Map of tornado warnings and confirmed tornadoes from the outbreak

From April 26–28, 2024, a very large, deadly and destructive tornado outbreak occurred across the Midwestern, Southern, and High Plains regions of the United States, primarily on April 26 and 27. On April 26, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first issued an enhanced risk for the Plains, as a broad upper-trough moved eastwards, with strong tornadic activity erupting in the states of Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas later that day, being more intense than forecasted. A high-end EF3 tornado struck the northeastern outskirts of Lincoln, Nebraska in Lancaster County, injuring three people. A long-tracked high-end EF3 tornado caused widespread severe damage in Elkhorn and near Bennington and Blair, and prompted the issuance of two tornado emergencies. Another EF3 tornado moved through parts of both Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa as well as points northeast, injuring four more people. Another long-tracked EF3 tornado moved directly through Minden, Iowa, killing one person and injuring three others, prompting the issuance of two more tornado emergencies. An EF2 tornado also moved through Pleasant Hill just southeast of Des Moines, injuring one person.

On April 27, a moderate risk was issued by the SPC for areas further south in Oklahoma and millions were put under a particularly dangerous situation (PDS) tornado watch. Several PDS tornado warnings were issued that day, especially during the nighttime hours, as strong to violent tornadoes touched down. A catastrophic high-end EF3 tornado moved directly through Sulphur, Oklahoma, killing one person and injuring 30 others. Another EF3 tornado destroyed multiple homes as it passed near Holdenville, killing two people. The strongest tornado of the night was a violent, low-end EF4 tornado that moved through the western part of Marietta, killing a person on I-35 and destroying a large warehouse and a grocery store. Only weak tornadoes touched down on April 28, but one high-end EF1 tornado caused a fatality and an injury when it destroyed a mobile home near Trinity, Texas.

June 16

• 1942 – A tornado struck southern Brazil, destroying many buildings including two hotels and a church. Reports from the day after indicate that more than 20 people were killed and hundreds were injured.
• 1992 – An F5 tornado moved through Chandler, Minnesota, destroying 75 homes and damaging more than 90 other structures. One person was killed and 40 were injured.
• 2014 – A strong supercell spawned a complex family of six tornadoes in northeastern Nebraska, four of which were rated EF4. The most destructive of these destroyed about half of Pilger and killed one person. A simultaneous EF4 tornado east of the town killed another person. Video of these twin tornadoes was widely shown in news media and online.

June 17

• 1944 – A significant tornado outbreak affected the Upper Midwest. An F5 tornado obliterated farms near Wilmot, South Dakota, killing eight people. An F4 tornado destroyed more farms near Henry and Florence, South Dakota and passed through Long Lake, killing three people. An F3 tornado destroyed 20 buildings and unroofed a school in Bath, South Dakota, leaving two dead. The tornadoes from this outbreak are only listed as windstorms in official records, even though well-defined funnels were spotted.
• 1946 – An F4 tornado touched down in Melvindale, Michigan and crossed the Detroit River, killing at least 15 people as it moved through Windsor and Tecumseh, Ontario.
• 1978 – An F1 tornado moved across Pomona Lake in Osage County, Kansas and capsized the tour boat Whippoorwill, drowning 16 of the 58 people on board and injuring 3 others. This was the deadliest tornado on record to receive a "weak" (F0 or F1) rating on the Fujita scale.

June 18

• 1939 – An F4 tornado moved through the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area, destroying 40 homes in Anoka, Maple Grove, and Champlin, killing nine people and injuring 222. Some homes were swept away. Four people died in a car that was thrown 300 yards.
• 2001 – An F3 tornado damaged or destroyed 240 buildings in Siren, Wisconsin, killing two people and inuring 16.

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