ByA Nebraska tornado outbreak caused damage near Omaha and more funnel clouds were spotted as severe storms tore through the eastern part of the state.
A Moderate Risk -- Level 4 out of 5 -- is in the outlook for parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri Saturday, with storms expected to flare up again in the afternoon and evening across a huge area of the country. There is a chance for strong long-track tornadoes as well as very large hail up to 3 inches in diameter and thunderstorm winds up to 80 mph.
Gov. Kim Reynolds, Pottawattamie County, and the City of Minden have all declared a state of emergency. A tornado was confirmed Saturday near the intersection of Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. The confirmed tornado was 8 miles north of Robinson, Kansas. "Confidence continues to be high in a major flash flood event unfolding for portions of east-central Oklahoma with higher end rainfall totals Saturday beginning late this evening into Saturday night," the Weather Prediction Center said.