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NWUS53 KOAX 200105
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Preliminary Local Storm Report...Corrected
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
805 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0832 PM Tornado 2 SE Randolph 40.85N 95.54W
04/17/2025 Fremont IA NWS Storm Survey
Corrects previous tornado report from 2 SE
Randolph. 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. 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. 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 1971 yards 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. The
track length of the tornado was
approximately 19.7 miles, with a maximum
wind speed of 110 mph classifying it as an
EF1.
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