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Storm damage reports from 4/17-18/2025

Weather

April 17th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Reports relayed to the National Weather Service offices in Omaha/Valley, NE, & in Des Moines):

10:58-p.m.    Quarter-size hail fell near Thayer, in Union County.

10:49-p.m.    Dime-to-quarter size hail fell in Afton (Union County).

10:22-p.m.    Thunderstorm wind damage 3  miles SE of Kent in Union County. Damage to farm buildings, trees & power lines. 6 power poles broken in the area.

10:21-p.m.    5 miles E. of Lenox (Taylor County): Thunderstorm winds estimated at 76 mph; lots of blowing dust (Trained spotter report)

10:8-p.m.      Thunderstorm winds gusted up to 61 mph on the north side of Lenox.

9:53-p.m.     1 inch (diameter) hail in Corning (Adams County) – – Trained spotter report

9:49-p.m.     1 inch hail 4 miles W/SW of Corning – Spotter report

9:04-p.m.     A personal weather station 5 miles SE of Coburg (Page County) registered a wind gust of 86 mph.

8:50-p.m.     3 miles W/NW of Essex (Page County): Golfball to Baseball-size hail (2.75″ diameter) reported by Emergency Management

8:48-p.m.     4 miles W. of Essex: Power poles snapped, trees and shed material strewn over roadway.

8:50-p.m.    3 miles W/NW of Essex (Page County):  Tornado reported at Pierce Creek Recreation Area. (Emg. Mgmt); Golfball to baseball-size hail reported 3 miles W/NW of Essex.

Funnel cloud near Lyman at around 8:35-p.m. (Photo courtesy Zach Ploen)

8:32-p.m.    6 miles E/SE of Oakland (Pott. County): Possible report of a tornado between Griswold and Oakland, from trained spotter.

8:27-p.m.    5 miles SW of Randolph (Fremont County): Tornado confirmed by video feed

8:22-p.m.    Lewis, IA Quarter-sized hail (1″ dia) reported by Fire/Rescue personnel

8:21-p.m.    3 miles S. of Tabor (Fremont County): Storm chaser reported a tornado

8:16-p.m.   4 miles N. of Thurman (Fremont Co.): golf-ball size hail (1.75″) observed by a trained storm spotter

7:44-p.m.    2 miles NW of McClelland (Pott. County): reports of hail estimated at 4-inches in diameter (softball size)