Tornadoes rip through Nebraska and Iowa, destroying homes and causing severe damage
Snapshots from the weather event,per the Associated Press, include a collapsed industrial building in Nebraska’s Lancaster County, which trapped 70 people inside. Ultimately, everyone was evacuated and no one had life-threatening injuries. In Elkhorn, three people also found safety in the basement of a home that was leveled above them by the tornado.
Videos of the twisters have gone viral on social media, including onecirculating on Xthat features a large tornado moving across a road in front of cars.
Forecasts predict continued storms through Sunday, with the highest risk on Saturday. Areas from Nebraska to Texas, including major cities like Dallas, Austin and Oklahoma City, are at risk of experiencing strong tornadoes. A tornado watch has been issued for parts of western Oklahoma and northwest Texas until 1 p.m. Saturday, with the potential for tennis ball-sized hail and winds reaching up to 70 mph,per CNN.
A Saturday morningX postfrom the National Weather Service stated that “severe storms are most likely after 11 am. Tornadoes and strong thunderstorms will remain possible through the overnight.”
Scroll down to see photos of the tornado devastation in America's heartland.
Firefighters work to clear a damaged home in Nebraska. (Margery A. Beck/AP)
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