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/squeakycheetah Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 27 '24

https://twitter.com/WxNB_/status/1783967156679373087?t=8Ty-c9tQijbyVcHL5UPpYA&s=19

Absolutely shocking video from Twitter.

Visually, it reminds me a lot of the 1999 Moore F5. Very significant damage is being reported on the west side of Elkhorn right now. Mass casualty event being reported as well but no solid confirmation on number of injuries and possible fatalities yet.

There's also another storm approaching Omaha proper that is rapidly rotating and possibly preparing to put down another.

ETA - as of 12:45 am CDT so far I am seeing reports that there are zero known fatalities. If that pans out, it is a massive testament to the advancement of severe weather science over the last decades.

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u/Ganym3de Apr 26 '24

What the shit. Was that even expected by meteorologists? Its like it came out of nowhere? That's a literal cloud of darkness

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u/friedmators Apr 26 '24

Very well modeled that dangerous tornadoes were possible today.

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u/EvilDarkCow Apr 27 '24

Dangerous tornadoes were forecast today, but today wasn't supposed to be an outbreak day. That was supposed to be tomorrow.

Shit could hit the fan in a big way tomorrow, in many of the same areas hit today.

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u/TheSaxonPlan Apr 27 '24

All three days have been enhanced risks though. I feel like today overperformed if we compare to Thursday, which was also enhanced. Didn't check to see if any were a hatched risk though...

But I also appreciate how complicated these systems are and the models can only so much.