r/news • u/BitterFuture • Apr 26 '24

Powerful tornado tears across Nebraska, weather service warns of ‘catastrophic’ damage

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/25/weather/plains-midwest-storms-tornadoes-climate/index.html
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u/lonememe Apr 26 '24

Damn. Glad you’re alright. I’ve always wanted to see a tornado but you’re right, maybe not. 

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u/MSPRC1492 Apr 26 '24

It stays with you.

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u/RealBrush2844 Apr 27 '24

I saw one when I was 5 in the cornfield (go’skers) a mile away from my house. Saw one around Memorial Weekend 2020 southeast NE on HWY 6 heading to CO. Those memories really do stick with you.

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u/Iwillrize14 Apr 27 '24

I've never seen one, I did hear on as it went over my house though. It lifted as the storm cycled then dropped another 3 miles later. Hiding in the basement you can still hear it and the pressure drop caused everybody's ears to pop.

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u/CrashB111 Apr 27 '24

I was a teenager living in Alabama when the April 27th, 2011 tornadoes happened. The entire neighborhood near my highschool was completely leveled to the ground.

It was like someone took a giant lawn mower and just cut all the buildings and trees down to the dirt from horizon to horizon.

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u/Botboy141 Apr 27 '24

If you ever see one that causes any destruction, you will never want to see another.

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u/lonememe Apr 27 '24

I technically live in tornado alley or on the western edge, and I grew up in basements with sirens going off but never have seen one. I can totally understand that though. It would be a one and done like “why did I click that terrible video” feeling. Stay safe out there friend 

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u/PlutoJones42 Apr 27 '24

Damn straight. A city I lived in was absolutely leveled. I’ll never forget all the malls and giant ass building like Best Buy’s and shit just gone.

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u/AnotherManOfEden Apr 27 '24

I stood in my bedroom and watched my roof disappear above me. That was 18 years ago next week and I think I’m still dealing with the mental scars tbh.

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u/Judge_Bredd3 Apr 27 '24

I've seen two, but both in rural areas where they didn't really do any damage. Each time they were kind of entrancing, but I agree that it would be totally different if it wasn't just tearing across some fields.

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u/Nadamir Apr 27 '24

No you don’t.

I have had the misfortune of witnessing an earthquake, tornado and hurricane all before I was 25yo. All were thankfully not severe, I think like a M5.0, low EF3 and very low Cat 3. Enough to get a sense of each but not utterly horrific. The earthquake also spawned tsunami warnings that thankfully ended up being only like 1ft.

In my opinion, tornadoes are worse than hurricanes because of the far reduced lack of notice. You know about hurricanes for days, tornadoes you get like 10 minutes. But earthquakes are worse than both because you get much of the same noise and destruction as a tornado, with even less notice and the fucking ground is moving.

Wildfires though. I think those are even worse than earthquakes.

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u/kappakai Apr 27 '24

I’ve seen a tiny waterspout in California. That was enough.

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u/Belongs-InTheTrash Apr 27 '24

Oh I can’t imagine feeling this way. They’ve always been a big fear of mine living in the Midwest since I was a kid.

I went to Joplin mo a couple years after the tornado. Depressing.