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Iowa storm reports for April 16, 2024

NOAA recorded 22 hail reports, 30 wind reports and 18 tornado reports in Iowa on April 16, 2024.

in Iowa
70
Storm reports
About 58 miles from Davenport, IA
1.25 in
Largest hail
About 35 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
90 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 40.77, -91.64, IA
18
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on April 16, 2024 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail22, most at 4 PM

Wind30, most at 4 PM

Tornado18, most at 2 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
9:12 AMEF0Near 40.66, -94.80, IA2.62 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:31 AMEF0Near 41.06, -94.82, IA2.41 mi long, 50 yd wide
9:58 AMEF1Near 41.43, -94.77, IA0.87 mi long, 30 yd wide
11:05 AMEF0About 22 miles from Des Moines, IA6.96 mi long, 60 yd wide
1:46 PMNot ratedNear 42.64, -96.30, IA0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide
1:48 PMNot ratedAbout 59 miles from Sioux Falls, SD0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide
2:00 PMEF1About 53 miles from Sioux Falls, SD1.32 mi long, 25 yd wide
2:11 PMNot ratedAbout 50 miles from Sioux Falls, SD0.01 mi long, 10 yd wide
2:26 PMEF1Near 42.34, -94.59, IA5.22 mi long, 75 yd wide
2:27 PMEF0About 41 miles from Sioux Falls, SD0.89 mi long, 25 yd wide
2:30 PMEF0About 41 miles from Sioux Falls, SD0.25 mi long, 25 yd wide
2:57 PMNot ratedNear 42.50, -94.54, IA0.61 mi long, 30 yd wide
Show all 18 tornado reports
TimeRatingWherePath
2:58 PMEF1About 41 miles from Sioux Falls, SD0.99 mi long, 75 yd wide
3:02 PMEF1About 31 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA10.01 mi long, 125 yd wide
3:11 PMEF0Near 42.61, -94.52, IA1.66 mi long, 75 yd wide
3:32 PMNot ratedNear 42.77, -94.52, IA1.44 mi long, 75 yd wide
3:41 PMEF0Near 42.81, -94.52, IA0.64 mi long, 40 yd wide
4:25 PMEF2Near 40.77, -91.64, IA41.66 mi long, 600 yd wide

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Davenport, IA1.0 in58 mph0
Cedar Rapids, IA0.75 in64 mph0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.