Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa

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Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Nebraska.

OMAHA, Neb. —

Photos on social media showed the small city of Minden, Iowa, about 30 miles northeast of Omaha also sustained heavy damage.The forecast for Saturday was ominous. The National Weather Service issued tornado watches across parts of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Forecasters warned that large hail and strong wind gusts were possible.

Police and firefighters went door-to-door to help people, going to the"hardest hit area" with a plan to search anywhere someone could be trapped, Omaha Fire Chief Kathy Bossman said. "People had warnings of this and that saved lives," Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said of the few serious injuries.

"Some appeared to be violent tornadoes," Kern continued."There were tornadoes in different areas. And so it's like forensic meteorology, we call it, like piecing together, all the damage indicators."Severe weather damage to Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb., can be seen from the Lewis and Clark Monument in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday, April 26, 2024.Severe weather damage to Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb.

 

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