Post by Odysseus on Apr 28, 2024 0:24:46 GMT
A series of tornadoes hit Nebraska and Iowa on Friday, leveling homes and wreaking havoc in the Midwest.
Elkhorn, a neighborhood of Omaha, was most severely impacted, with hundreds of homes damaged by the powerful storms. In Iowa, the small city of Minden faced a similar fate, with a large tornado causing heavy damage. Though injuries were reported, so far there have been no reported fatalities.
Snapshots from the weather event, per the Associated Press, include a collapsed industrial building in Nebraska’s Lancaster County, which trapped 70 people inside. Ultimately, everyone was evacuated and no one had life-threatening injuries. In Elkhorn, three people also found safety in the basement of a home that was leveled above them by the tornado.
Videos of the twisters have gone viral on social media, including one circulating on X that features a large tornado moving across a road in front of cars. ...
Elkhorn, a neighborhood of Omaha, was most severely impacted, with hundreds of homes damaged by the powerful storms. In Iowa, the small city of Minden faced a similar fate, with a large tornado causing heavy damage. Though injuries were reported, so far there have been no reported fatalities.
Snapshots from the weather event, per the Associated Press, include a collapsed industrial building in Nebraska’s Lancaster County, which trapped 70 people inside. Ultimately, everyone was evacuated and no one had life-threatening injuries. In Elkhorn, three people also found safety in the basement of a home that was leveled above them by the tornado.
Videos of the twisters have gone viral on social media, including one circulating on X that features a large tornado moving across a road in front of cars. ...
