Tornadoes ripped through eastern Nebraska and northern Texas Friday, and weather officials said more is coming this weekend for the Plains region.
April 26 Tornadoes ripped through eastern Nebraska and northern Texas Friday, and weather officials said more is coming this weekend for the Plains region.
The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley early Friday afternoon issued a tornado watch until 7 p.m. for all of central and eastern Nebraska including Omaha, Lincoln and Grand Island.
In just a few hours, tornado warnings extended to nearly 50,000 people in the eastern half of the state.
One tornado churning through Lincoln flipped a semi-trailer onto I-80 northeast of the city, slowing traffic to a crawl.
By around 4:30 p.m. CDT, first responders reported major damage, with several houses destroyed and multiple people trapped in their basements outside of Omaha and in Washington County.
Several tornados hit the Omaha metro area at about 5:15 p.m. CDT.
Eppley Airfield shut down after a tornado damaged the east side of the airfield where the general aviation area is, according to Omaha Airport Authority Chief Information Officer Steve McCoy.
