Great Plains Tornado Outbreak
Over the course of several days, a tornado outbreak was unleashed on multiple states across the Great Plains
On April 26, 2024, several supercell thunderstorms erupted over the Central Plains, producing tornadoes across Nebraska and Iowa. A large and destructive tornado, rated an EF-3 by the National Weather Service, passed just north of Lincoln, Nebraska. Another long-track EF-3 tornado caused destruction in Elkhorn, a town just on the outskirts of Omaha.
On April 27, 2024, another severe weather set-up brought tornadoes and large hail to parts of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. The first tornado-producing supercells initiated in the afternoon in parts of Texas and Oklahoma. The most devastating tornadoes came at night in southern Oklahoma, with an EF-3 touching down near the town of Sulphur. Soon after, a powerful, EF-4 tornado rolled passed Mariette and Ardmore, ripping open a Dollar Tree warehouse.
More information on severe weather can be found via the Storm Prediction Center. For information on tornado tracks, visit the Damage Assessment Toolkit.
Satellite imagery of this event:
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