Every tornado, hurricane, flood, blizzard, heat wave, record, earthquake, eruption, tsunami, wildfire and geomagnetic storm on record for April 24, in any year, each linked to its full record.
Every event with a place, colored by kind. Tap one to open its record.
By deaths, damage and strength together, across every archive.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Ryukyu Islands, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 13,486 people, destroyed 3,237 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Ryukyu Islands, Japan, with a maximum water height of 85.4 meters. It killed 13,486 people, destroyed 3,237 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Pointe Coupee Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and tracked 154.9 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 143 and injuring 770. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Amite/Pine, LA and Purvis, MS.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Rapides Parish, Avoyelles Parish, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana and tracked 122.6 miles, 700 yards wide at its widest, killing 91 and injuring 400. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Lamourie, LA to Natchez, MS to Tillman, MS.
Tornadoes
An F5 tornado touched down in Christian County, Illinois and tracked 15 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 33. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: West Prairie/Sharpsburg, IL.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Walker, Jefferson, Blount counties, Alabama and tracked 104.8 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 35 and injuring 188. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Dora/Albertville, AL.
Earthquakes
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Lar, Iran. It killed 420 people, injured 3,000 and did $20 million in damage.
Tornadoes
An EF4 tornado touched down in Madison Parish, Warren, Issaquena, Louisiana and tracked 148.97 miles, 3,080 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 146.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Cherokee, Polk, Floyd counties, Alabama and tracked 15.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 11 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bluffton, AL to Cave Spring, GA.
Earthquakes
An earthquake struck Rossano,crosia,craco,basilicata, Italy. It killed 589 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
Tsunamis
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Rossano, Italy. It killed 589 people.
Tornadoes
An F4 tornado touched down in Tulsa, Rogers counties, Oklahoma and tracked 5.5 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 100.
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An F5 tornado touched down in Christian County, Illinois and tracked 15 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, killing 6 and injuring 33. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: West Prairie/Sharpsburg, IL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Jersey, Greene, Macoupin counties, Illinois and tracked 18 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NW Jerseyville to N Medora, IL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Macoupin County, Illinois and tracked 12.4 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 12. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Carlinville to N Atwater, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Adams County, Illinois and tracked 12 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Lima Township/Keene Township/Houstin Township, IL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Jackson County, Missouri and tracked 7.5 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: NNW Raymore/S Lees Summit, MO.
An F2 tornado touched down in Roanoke, City of Salem counties, Virginia and tracked 1.8 miles, killing 3 and injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Salem, VA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Delaware, Ottawa counties, Oklahoma and tracked 14.9 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 35. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Fairland, OK.
An F4 tornado touched down in Hopkins, Franklin, Titus counties, Texas and tracked 27.9 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 13. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Mt. Vernon, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Tulsa, Wagoner, Rogers counties, Oklahoma and tracked 67.4 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Broken Arrow/S Pryor/NE Cleora, OK.
An F2 tornado touched down in Limestone, Freestone counties, Texas and tracked 7.7 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: S Mexia/W Kirvin, TX.
An F4 tornado touched down in Pointe Coupee Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and tracked 154.9 miles, 1,000 yards wide at its widest, killing 143 and injuring 770. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Amite/Pine, LA and Purvis, MS.
An F4 tornado touched down in Rapides Parish, Avoyelles Parish, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana and tracked 122.6 miles, 700 yards wide at its widest, killing 91 and injuring 400. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Lamourie, LA to Natchez, MS to Tillman, MS.
An F4 tornado touched down in Walker, Jefferson, Blount counties, Alabama and tracked 104.8 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 35 and injuring 188. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Dora/Albertville, AL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Cherokee, Polk, Floyd counties, Alabama and tracked 15.6 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 11 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Bluffton, AL to Cave Spring, GA.
An F2 tornado touched down in Forrest, Perry, Greene counties, Mississippi and tracked 25.3 miles, killing 5 and injuring 20. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Brooklyn/NE Epps/SSE Janet, MS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bradley County, Tennessee and 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 8. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Stamper/Climer/Sweetwater/E Cleveland, TN.
An F2 tornado touched down in Kemper, Noxubee counties, Mississippi and tracked 9.8 miles, killing 3 and injuring 10. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Wahalak/S Shuqualak, MS.
An F2 tornado touched down in Butler, Lowndes counties, Alabama and tracked 4.9 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 2 and injuring 22. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Fort Deposit, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Walworth County, Wisconsin and tracked 4 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Elkhorn/W Troy, WI.
An F3 tornado touched down in McLean, Livingston, Kankakee counties, Illinois and tracked 67.4 miles. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SW Fairbury/Otto to N Kankakee, IL.
An F2 tornado touched down in Iroquois, Kankakee counties, Illinois and tracked 20.4 miles, killing 1 and injuring 2. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Clifton/SE Momence, IL.
An F4 tornado touched down in Anderson County, Texas and tracked 8.9 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 50. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Slocum, TX.
An F4 tornado touched down in Harper, Clark counties, Oklahoma and tracked 12.4 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: N Buffalo, OK to KS.
An F3 tornado touched down in Shelby County, Texas and tracked 14.8 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Benson Springs/James/N Center, TX.
An F3 tornado touched down in Seward, Butler counties, Nebraska and tracked 15 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Ulysses to SE David City/NW Brainard, NE.
An F3 tornado touched down in Kay County, Oklahoma and tracked 12.3 miles, 800 yards wide at its widest. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: SE Blackwell, OK.
An F3 tornado touched down in Giles County, Tennessee and tracked 6.8 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: W Pulaski, TN.
An F2 tornado touched down in Houston County, Alabama and tracked 12.3 miles, 100 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 25. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Dothan to Cottonwood, AL.
An F3 tornado touched down in Mecklenburg, Lunenburg counties, Virginia and tracked 10.4 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 6. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: North View, VA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pike, Spalding counties, Georgia and tracked 10.1 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 18. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Griffin to Experiment, GA.
An F3 tornado touched down in Newton County, Georgia and tracked 6.2 miles, 150 yards wide at its widest, injuring 7. From Grazulis's record of significant tornadoes: Porterdale, GA.
An F4 tornado touched down in Morgan County, Alabama and tracked 8.6 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, killing 5 and injuring 20.
An F3 tornado touched down in Bastrop, Williamson counties, Texas and tracked 14.7 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Pike, Scott, Morgan counties, Illinois and tracked 64.2 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
An F3 tornado touched down in Caddo Parish, Bossier Parish, Louisiana and tracked 20.6 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, injuring 2.
An F3 tornado touched down in Marshall County, Illinois and tracked 6.5 miles, 43 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in DeSoto, Shelby counties, Mississippi and tracked 12.3 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, injuring 18.
An F3 tornado touched down in Marshall, Livingston, Lyon counties, Kentucky and tracked 25.4 miles, 10 yards wide at its widest, injuring 13.
An F3 tornado touched down in Shelby County, Tennessee and tracked 17 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
An F3 tornado touched down in Shelby County, Tennessee and tracked 10.4 miles, 50 yards wide at its widest, injuring 3.
An F4 tornado touched down in Newton County, Missouri and tracked 11.9 miles, 500 yards wide at its widest, killing 3 and injuring 22.
An F2 tornado touched down in Cumberland County, Tennessee and tracked 1.5 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest, killing 1 and injuring 4.
An F3 tornado touched down in Coahoma, Quitman counties, Mississippi and tracked 24.6 miles, 300 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F3 tornado touched down in Haskell County, Texas and tracked 3.5 miles, 200 yards wide at its widest, injuring 1.
An F4 tornado touched down in Tulsa, Rogers counties, Oklahoma and tracked 5.5 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, killing 7 and injuring 100.
An F3 tornado touched down in Rogers County, Oklahoma and tracked 8 miles, 250 yards wide at its widest, injuring 30.
Severe weather struck parts of eastern Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening of April 24, 1993. On that day, severe thunderstorms produced eight tornadoes and dumped hail up to the size of baseballs. The worst tornado touched down in east Tulsa, and followed Interstate-44 into the community of Catoosa. Along with extensive damage to area homes and businesses, many cars and trucks were destroyed on the interstate and at nearby truck stops.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Wind gusts to 67 mph were reported at various areas of Joplin as thunderstorms moved through the area. One gust was recorded at the Joplin Regional Airport. Numerous roofs were damaged.
Thunderstorm winds ripped several hundred hardwood trees from the ground or snapped them off in a path 200 yards wide and extending 3 miles to the northeast.
Severe thunderstorms rolled across west-central, central and east- central Wisconsin generating two tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail up to the size of golf balls. A tornado briefly touched down three miles south of Luxemburg in Kewaunee County but did not cause any damage.
The Bill Skelton ranch was hit by two tornadoes. Damage was extensive. A barn roof made from 8 to 12 inch logs was carried away. A two foot in diameter cottonwood tree was snapped five feet above the ground.
A tornado touched town about five and a half miles west of Palatka travelled east northeast, lifting about one and a half miles northeast of Palatka. In Putnam County more than 200 building were damaged with 11 totally destroyed and over 150 vehicles were damaged.
Edisto Electric Coop reported trees and powerlines down.
It was determined from a National Weather Service Storm Survey that a weak F1 tornado struck the Gonzalez community just East of US Highway 29. The first touchdown was near Old Chemstrand Road and Golden Rod Road where some trees and a county road tower were damaged.
An F4 tornado touched down in Carter, Butler counties, Missouri and tracked 40.5 miles, 650 yards wide at its widest, injuring 16.
The tornado damage path began on the west side of Van Buren, right along the Current River, and crossed U.S. Route 60 very close to the Current River bridge. Two businesses in Van Buren, a lodge and a restaurant, were heavily damaged by F-2 intensity winds.
A tornado hit Madison County, first causing damage about 9 miles south of Fredericktown along Highway 67. A mobile home was destroyed and a frame house lost its roof. The tornado moved east through a heavily wooded area uprooting and damaging trees.
An F3 tornado touched down in Rankin County, Mississippi and tracked 12 miles, 600 yards wide at its widest, injuring 6.
Penny sized hail covered the ground in and around Raymond.
27 tornadoes were recorded on April 24, 2003, in Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas.
A few trees and large limbs were blown down.
Several trees down in Crossett, with numerous trees down across the county.
A strong tornado developed under a supercell which moved east across the southern portion of the county. Damage was largely confined to heavily wooded areas with only a few structures suffering light to moderate damage. Numerous snapped and fallen large trees were observed.
A warm front extending across southeast Missouri was the focus for tornadic thunderstorms. The storms developed during the warmth of the afternoon and produced a few tornadoes, isolated dime size hail, and several reports of flash flooding.
An unusual tornado occurred on this day in 2006. In the town of El Reno, numerous storm spotters, including 3 media helicopters, spotted an anti-cyclonic tornado. It touched down 5 miles southwest of El Reno, while at the same time, a cyclonic tornado was moving across western El Reno. The anticyclonic tornado moved east southeast through the El Reno Regional Airport, causing extensive damage to the two large hanger buildings and ten aircraft. Five of the ten aircraft were claimed a total loss. Total damage to the airport was estimated at $1.5 million.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
Hail was observed on Highway 60.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Maverick County, Texas and tracked 4 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest, killing 7.
A supercell thunderstorm produced one of the strongest and deadliest tornadoes to strike near the Rio Grande in many decades.
Low level moisture was in place across North Texas as an upper level low pressure system moved into the western half of the state. Large hail reports along with damaging winds and flash flooding were common throughout this twelve-hour event.
Severe thunderstorms developed during the evening hours across north-central Kansas and produced large hail, strong winds and heavy rains. Hail up to the size of softballs was reported west of Stockton where windows were broken, roofs and siding damaged and crops pummeled.
A strong push of moist and unstable air moved into Iowa during the day on the 24th. Surface temperatures warmed into the low to mid 70s over much of western and southern Iowa with dew point temperatures in the low to mid 60s.
The first widespread severe weather outbreak to affect south-central and southeast Wisconsin occurred on April 25th.
An area of thunderstorms, including a few supercells, developed along a cold front that was pushing into eastern Nebraska and also along a weak warm front that extended just ahead of the cold front.
Strong low pressure tracked from western Kansas to western Wisconsin on April 24-25, 2008. A warm front moving across the region brought heavy rain and flash flooding to areas north of I-80. Then an impressive cold front swept across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois.
An EF4 tornado touched down in Madison Parish, Warren, Issaquena, Louisiana and tracked 148.97 miles, 3,080 yards wide at its widest, killing 10 and injuring 146.
During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish.
39 tornadoes were recorded on April 24, 2010, in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and more, 2 of them rated violent (F4 or EF4 and above). They killed 10 people.
An EF4 tornado touched down in DeKalb County, Alabama and tracked 16.62 miles, 880 yards wide at its widest, injuring 5.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Marshall County, Alabama and tracked 17.7 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, injuring 35.
An EF3 tornado touched down in DeKalb County, Alabama and tracked 21.25 miles, 1,320 yards wide at its widest, injuring 10.
An EF3 tornado touched down in Walker, Jefferson, Blount counties, Alabama and tracked 29.64 miles, 400 yards wide at its widest.
An EF3 tornado touched down in DeKalb, Chattooga counties, Alabama and tracked 14.35 miles, 440 yards wide at its widest.
A deepening storm system and associated cold front brought widespread severe thunderstorms, including at least 8 tornadoes, to central Alabama.
During the midday hours of April 24th, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a violent, long track tornado, which ripped a path across the center of the NWS Jackson, MS forecast area. This tornado touched down just south of I-20, west of Tallulah, in Madison Parish.
Four damaging tornadoes tore tracks through north central and northeast Alabama during the evening and overnight hours of the 24th. These tornadoes were part of a larger regional tornado outbreak across the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys.
During the morning and afternoon of April 24, 2010, a massive, long-tracked, and devastating EF4 tornado impacted several towns and communities across Louisiana and Mississippi. 68 km) path, which is the fourth longest tornado path on record in Mississippi.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A powerful spring storm system moved across the region on April 24th and brought an outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes to the area.
A warm front lifted north across the Mid-South during the afternoon and evening hours of April 23rd, 2010. Behind the warm front, warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico made for a very unstable atmosphere.
A classic tornadic spring storm system was moving from the southern plains toward the Midwest and Ohio Valley as an intense, negatively tilted upper low and associated deep surface low lifted northeast from the Arklatex region toward the Ohio Valley.
Low Pressure moved west of Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening of April 24th. A line of severe thunderstorms developed over West Tennessee ahead of a strong cold front.
A strong low pressure system along with an associated cold front tracked across the area triggering thunderstorms during the evening and overnight hours.
A severe squall line developed in advance of an occluded front moving across central Kentucky. This squall line produced widespread wind damage across south central Kentucky and into the Bluegrass region.
From the 24th through the 27th, the arrival of a slow-moving cold front and several low pressure areas aloft triggered several rounds of thunderstorms. Tornadoes, severe storms, and flash flooding resulted. Widespread areal flooding followed the flash flooding.
A stationary front remained draped across Southern Missouri into Western Kentucky from April 24th, 2011 into April 25th, 2011. A very warm and unstable atmosphere was in place across the Mid-South ahead of the front.
On the afternoon of the 24th, a stalled frontal boundary extended across northwestern Arkansas and far southeastern Oklahoma.
The combination of a stationary east/west front intersecting with a dryline and favorable shear and instability caused severe thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon along mainly the I-20 corridor.
A cold front moved across southeast Louisiana during the morning and early afternoon of the 24th. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed in advance of the front. Numerous reports of wind damage were received, as well as at least 3 tornadoes.
A powerful storm system and a dry line produced several rounds of severe thunderstorms with some super cells. There were reports of tornadoes, wind damage, and large hail.
Airmass became increasingly unstable as a warm front retreated northward during the morning hours, in advance of a compact but potent shortwave trough and associated surface cold front into the area from the west.
An upper level short wave trough moved through the long wave trough over the southwestern states and interacted with a dryline to produce widespread thunderstorms. Some of these storms produced large hail, damaging wind gusts, and heavy rain that led to flash flooding.
Late on the evening of Friday, April 24th into the early morning hours of Saturday, April 25th, a complex of severe thunderstorms pushed eastward across central Mississippi.
Severe thunderstorms erupted across the region in an unstable airmass ahead of an approaching upper level trough/low. Although initially isolated to scattered early in the event, the storms eventually merged into a squall line that moved across the region.
A large upper level trough stalled over the southwest states while multiple short waves rotated around the larger trough over a few days. This produced multiple rounds of severe weather with large hail and high winds reported.
A large upper level trough stalled over the southwest states while multiple short waves rotated around the larger trough over a few days. This produced several rounds of severe weather with tornadoes, hail, and high winds reported.
A series of severe thunderstorms moved across central Kansas dropping a plethora of hail in many locations across Russell and Lincoln counties. The severe thunderstorms also unleashed damaging winds that reached 80 mph. Two tornadoes were reported with one being rated as an EF1.
Although severe storms affected only small portions of the southeast quadrant of the local area (namely Nuckolls County), this Sunday afternoon featured the first documented tornado of 2016 within South Central Nebraska, along with a smattering of hail reports up to golf ball…
A strong closed upper level low pressure system advanced east across Central Texas during the evening hours of April 24th, which helped to mix a warm front north into portions of Deep East Texas and Northcentral Louisiana.
A strong closed upper level low pressure system advanced east across Central Texas during the evening hours of April 24th, which helped to mix a warm front north into portions of Deep East Texas and Northcentral Louisiana.
Clustering storm cells produced a tornado, large hail and some flash flooding.
Another evening of thunderstorms took place on the 24th as a low pressure system moved east along the Red River and a cold front pushed southward into an unstable airmass. Hail up to baseball size fell across parts of Lamar County, while 3 tornadoes touched down in Fannin County.
Multiple rounds of strong to severe storms affected the region on April 24th. Tornadoes, large hail (some to 2 inches in diameter), and widespread damaging winds occurred.
Multiple rounds of strong to severe storms affected the region on April 24th. Tornadoes, large hail (some to 2 inches in diameter), and widespread damaging winds occurred.
A potent storm system developing over the lower MS River Valley tracked eastward across the Gulf Coast States and brought a couple rounds of severe storms to the local area.
From April 24 to April 27, daily thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon and evening, triggered by a dryline and a meandering frontal boundary.
Multiple organized QLCSs push across central Mississippi and produced damaging wind gusts and several tornadoes.
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Hurricane Sonca reached its peak of 115 kt (130 mph) with a central pressure of 927 mb, a category 4 storm.
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Summary of events for April 24 1999:Thunderstorms formed on the morning of April 24 along a stationary front running east-west across southeast Oklahoma. Some of these storms became severe during the day, producing marginally severe hail and wind.
Flooding occurred along Lee Creek in the northeast part of Sequoyah county on the 24th of April. This flooding resulted in two deaths. A camper with 3 occupants was swept away by the creek 2 miles north of Short at approximated 645 am cdt.
There were two periods of noteworthy precipitation during the month. Snow fell nearly statewide on the 10th and 11th with up to 10.5 inches in Dickinson County while an inch or more accumulated over about the northeastern two-thirds of the state.
Thunderstorms with heavy rain were triggered by an upper level disturbance moving across Iowa toward northern Illinois. Excessive rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches occurred during the late night of April 24 into the early morning of April 25, which caused flash flooding.
A series of thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall and strong winds across portions of Harris, Galveston, and Chambers counties leaving motorists stranded along several flooded area highways.
The Current, Black, and St. Francis Rivers rose above flood stage late in the month. A series of heavy rainfall events gradually forced the rivers upward at an unsteady rate. Another round of heavy rain in early May sent some of the rivers to record high flood crests.
Widespread heavy rainfall from 13 to 18 inches with locally higher amounts occurred during the last week of April. At the Cape Girardeau airport, a rainfall total of 16.45 inches was measured from April 22-30.
A strong coastal low pressure system moved ashore over Eastern North Carolina during the early morning hours of April 25th. This storm produced strong gusty winds, and led to several flash flood events and significant river flooding.
A line of severe thunderstorms associated with a strong cold front moving through the area produced widespread wind damage across the region.
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A severe thunderstorm dumped golf ball-size hail across the northern part of Iraan, causing an estimated $750,000 damage. Marathon Oil Company reported significant damage to about 100 of ,their vehicles. At least 70 other private vehicles were also damaged.
Amateur radio spotters reported hail up to 2 inches in diameter in the Gillespie and Bunker Hill areas. Initial reports from local insurance companies indicate at least $2 million in damages to automobiles and roofs.
A hailstorm with stones up to golf ball size passed directly over Mount Vernon. At least 200 homes were damaged by the hail, and several hundred vehicles were damaged.
Hail up to golfball size was reported by local law enforcement and amateur radio spotters. The Macoupin County Emergency Management Agency reported approximately 400 vehicles damaged by the hail across the county.
Reported on the south side of Great Bend.
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour were observed at Hulah Lake. Two trees and several large tree limbs were blown down.
Scattered severe thunderstorms developed in advance of a warm front which moved north across the area.
A line of severe thunderstorms formed between Crystal City and Carrizo Springs and began to move eastward. As the line crossed into Bexar County near midnight, it began to bow forward and accelerate, producing widespread wind damage.
Severe thunderstorms developed over NW Kansas during the early evening hours. One long-lived supercell moved slowly east across Sheridan and Graham counties, producing baseball-sized hail and winds of 70-80 mph.
Several rounds of severe thunderstorms developed to the west of north Texas along a stalled frontal boundary. These storms moved east and affected areas north of a Comanche to Dallas to Delta County line.
One round of thunderstorms affected western Arkansas during the morning of the 24th. These thunderstorms moved eastward into eastern Arkansas by afternoon.
The combination of a potent disturbance and a cold front had caused severe storms to cross the northern portion of Central Mississippi during the later afternoon and evening hours.
An upper level disturbance interacted with deep moisture over the Coastal Bend to produce scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 24th. An isolated severe thunderstorm produced large hail between golf ball and baseball size over parts of the Coastal Bend.
A mid-level short wave, and an associated surface low and cold, front swept through the region. A moderately unstable airmass ahead of this system helped to fuel scattered severe thunderstorms across north Georgia during the afternoon and into the evening.
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An intense upper level system fed by tropical moisture triggered a late season winter storm that covered the northern half of New Mexico with heavy snow and produced near blizzard conditions across the east central section of the state which suffered from widespread power…
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A prolonged wet and unseasonably cold/windy period killed at least several hundred head of cattle in Castro and Parmer Counties. The same area suffered damage to its wheat crop.
The month of April 2013, was a fairly chilly month for both Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls. It was the 4th coldest April on record for Oklahoma City, which interestingly, comes one year after the warmest April on record. For Wichita Falls, Texas, it was the 6th coolest April on record. On April 24th of 2013, Wichita Falls established its latest date in the spring with a freeze when the temperature dropped to 29 degrees.
From the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.
The rivers were running cold and fast at the end of April creating hazardous conditions. Daytime highs for this event were above normal.
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The Unnamed Fire started on April 24, 1988, in Minnesota, and burned 1,352 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 24, 1989, in Florida, and burned 3,529 acres.
The Unnamed Fire started on April 24, 1991, in Minnesota, and burned 1,230 acres.
The Bear Fire was discovered on April 24, 1994, in New Mexico, and burned 1,350 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Pitchfork Fire started on April 24, 1996, in Texas, and burned 27,223 acres.
The Clark Peak Fire was discovered on April 24, 1996, in Arizona, and burned 6,716 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Whitesprg Fire was discovered on April 24, 1996, in Arizona, and burned 4,263 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 24, 1998, in Roseau County, Minnesota, and burned 1,280 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 24, 1998, in Becker County, Minnesota, and burned 500 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 24, 2000, in Lake County, Florida, and burned 2,507 acres; the cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
The Devils Playground Fire was discovered on April 24, 2003, in Kittson County, Minnesota, and burned 1,740 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Ditch 20 Fire was discovered on April 24, 2004, in Beltrami County, Minnesota, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Friar Fire was discovered on April 24, 2007, in Amherst County, Virginia, and burned 1,070 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Cathedral Fire was discovered on April 24, 2008, in Brewster County, Texas, and burned 23,000 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Four Mile Fire was discovered on April 24, 2008, in Crawford County, Michigan, and burned 1,345 acres; the cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
The North Channing Fire was discovered on April 24, 2008, in Hartley County, Texas, and burned 1,275 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Unnamed Fire was discovered on April 24, 2009, in Scioto County, Ohio, and burned 2,865 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Penobscot Fire was discovered on April 24, 2009, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and burned 2,126 acres.
The Mccracken Fire was discovered on April 24, 2009, in Hamilton County, Kansas, and burned 1,500 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Burris Valley 9-2-16 Fire was discovered on April 24, 2009, in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and burned 1,000 acres; the cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
The Last Chance Fire was discovered on April 24, 2011, in Eddy County, New Mexico, and burned 53,342 acres; the cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
The Livermore Ranch Fire was discovered on April 24, 2012, in Jeff Davis County, Texas, and burned 13,541 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Hay Canyon Fire was discovered on April 24, 2012, in Fall River County, South Dakota, and burned 9,882 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
The Poitrey Canyon Fire was reported on April 24, 2026, in Las Animas County, Colorado, and burned 2,113 acres; the cause was recorded as human.
The Tucker Fire was reported on April 24, 2026, in Hooker County, Nebraska, and burned 1,100 acres; the cause was recorded as natural.
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An earthquake struck Granada, Spain. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Zakynthos, Greece.
An earthquake struck Fabriano, Italy.
An earthquake struck Martinique & Barbados. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Ryukyu Islands, Japan. With the tsunami it caused, it killed 13,486 people, destroyed 3,237 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
An earthquake struck Rossano,crosia,craco,basilicata, Italy. It killed 589 people and did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck La Serena, Chile. It killed few people (about 1 to 50). It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Kyparissia (Messinia), Greece. It killed some people (about 51 to 100).
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Jiayi, Taiwan. It killed 3 people, injured 10 and destroyed 66 houses.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Santo Dominigo, Dominican Republic.
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Aegean Sea, Greece. It caused a tsunami.
An earthquake struck Northern Italy.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Makhl-E-Nakhoda,bandar Abbas,bazaar, Iran. It did severe (about $5 to $25 million) damage.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Xinjiang Province, China.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Turkey.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Lar, Iran. It killed 420 people, injured 3,000 and did $20 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Hualien, Taiwan. It killed 4 people and injured 11.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Colombia, San Cristobal, Venezuela. It killed 1 person.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Morgan Hill, Central, California, United States. It injured 27 and did $8 million in damage.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Benguet Province, Baguio, Luzon, Philippines. It killed 6 people and injured 11.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Erzurum Province, Turkey. It killed 1 person and injured 3.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck N, Kosovo, Macedonia, Balkans NW, Serbia. It killed 1 person, injured 100 and did $350 million in damage.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Kermanshah, Western, Iran. It killed 2 people, injured 56 and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Kendari, Sulawesi, Indonesia. It injured 14.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Kama, Afghanistan. It killed 18 people and injured 141.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Valparaiso, Chile. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Adiyaman, Turkey. It injured 39.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia. It caused a tsunami.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck S of, Kermadec Islands. It caused a tsunami.
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Fayal, Portugal erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It killed 3 people.
Vesuvius, Italy erupted with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. It killed 9 people and injured 11.
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A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Martinique & Barbados.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Ryukyu Islands, Japan, with a maximum water height of 85.4 meters. It killed 13,486 people, destroyed 3,237 houses and did extreme (about $25 million or more) damage.
A tsunami with a source recorded as earthquake struck Rossano, Italy. It killed 589 people.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Central Chile. It killed few people (about 1 to 50).
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5 earthquake struck Aegean Sea, Greece.
A tsunami with a source recorded as landslide struck Lake Brienz, Switzerland, with a maximum water height of 0.5 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Central Chile, with a maximum water height of 0.16 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck SW. Sumatra, Indonesia, with a maximum water height of 0.11 meters.
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck S of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, with a maximum water height of 0.11 meters.
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A G4 (severe) geomagnetic storm began April 24, 1937, reached Kp 8 and lasted 9 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 72; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 45 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G5 (extreme) geomagnetic storm began April 24, 1939, reached Kp 9- and lasted 27 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 79; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 42 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began April 24, 1941, reached Kp 7- and lasted 27 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 63; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
A G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm began April 24, 1982, reached Kp 7- and lasted 21 hours, with a daily Ap as high as 52; at that Kp the aurora may be seen from about 52 degrees geomagnetic latitude.
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A severe storm disaster that cost $1.3 billion in 2024 dollars and killed 3, on NOAA’s billion-dollar list. It lasted from April 24, 2015 to April 25, 2015.
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A 59 year old Male died in a rip current off of Perdido Key just east of Johnson Beach.
Atlantic high pressure provided for moderate to strong east winds along the southeast Florida coast, leading to the development of rip currents along the Atlantic beaches.
A rock climber was hit by a large wave that swept him into the Ocean.
A woman died in high surf conditions.
Swells from distant Typhoon Surigae brought long period swells to the Marianas. This generated a high rip risk over the area and the death of one individual.
Gathered from this site’s archives: the tornado record (NOAA SPC, and Grazulis before 1950), IBTrACS and the National Hurricane Center, NOAA NCEI’s Storm Events Database, Regional Snowfall Index, billion-dollar disasters list, State Climate Extremes Committee and hazard databases, USGS, NIFC, GFZ Potsdam’s Kp index (CC BY 4.0), the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, and Wikidata (CC0), with article leads from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, each credited where it appears. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.