Tornadoes and damaging thunderstorms blasting across the central United States, and will continue to threaten lives and property in more than a dozen states through the weekend.
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“And you knew the roof was coming off because that was a loud pop and sucking motion. It was pretty scary.” This drone footage shows the scope of destruction a massive twister left behind in the city of Minden, Iowa. Firefighters work to clear a home damaged by a tornado northwest of Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday, April 26, 2024. damage is also reported in other Nebraska towns, including Arbor Village, Arbor View, and Waterloo.
"Challenges include power outages; we have power lines down, we have gas leaks, we have unstable structures, we have trees that are down," Chief Bossman said.additional officers are being brought in to assist with 911 calls citywide. Officers are asking everyone toon the afternoon of April 26. Officials urgedDrivers on Interstate 80 got an incredibly scary view of a powerful tornado on the afternoon of April 26.
Meteorologist Tony Laubach got up close with a tornado as it crossed a highway in Elba, Nebraska, on April 26.A new tornado watch has been issued for eastern Nebraska and western Iowafrom a storm about 150 miles west of Omaha, Nebraska, according to storm chasers in the area.
Severe thunderstorms produced prolific hail across parts of the Plains on April 25, but cold air undercut the threat for tornadoes.near Russell Springs, Kansas, earlier Thursday evening, with 2-inch-diameter hail near Syracuse and Colby, Kansas.Thursday is just the start of an extended severe weather event across the central United States
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