Midwest tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs

Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha, a city of 485,000 people., on Friday afternoon, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Injuries were reported but it wasn’t yet clear if anyone was killed in the storm.

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.

Another tornado hit an area on the western edge of Omaha, passing directly through parts of Eppley Airfield, the city's airport. Officials closed the airport to aircraft operations and were assessing any damage in the area, Omaha Airport Authority Chief Strategy Officer Steve McCoy said. Nebraska Emergency Management Agency spokesperson Katrina Sperl said damage is just now being reported. Taylor Wilson, a spokesperson for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, said they hadn’t seen any injuries yet.

Sheriff’s officials say they also had reports of a tipped-over train near Waverly, also in Lancaster County.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

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