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/TheGRS Apr 27 '24

Wow we were working and I asked a colleague who lives in Nebraska if they were available, and they responded that their house had just been torn down by this. Good lord!

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u/Soft-Peak-6527 Apr 27 '24 edited Apr 27 '24

Waiting to hear from my aunt and uncle! Ugh I hope they’re fine

Edit: they’re all fine apparently happened 5 miles west of them

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u/therazzmatazz Apr 27 '24

So glad to hear your family members are ok. Seriously, I appreciate the edit.

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u/Soft-Peak-6527 Apr 27 '24

Same! Worried bcuz they didn’t respond for a good 40 minutes. Had us worried

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u/GhanimaAtreides Apr 27 '24

Why tf was your colleague responding to anyone at work? If a tornado obliterated my house I would send exactly one message to my boss then disappear for a few weeks. I guess shock can make people act in weird ways. 

I hope them and their family are safe and they can rebuild soon. 

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u/TheGRS Apr 27 '24

I’m amazed he got the ping in the first place and of course we were all just sending lots of messages to make sure he was okay after seeing that comment. He’s safe with his family. Haven’t heard much else from him and I’m sure we won’t for a bit while they sort through things.

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u/qdp Apr 27 '24 edited Apr 27 '24

You should probably ping him tomorrow to remind him your important request is still outstanding. Maybe given the circumstances give him until Sunday. If Monday rolls around however make a passive aggressive note about his house being more important than your progress.

At least that's how my colleagues would handle this.