04/28/2024

Powerful Tornadoes Tear Across Nebraska and Iowa

The NWS warns of ‘catastrophic’ damage

Devastating tornadoes tore across parts of eastern Nebraska and Iowa on Friday as a multi-day severe thunderstorm event ramped up in the central United States, injuring at least three people.

Storms began in parts of the Plains and South early Friday afternoon. The National Weather Service had received at least 42 reports of tornadoes as of 6:30 p.m. ET, in at least three states, including Texas, Nebraska and Iowa.

In Nebraska, one storm chaser described a “very devastating situation” after a tornado barreled through the Omaha suburb of Elkhorn. “Some houses have been swept and no longer exist,” Thomas Hinterdorfer told CNN. “Most homes in this immediate area have suffered significant damage and it’s likely going to be a long clean up effort.”

Please select this link to read the complete article from CNN.