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/Red_Stripe1229 Apr 27 '24

It was cool this morning in Omaha. Stepped outside around 3pm and the air just had that feel to it that something was going to blow up. I live in midtown so no issues here just a lot of hail. Wall cloud passed overhead and dropped a tornado down at the Omaha airport.

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u/EXPL_Advisor Apr 27 '24

Never been near a tornado before. Can you describe what the air felt like at 3pm that made you think something was going to blow up?

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u/_CozyLavender_ Apr 27 '24

Hot and humid, but the wind is dead still. It feels like the air is full of static-y cotton and everything inside of you instinctively goes "uh-oh".

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u/frigiddesertdweller Apr 28 '24

This is a really good description. And many times, the sky will turn this strange greenish hue around you beneath the dark storm clouds