick                0.70 in   0700 AM 04/17   COOP

...Minnesota...

...Cottonwood County...
2.6 NW Windom                0.32 in   1115 AM 04/17   COOP

...Jackson County...
Lakefield 7.8 N              1.27 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Lakefield 0.9 NNE            1.20 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Jackson 4.6 NNW              0.93 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Okabena 3.2 S                0.70 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Lincoln County...
Hendricks 8.0 SE             1.38 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Pipestone 14.3 N             1.20 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Ivanhoe                      0.77 in   1205 PM 04/17   CWOP

...Lyon County...
Ghent 2.8 ENE                2.18 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Marshall                     2.08 in   0800 AM 04/17   COOP
4 S Cottonwood               1.98 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Marshall 3.7 W               1.71 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Marshall Municipal Airport   1.58 in   1156 AM 04/17   AWOS
Minneota                     1.46 in   0900 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Russell                      1.21 in   1130 AM 04/17   HADS

...Murray County...
Chandler 2.7 SSE             1.49 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Slayton 0.8 SSW              1.21 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Slayton Municipal Airport    1.08 in   1153 AM 04/17   AWOS
Fulda 0.3 NNE                1.01 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Nobles County...
Adrian 1.5 NW                1.90 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Worthington 2 NNE            1.12 in   0700 AM 04/17   COOP
Worthington 1.9 SW           1.03 in   0654 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Worthington 4.0 S            0.89 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Brewster 0.1 SW              0.78 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Pipestone County...
Pipestone                    1.50 in   1130 AM 04/17   COOP
Redstone RAWS                1.38 in   1121 AM 04/17   RAWS

...Rock County...
Hills 0.2 NW                 1.72 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Beaver Creek 5.8 NW          1.66 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Luverne 0.6 NNE              1.47 in   0900 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
0.9 NE Luverne               1.17 in   1030 AM 04/17   COOP

...Nebraska...

...Dakota County...
1.4 N South Sioux City       0.90 in   1200 PM 04/17   HADS
South Sioux City             0.85 in   1200 PM 04/17   CWOP

...Dixon County...
Concord 4.23 S               3.02 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Newcastle                    3.02 in   0600 AM 04/17   COOP
Ponca 2.5 NW                 2.42 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...South Dakota...

...Aurora County...
Plankinton 3.8 W             1.35 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Stickney 3.8 SW              1.23 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
SD RWIS Plankinton           0.82 in   1202 PM 04/17   SDDOT

...Beadle County...
Huron 6.8 NNE                1.13 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Huron Regional Airport       1.03 in   1155 AM 04/17   ASOS

...Bon Homme County...
Springfield 7.6 WNW          1.70 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Tyndall                      1.65 in   0800 AM 04/17   COOP
Avon 2.1 W                   1.33 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Brookings County...
Bruce 0.2 SSW                2.00 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Bruce 4.1 NE                 1.88 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Aurora 7.5 N                 1.84 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Brookings 6.5 NNW            1.79 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Brookings 1.6 S              1.74 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Brookings 2.8 SSW            1.72 in   0748 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Brookings 0.2 SSW            1.72 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Astoria 2.2 SSE              1.69 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Aurora 0.3 NE                1.66 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
White 0.4 WNW                1.65 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Brookings 1.0 S              1.65 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Volga 0.5 WSW                1.65 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Bruce 5.3 W                  1.58 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Brookings Municipal Airport  1.58 in   1156 AM 04/17   AWOS
Elkton                       1.56 in   1205 PM 04/17   CWOP
Brookings 1.4 SW             1.56 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Brookings 2 NE               1.54 in   0800 AM 04/17   COOP
Brookings 1.4 NW             1.53 in   0600 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Brookings 5.3 N              1.52 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Aurora 0.3 NNE               1.44 in   0718 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Toronto 3.9 SW               1.42 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Elkton                       1.17 in   1200 PM 04/17   CWOP

...Brule County...
Chamberlain                  2.62 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Chamberlain 7.5 NNE          2.61 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Chamberlain Municipal Airpor 2.45 in   1155 AM 04/17   ASOS
SD RWIS Kimball              1.82 in   1202 PM 04/17   SDDOT
Kimball 3.9 ENE              1.58 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Charles Mix County...
Academy 2 NE                 1.85 in   0900 AM 04/17   COOP
Lake Andes RAWS              1.31 in   1141 AM 04/17   RAWS
SD RWIS WAGNER               1.21 in   1201 PM 04/17   SDDOT
Dante 3.1 S                  1.18 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
7.6 SW Platte                1.17 in   1115 AM 04/17   HADS
Wagner 0.8 NW                0.98 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
SD RWIS Platte-Winner Bridge 0.90 in   1201 PM 04/17   SDDOT

...Clay County...
Vermillion 1.4 SE            2.83 in   0600 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Vermillion 1.9 N             2.25 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
5.9 SE Centerville           1.65 in   0800 AM 04/17   COOP

...Davison County...
Mitchell 1.0 SE              1.36 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Mitchell 7.3 S               1.26 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Mitchell                     1.12 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Mitchell Municipal Airport   0.81 in   1153 AM 04/17   ASOS

...Douglas County...
Dimock 10.2 W                1.48 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Corsica 0.1 SSE              1.15 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Armour 4.6 W                 1.08 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Corsica 4.3 W                0.98 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Gregory County...
Dallas 8.8 S                 2.99 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
SD RWIS Dixon                2.62 in   1201 PM 04/17   SDDOT
Gregory 8.7 N                2.10 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Bonesteel 0.1 S              1.94 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
2 N Bonesteel                1.54 in   1205 PM 04/17   AWS
Gregory                      1.50 in   0700 AM 04/17   HADS
Gregory 4.3 E                1.40 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Burke 10.5 SSE               1.14 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Herrick 8.2 SSW              1.05 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Pickstown 4 SSW              0.90 in   0700 AM 04/17   COOP

...Hanson County...
SD RWIS Alexandria           1.87 in   1201 PM 04/17   SDDOT
Alexandria 7.5 SSE           1.38 in   0931 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Alexandria 6.4 N             1.15 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Hutchinson County...
Parkston 6.6 S               1.82 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Parkston 6.5 WSW             1.31 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Emery 10.8 S                 1.11 in   0600 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
SD RWIS Tripp                0.67 in   1200 PM 04/17   SDDOT
4.3 SE Olivet                0.60 in   1130 AM 04/17   COOP

...Jerauld County...
Wessington Springs           1.98 in   0700 AM 04/17   COOP
Wessington Springs 9.3 SSW   1.46 in   0630 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Kingsbury County...
Oldham 0.9 E                 2.55 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
De Smet 0.2 SSE              1.06 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Lake County...
Madison 2SE                  1.37 in   0900 AM 04/17   COOP
Wentworth 4.7 SSW            1.33 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Madison 0.8 NE               1.26 in   0725 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Lincoln County...
Canton                       2.67 in   0615 AM 04/17   COOP
Harrisburg 0.7 NNE           1.79 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Harrisburg 0.8 NNE           1.66 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 4.6 SSW          1.48 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Tea 1.1 NNW                  1.47 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 3.6 SSE          1.41 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 3.6 S            1.33 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 4.5 SSW          1.17 in   0600 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 4.0 SSE          1.14 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...McCook County...
Montrose 3.1 SW              1.70 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Bridgewater                  1.67 in   0800 AM 04/17   COOP
Montrose 5.8 NW              1.66 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
SD RWIS Montrose             1.61 in   1201 PM 04/17   SDDOT
Montrose 2.4 E               1.53 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Montrose                     1.50 in   0900 AM 04/17   COOP
Parker 7.2 N                 1.46 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Parker 9.7 N                 1.40 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Salem 5NE                    1.40 in   0700 AM 04/17   COOP
Canova                       1.27 in   1210 PM 04/17   CWOP

...Miner County...
Howard                       1.69 in   0756 AM 04/17   COOP
Howard 0.7 SSW               1.69 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Howard 5.3 W                 1.25 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Minnehaha County...
EROS DATA CNTR SIOUX FALLS 1 1.98 in   1200 PM 04/17   HADS
4 ESE Sioux Falls            1.96 in   0800 AM 04/17   UCOOP
Sioux Falls 3.4 ESE          1.96 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
5 W Garretson                1.93 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 5.2 E            1.92 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 5.0 SE ARPT      1.83 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 3.3 E            1.81 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Garretson 5.8 WNW            1.65 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 4.0 SE           1.65 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Dell Rapids 0.9 WNW          1.55 in   0600 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 4.9 WSW          1.52 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 3.3 E            1.51 in   0630 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Renner 4.1 NW                1.51 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 1.6 SW           1.50 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 3.7 WSW          1.50 in   1000 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Colton 3.8 S                 1.49 in   0500 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
5 SSE Baltic                 1.45 in   1205 PM 04/17   AWS
Sioux Falls 1.9 SSW          1.43 in   0830 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 0.7 NE           1.42 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Garretson 7.3 WSW            1.42 in   0650 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 5.5 N            1.38 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls Airport          1.37 in   0600 AM 04/17   COOP
Hartford 0.5 N               1.34 in   0600 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Hartford 6.4 S               1.31 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Sioux Falls 4.1 WSW          1.23 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Dell Rapids 7.6 W            1.13 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Moody County...
Brookings 8.1 S              1.56 in   0730 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Colman 10.6 N                1.47 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Flandreau                    1.40 in   0630 AM 04/17   COOP

...Sanborn County...
Forestburg 0.1 NE            1.08 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
3.8 SE Forestburg            0.61 in   1115 AM 04/17   COOP

...Turner County...
SD RWIS IRENE                3.83 in   1200 PM 04/17   SDDOT
Hurley 0.2 S                 2.55 in   0600 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Parker 6.8 WSW               1.81 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Marion 4.8 NNW               1.63 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
3.7 NE Parker                0.96 in   1115 AM 04/17   UCOOP

...Union County...
Jefferson 2.1 WNW            2.62 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
SD RWIS North Sioux City     2.60 in   1201 PM 04/17   SDDOT
Jefferson 2.9 SW             2.30 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

...Yankton County...
Yankton 2 E                  2.24 in   0900 AM 04/17   COOP
Yankton 0.3 ENE              1.92 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Yankton Municipal Airport    1.76 in   1156 AM 04/17   AWOS
Yankton 9.1 W                1.51 in   0700 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Yankton 8.1 W                1.30 in   0800 AM 04/17   COCORAHS
Yankton 4.1 SW               1.29 in   0640 AM 04/17   COCORAHS

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.