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Nebraska, America has seen its fair share of wild tornadoes.
But that doesn’t mean they’re any less alarming.
A string of twisters that wreaked havoc across the region on April 26 shows just how terrifying they can become.
Several tornadoes were reported across the Cornhusker State, but one in the suburbs northwest of Omaha was doing the rounds on social media, with videos showing the storm jumping from one side of the road to the other while destroying nearly everything in its path.
One of the craziest tornado videos ever out of Nebraska
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— Old Row (@OldRowOfficial) April 26, 2024
Twisters were spotted in various parts of the state, including Lincoln.
BREAKING: Tornado on the ground down in Lincoln, Nebraska.
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) April 26, 2024
These people were struck from inside a train and were surprisingly calm considering all the debris being flung around them:
The aftermath of the storm revealed a trail of devastation. From demolished homes to twisted trees, debris now scatters the streets throughout the broader Omaha region. In a statement to CBS News, Nebraska Emergency Management said it was hard at work investigating what the storm left behind.
“We are currently deploying resources to assess damage from the recent severe weather impacting Lancaster County,” the agency said.
Less than a mile from my house. #Omaha and #Elkhorn going to need a lot of help with rebuilding. #Nebraska #Tornado pic.twitter.com/T3CMXYXb6p
— Michael J Schwabe, MD, MS (@michael22joseph) April 26, 2024
This storm was apparently just the beginning of what promised to be a turbulent few days in the region. The National Weather Service for the country forecasted thunderstorms, possibly accompanied by hail, to traverse the Missouri Valley, Midwest, and central and southern Plains throughout the past weekend, posing a potential threat to millions, per Men’s Journal.
USA Today similarly reported that the NWS advised residents in both states to prepare for more stormy weather, following the tornadoes in Nebraska and Iowa last Friday.
The NWS in Des Moines posted early Saturday morning that preliminary reports indicate at least 10 tornadoes struck central Iowa in the April 26 storm front, based on initial damage information.
[source:mensjournal]
