7:49-p.m. = 1″ diameter hail 3 miles E. of Sac City reported by a severe storms spotter.
7:36-p.m. = Nickel-size hail reported in Sac City.
6:55-p.m.= Thunderstorm wind gust of up to 60 mph reported near Guthrie Center & in a 2-3 mile area nearby.
6:36-p.m.= Ping-pong ball size hail reported 11 miles NE of Exira by law enforcement & Emergency management officials.
6:31-p.m.= Nickel-size hail covered the ground in Exira.
6:01-p.m= 1″ diameter hail reported 1 mile S. of Walnut.
Today: Cloudy w/an 80% chance of showers & isolated thunderstorms. High near 72. East winds 10-20 mph. Locally heavy rain, small hail and gusty winds are all possible. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorm. Low around 49. E/NE winds @ 5-10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers. A high near 62. Winds N @ 10-25 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. N/NE @ 10-20.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy w/a chance of showers late. A low around 46.
Sunday: Mo. Cldy & breezy w/a 40% chance of showers. A high near 71.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 78 and the Low was 53. We received .48″ rain Wednesday night. Last year on April 24th, the High in Atlantic was 68 and the Low was 33. The Record High was 91 in 1989. The Record Low was 9 in 1956. Sunrise: 6:27; Sunset: 8:10.
(Clarinda, Iowa) – Page County Emergency Management Coordinator Jill Harvey, Tuesday, issued a report on damage part of the county sustained during the April 17th tornadoes. An EF-1 tornado touched down at around 8:40-p.m. April 17th in Fremont County, southeast of Randolph, before moving east into northwestern Page County. The National Weather Service says the tornado caused significant damage before lifting just east of Nyman, at around 9:08-p.m.
Jill Harvey reports:
Jill Harvey says local city and county officials, along with the Essex Volunteer Fire and EMS Department, responded immediately after the event, and conducted door-to-door searched in the impacted area. EMA Coordinators from Cass, Clarke and Montgomery Counties arrived last Friday morning (April 18th) to assist with preliminary damage assessments. In addition, the American Red Cross was on-site Friday, and continues to provide assistance to affected residents.
As previously mentioned, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds issued a Disaster Proclamation, which activated the Individual Assistance Grant Program for Page and Fremont Counties, along with two counties in northwest Iowa. To learn more about the program and/or to apply, go to https://homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/assistance#.
Today: Mostly cloudy w/a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. A high near 73. S/SE winds 5-10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Some storms may produce gusty winds, hail and locally heavy rain.
Tonight: Mo. Cldy w/a 70% chance of showers & thunderstorms. A low around 54. E/SE @ 5-10. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. E/SE @ 10-20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tom. Night: Showers & some thunderstorms. Low around 49. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday: Mo. Cldy w/a slight chance of showers. A high near 64.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 72 and the Low was 46. Last year on April 23rd, the High in Atlantic was 69 and the Low was 32. The Record High was 88 in 1950. The Record Low was 19 in 1893. Sunrise: 6:290; Sunset: 8:09.
Atlantic (KJAN), .01″
Atlantic (7.1 miles N/NE), .10″
Earling, .13″
Elk Horn, .11″
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 5-10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Tonight: Partly cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Low around 50.
Tomorrow: Partly sunny w/a 70% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High 73. S/SE winds 5-10 mph.
Tom. Night: Showers likely & possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 53. E/SE winds 5-10 mph.
Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 68.
Thu. Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. A low around 52.
Friday: A 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. A high near 67.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 68 and the Low was 43. We received .01″ (one-one hundredth) of an inch of rain, last night. Last year on April 22nd, the High in Atlantic was 73 and the Low was 41. The Record High was 90 in 1980. The Record Low was 20 in 1936. Sunrise: 6:30; Sunset: 8:08.
Atlantic (KJAN), .2”
Atlantic (7.1 miles N/NE), .17″
Elk Horn, .21”
Anita, Audubon, & Cumberland, .3” each
Clarinda & Corning, 35”
Creston & Guthrie Center, .5”
Cromwell (Union County), .29”
Emerson & Oakland, .2”
Greenfield, .4”
Griswold & Red Oak, .25”
Harlan,.31”
Massena, .16”
Missouri Valley, .26”
Shenandoah, .15”
Wiota,.32”
Today: Partly sunny to sunny. A high near 69. West winds 10-20 becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight: A 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 49. S/SE @ 10-20 mph.
Tomorrow: A 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms, otherwise partly sunny. A high near 75. S @10-20 mph. o
Tom. Night: A slight chance of showers after midnight, otherwise mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Wednesday: Partly sunny w/a 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms after 1pm. A high near 74.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 53.
Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 72.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 49 and the Low was 43. We received .2″ (two-tenths) of an inch of rain, Sunday. Last year on April 21st, the High in Atlantic was 62 and the Low was 26. The Record High was 88 in 1980. The Record Low was 16 in 1907. Sunrise: 6:31; Sunset: 8:07.
(Omaha, NE) – The National Weather Service has revised an earlier statement, with regard to what was initially described as a record-breaking wide tornado that occurred Thursday evening in parts of Fremont and Page Counties. Officials said two powerful, long-lived supercells tracked across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa during the afternoon and evening hours
of April 17. The storms produced widespread damaging hail up to 4 inches in diameter, wind gusts greater than 80 mph, and multiple tornadoes.
Their latest report said “Approximately 8:13 pm on Thursday, April 17, 2025, a tornado formed 3 miles southwest of Tabor. The tornado stirred up copious amounts of dust and dirt from recently plowed agricultural field. The tornado moved southeast across mainly agricultural fields until cross U.S. 275, producing EF-0 damage to roofs and farm outbuildings just south of 130th Street, reaching a width of about 1/4 mile. Based on video, the tornado weakened briefly east of U.S. 275 until it crossed 280th Avenue, where it again reached a width of about 1/4 mile and strengthened again before crossing
290th Avenue, producing EF-0 damage to trees and flipping irrigation pivots. The tornado continued until about the intersection of 300th Avenue and 140th Street where it dissipated.”
With regard to the Fremont-Page County tornado, the Weather Service said that “At approximately 8:32 PM CDT, a tornado formed southeast of Randolph, IA. The first sign of damage was snapped tree limbs near Lake Shawtee WMA (Wildlife Management Area). As the tornado progressed eastward, continued tree damage was observed along with the damage of small outdoor farm buildings and house roofs. A concentrated area of the most extensive damage was observed south of Imogene, IA. 
Destroyed outbuilding just north of Essex, west of D Ave.
NWS Damage Survey photo
In this area, damage included snapped wooden power poles, minor damage to homes, and the continued damage of outdoor buildings and trees. The width of damage also reached its peak, approximately 1,971 yards (a little more than 1.1.miles) in this area. The tornado tracked just north of Essex, IA, with more wooden power poles snapped and farm outdoor building damage. After sliding north of Essex, IA, the tornado tracked northeast towards Nyman, IA. Similar damage, including trees, outdoor buildings, and wooden power poles were observed along this stretch. The tornado lifted just east at Nyman, IA at approximately 9:08 PM CDT.
Their previous statement said the tornado near Essex Thursday night was rated as an EF-1, with estimated peak winds of as much as 110 mph, with a maximum width at its peak, of 3,130.6 yards (1.78 miles) (which would have broken a record set in 1950). It was on the ground for nearly 20-miles (19.72).
The track of the twister, its rating and time on the ground did not change in the latest assessment.
Today: Showers, w/widespread heavy rainfall. Breezy. A High near 49. E/NE winds 10-20 w/gusts to near 3o mph. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight: Showers & possible thunderstorms. Breezy. Low around 41. N/NW winds 15-30 mph becoming W/NW after midnight. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 66. W/NW winds @ 10-20 mph.
Tom. Night: A chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 48.
Tuesday: A 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 74. S-W winds 10-20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Wednesday: A 40% chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 73.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 59 and the Low was 36. Last year on April 20th, the High in Atlantic was 52 and the Low was 26. The Record High was 90 in 1902. The Record Low was 18 in 1956. Sunrise: 6:33; Sunset: 8:05.
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