Hail in Van Buren County, Iowa
Hail April 16, 2024 · Van Buren County, Iowa
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
The wider storm
Eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and far northeast Missouri sat in the warm sector of an intense Spring storm system that brought widespread severe thunderstorms to the area during the afternoon and evening hours on April 16th. There were reports of hail, damaging winds, and two tornadoes. One of the tornadoes was on the ground for 42 miles across parts of Lee, Henry, Des Moines and Louisa Counties and was rated EF-2 with maximum winds of 130 MPH.
Began near Mt Sterling (40.6200, -91.9400).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1171950. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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