Tornado rampage in Nebraska. Thousands were without power, homes damaged
Sky News reported that hundreds of homes were damaged, and nearly 10,000 people were left without power on Saturday after a tornado tore through Nebraska. Local police announced that although there were no fatalities, several individuals sustained minor injuries.
Tornadoes in the USA
In Elkhorn, residents Pat and Kim Woods sought shelter as the tornado approached, a mere 656 feet away.
"We could hear it coming through. When we came up our fence was gone and we looked to the northwest and the whole neighborhood’s gone" Pat recounted. His wife added, "The whole neighborhood just to the north of us is pretty flattened"
A storm system capable of producing tornadoes presented a threat across a broad swath of the country, from Michigan in the north to Texas in the south. One of the hardest-hit areas was the Omaha region in Nebraska.
