'We’re still assessing damage,' Lancaster County Emergency Management Director Jim Davidsaver told us minutes ago in a phone call. ET) 'Significant Damage' In Nebraska SuburbĮmergency response is still underway in Lancaster County, which includes the city of Lincoln. ET) More Scenes Of Devastation In Omaha Suburb We will let the public know when volunteers are needed and where they should go!' (7:53 p.m. People are eager to help, but Douglas County, Nebraska, is saying 'not yet.'Ī social media post from the county reads: 'We would like to thank people for their urgency to help, but NO volunteers are needed at this time to assist first responders in Douglas County, Nebraska. ET) Nebraska County Says 'No Volunteers Needed' Keep your severe weather plan ready to go this weekend. Just because storms have passed your area, don't think it is over. The second storm system will continue to bring energy and moisture to the Plains and Midwest into Sunday as well. Saturday will be another day of tornadoes, hail and flooding across classic tornado alley. The first storm that provided tornadoes from Nebraska to Texas on Friday will swing into the Midwest and Canada going into the weekend as a second, potentially stronger system arrives from the Rockies. The storms are part of a classic springtime weather pattern that includes two rounds of widespread severe weather through the weekend in the Plains and in the Midwest.įrom digital meteorologist Jonathan Belles: A tradeoff between two large-scale storm systems is expected tonight and into Saturday. Here are our live updates as the storms moved through Friday: (8:29 p.m. “It’s heartbreaking to see these people who have lost houses, cars, essentially their life,” he said. (MORE: Simple Steps You Need To Be Prepared For Severe Weather Non-residents were asked to stay away due to downed power lines and broken gas pipes. School buses were brought in to ferry residents out of town if they needed a ride, Theulen said. Two injuries were reported but were not life-threatening. Jeff Theulen, chief deputy of the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, said 40 to 50 homes were completely destroyed. It sits in Pottawattamie County, about 25 miles northeast of Omaha. The small town of Minden, Iowa, was especially hard hit. (MORE: The Latest Severe Weather Forecast ) Two teams have also been dispatched in an area around Des Moines, Iowa. The National Weather Service office in Omaha has deployed five survey teams to collect information across several large damage paths. In Nebraska's Lancaster County, an industrial building collapsed with 70 people inside, resulting in multiple injuries, though none were life-threatening. The tornadoes left a path of devastation, leveling homes and structures, blowing a train off its tracks, flipping cars and leaving entire towns in a blackout. All rights reserved.Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.Ī violent tornado outbreak unleashed destruction across the Plains Friday, with forecasters warning more dangerous storms were on their way. Temperatures rebound quickly with upper 70s on Monday and mid 80s returning for Tuesday and Wednesday.Ĭopyright 2024 KVVU. The wind tapers off with more sunshine early next week. The wind will remain gusty throughout the day on Sunday. The best chance of rain will be over the mountains and for areas north of Las Vegas. Along with the cooler air, we’ll have the slight chance of a few showers around Southern Nevada. We’ll drop from the upper 80s into the low 70s and upper 60s on Sunday. Despite the wind, temperatures will stay mild with upper 80s in the forecast. We may see some Wind Advisories issued for Southern Nevada. Saturday will bring much stronger wind during the afternoon and evening with forecast wind gusts topping 40 mph. We’ll see a slight breeze at times with wind in the 10-20 mph range.Ī colder storm system is diving in from the north this weekend, prompting First Alert Weather Days for Saturday and Sunday. Skies stay mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 80s Thursday and Friday. Overnight low temperatures fall back into the low 60s and 50s Thursday morning. Skies stay clear this evening with comfortable temperatures in the low 80s and 70s.

It’s a sunny start to May with mid 80s Wednesday afternoon.

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