Drone Footage Shows Scale of Destruction After Tornado in Omaha

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29 April 2024 at 3:41 am

Locals surveyed the extent of the damage caused after a tornado struck Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday, April 26.

Footage filmed by Juston Brazda shows extensive damage in Elkhorn, a suburb of Omaha, with debris from destroyed and damaged homes strewn along Hartman Avenue.

According to the Omaha Police Department “well over a 150 homes/structures” were damaged.

Police also said the National Weather Service’s preliminary observations indicated the damage may have been caused by two separate tornadoes. Credit: Juston Brazda via Storyful

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Like, how do you even start cleaning this up?Where did that come from?To walk?The dumpsters upside down?I have, you've been sitting in your vehicle here.Mom?Look at, there's a hole in the house.Someone must have hit it.Mhm.Oh, look at the back of this.This one was all drywalled.Add the cabinets in this one was almost done.Can be salad.Thank you.Well, even to get there, there's nails and stuff.Yeah, there's a color window in there.Yeah.But like the roof's off and it's gonna pour tonight.Ok.I'm sure.I know.I know.Don't grab this, don't work on that place and that's ours.One same house we live in.Like, how do you even start cleaning this up?

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