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Scattered showers and thunderstorms prevailed across the region Tuesday, April 16 as a pronounced upper level low lifted northeastward across the Nebraska/South Dakota/Iowa border. While pea to quarter size hail was reported in areas near Sioux City, IA, this event primarily resulted in widespread rainfall and brief tornadoes/funnels. No injuries or deaths were reported. In addition to this, Sioux Falls set a new daily rainfall record of 1.31 inches, which broke the previous record of 1.22 inches set in 1945. |
 Water logged cornfield in Renner, SD (Credit: Jeff Van Horn) |
Tornadoes
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Tornado - Hinton
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Tornado - Le Mars
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Tornado - North of Struble
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Tornado - Sioux Center #1
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Tornado - Sioux Center #2
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Tornado - South of George
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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 |
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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.
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