Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha. Hundreds of homes and other structures have been damaged.
Debris is seen from a destroyed home northwest of Omaha, Neb., after a storm tore through the area on Friday.Debris is seen from a destroyed home northwest of Omaha, Neb., after a storm tore through the area on Friday.OMAHA, Neb. — A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions.
Hundreds of houses sustained damage in Omaha, mostly in the Elkhorn area in the western part of the city, police Lt. Neal Bonacci said."We are getting 911 calls of people in debris in their basement," he said."We are just working as quick as we can to help everyone who needs it.""There's lots of trees down. There's roofs missing from houses. You definitely see the path of the tornado," Bonacci said.
"We have folks in the terminal that are in shelters right now, but the airport is currently closed," he said, adding that he wasn't aware of any injuries. Flight delays are likely, he said. Before the tornado hit the Omaha area, three workers in an industrial plant were injured Friday afternoon when a tornado struck an industrial plant in Lancaster County, sheriff's officials said in an update on the damage.
The Omaha Public Power District reported that nearly 10,000 customers were without power in the Omaha area.
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