2024 Weather Thread

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:42 pm

Wow this is bad. Immediate payers for Elkhorn and waterloo.

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:01 pm

I'm waiting for reports to come in, but this is as bad as I've ever seen in the city.

Padre · Post by **Padre** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:16 pm

Bill Ranby just said he’d been so busy he didn’t think to role up his sleeves, just rolled them up now!

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:27 pm

What a crazy day! This was the tornado that went through Lincoln. I was within about 100 yards of it.

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:27 pm

I have a few others including the one that hit the west side of Elkhorn from close range...

Post by **BRoss** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:28 pm

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:32 pm

BRoss wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:28 pm

I apparently was right by or slightly behind him. It was crazy

Post by **BRoss** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:33 pm

Hearing a lot of first responder sirens going down Dodge.

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:34 pm

From my footage of the rain wrapped wedge tornado that hit the west side of Elkhorn...

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:44 pm

This is going to be the worst one in Omaha since 75 I am thinking. Seeing some really bad pictures and videos from out west.

Post by **BRoss** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:46 pm

Another view from the same group:

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:52 pm

My footage of the rain wrapped wedge tornado that hit the west side of Omaha (Elkhorn, etc). This was a violent tornado unfortunately.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:57 pm

Got the below texted to me, Elkhorn.

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:02 pm

Epley just got hit by a tornado live on KETV....

Post by **BRoss** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:03 pm

stormchaser wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:02 pm Eppley just got hit by a tornado live on KETV....

Just saw that. Holy sh!t!

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:07 pm

iamjacobm wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:57 pm Got the below texted to me, Elkhorn.

There are so many flattened homes in that picture....absolutely brutal.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:13 pm

stormchaser wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:02 pm Epley just got hit by a tornado live on KETV....

Reed was in it just east of Eppley on I29. Crazy!

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:18 pm

Tornado that hit Elkhorn…

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:34 pm

Crazy…from the Elkhorn storm.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:38 pm

iamjacobm wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:44 pm This is going to be the worst one in Omaha since 75 I am thinking. Seeing some really bad pictures and videos from out west.

I was trying to figure that out, and I'd agree. We haven't had that big of a tornado since in my estimation. We really got lucky in Omaha proper, just thinking how bad it would have been if it was just a handful of miles east. Downtown also got very lucky, as that tornado that hit the airport was really close.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:41 pm

1988 was definitely huge, granted most of it was in CB.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:50 pm

Crazy Damage!

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:01 pm

This aged well…

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:24 am

So sad for everyone affected by all of these storms. This definitely appears to be the worst tornadoes to hit metro Omaha since May 1975. Forty nine years go.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:39 am

Bill Randby said it was the worst tornado outbreak in the 32 years he's coveres the weather here. Still don't even know the count yet, but several large and violent tornadoes hit within the metro and within arms reach. I feel like those in the heart of the city should count our blessings. Today could have been catastrophic.

Post by **Brad** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:42 am

So far, this is the worst damage I have seen. I'm guessing it will come in a High End EF3 or Low End EF4. Just uneducated opinion.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:43 am

Tornadoes and damage from outbreak near Omaha, Neb.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:45 am

Really anticipating the damage survey and analysis. Helluva weather day today.

Post by **Brad** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:48 am

And just to go a little deeper on my previous post, EF5 tornadoes usually have the houses completely ripped off the foundation.

This photo here (From the tweet above) is the closest thing I have seen to to a house completely ripped clean off the foundation.

damage-1.jpg

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:54 am

Brad wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:48 am And just to go a little deeper on my previous post, EF5 tornadoes usually have the houses completely ripped off the foundation.

This photo here (From the tweet above) is the closest thing I have seen to to a house completely ripped clean off the foundation.

damage-1.jpg

Yeah, I’d guess an EF-4 from the damage I’ve seen but until they do a survey, who knows.

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:53 am

I’d guess the Lincoln tornado as an EF-3 from what I saw and based on the motion. But if it didn’t hit anything at peak strength (which would be ideal for it not to obviously), then it may not get that rating…

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:01 am

My Lincoln tornado footage from today.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:15 am

stormchaser wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:18 pm Tornado that hit Elkhorn…

Must be a mile wide....that thing is huge

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:19 am

The one that hit Harlan was huge too. Minden iiwa is basically gone...

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:21 am

Is tomorrow going to be like today? I hope not

Post by **BRoss** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:22 am

stormchaser wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:01 am My Lincoln tornado footage from today.

Crazy how there is blue sky mixed in there.

Post by **BRoss** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:28 am

Got a rainbow over my area after it all.

Cermak · Post by **Cermak** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:59 am

nativeomahan wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:24 am So sad for everyone affected by all of these storms. This definitely appears to be the worst tornadoes to hit metro Omaha since May 1975. Forty nine years go.

I was in Nebraska City earlier today and got back into Omaha around 3pm and the sky to the west while driving on I-80 just had a certain look about it, all I can say is it didn’t look good. And then shortly after the tornado’s started.

Renovator2559 · Post by **Renovator2559** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:21 am

stormchaser wrote: Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:42 pm I should clarify, people should expect an outbreak like that and hope it doesn’t happen - so people are prepared at least.

Your prognosis for the day turned out to be correct! Thank you for the updates.

All throughout the day I could hear my power supplies and breakers, clicking but never did I loose power.

Somehow the tornado that landed at Eppley Airfield, had quite an apetite for private jets and the General Aviation building.

That mile wide tornado is quite insane!

I hope you all are doing fine, after today's destruction.

Does anyone know how many tornadoes occurred in this outbreak? How many were in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri?

Does anyone know if a similar storm situation, would occur tomorrow and Sunday?

Post by **BRoss** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:27 am

I always thought tornado warnings were the most severe state (e.g. watch -> warning) but TIL about tornado emergencies, which are basically warnings on steroids.

Today we were in a tornado emergency, The sirens continuously went off. They normally shut off after a few minutes but every time they wound down, they started back up again within a few seconds. This happened at least five times where I am and I've never heard them go off so much in my life. I also received at least three emergency alerts on my phone with two of them happening within minutes of each other. And I got countless alerts from work (seriously, quit calling me in the middle of a major event).

You could tell they were really trying to get the message across to take shelter and that this wasn't a drill.

Wikipedia wrote: A tornado emergency is an enhanced version of a tornado warning, which is used by the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States during imminent, significant tornado occurrences in highly populated areas. Although it is not a new warning type from the NWS, issued instead within a severe weather statement or in the initial tornado warning, a tornado emergency generally means that significant, widespread damage is expected to occur and a high likelihood of numerous fatalities is expected with a large, strong to violent tornado.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_emergency