Tornado # 2 (EF-2) carried our granddaughters pool inflatable 1/2 mile away (photo gallery)

[Omaha Steve]

Omaha World Herald tornado photo gallery at story link at bottom.

It still holds air. Right where it landed.



Path of the tornadoes.


Powerful storm splinters homes, knocks out power to thousands; two confirmed tornadoes hit Bellevue area

By Michael O’Connor, Joe Dejka, Marcella Mercer and Andrew Nelson / World-Herald staff writers Jun 18, 2017 Updated 1 hr ago

Mike Brundieck read by flashlight and hunkered down in his basement where the air was a little cooler.

He and thousands of others remained without power Saturday evening, 24 hours after a strong storm — and two confirmed tornadoes in the Bellevue area — tore through the Omaha area.

“It’s annoying,’’ he said. “(But) it’s a fact of life. You’ve got to deal with it.”

The Omaha Public Power District said it expects to have power restored to most customers by Monday evening, though about 1,500 people may not have power until Wednesday. OPPD officials said Saturday night that they couldn’t yet pinpoint where the customers live who will be last to get power.

FULL story and photo gallery: http://www.omaha.com/weather/powerful-storm-splinters-homes-knocks-out-power-to-thousands-two/article_82eae136-52f8-11e7-849c-6723a3fae5b4.html

[ornotna]

1. Hope you're all ok Steve

[Omaha Steve]

5. A few injuries was reported, but there has been no indication that any were serious

It could have been much worse!

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Sharknado!

To add some levity to what was a horrible situation for folks there.

It'll be a long road back but hopefully folks will recover and the area will be spared in the future.

[csziggy]

4. Whalenado - or Orcanado!

[TheBlackAdder]

3. I hope you have a fraidy hole nearby. That's too close.