{"id":2231521,"date":"2024-04-27T11:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-whole-neighborhoods-gone-tornadoes-rip-through-midwest-destroying-homes\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T11:57:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T15:57:56","slug":"the-whole-neighborhoods-gone-tornadoes-rip-through-midwest-destroying-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-whole-neighborhoods-gone-tornadoes-rip-through-midwest-destroying-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Entire Community Devastated: Tornadoes Wreak Havoc in Midwest, Destroying Residences"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-whole-neighborhoods-gone-tornadoes-rip-through-midwest-destroying-homes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2231521&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tornadoes struck Iowa and Nebraska, devastating entire neighborhoods with no reported fatalities. Omaha and northwest\u2063 Iowa suffered severe\u2062 damage, \u2063with many homes \u2062flattened. Emergency crews faced challenges like power outages, downed trees, and \u200cgas leaks. The affected areas are\u200c under strategic search operations for survivors. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fire-watch-here-are-all-the-active-fires-happening-in-maui\/\" title=\"Active fires in Maui: Fire watch.\">community remains resilient<\/a>, rallying to support those affected by the storms. Multiple \u200binjuries were reported in \u200dLancaster County,\u200b Nebraska. Governor Jim Pillen pledged state resources for recovery efforts. Cities like Minden and Crescent in Iowa were also severely impacted. Social media footage captured the destructive force of \u2062the tornadoes as they ravaged the region.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tornadoes ripped through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/iowa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iowa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/nebraska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nebraska<\/a> on Friday, with no reported deaths despite whole neighborhoods being destroyed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parts of Omaha, Nebraska, and northwest Iowa were severely damaged by the storms. Omaha Fire Chief Kathy Bossman said that there were many houses \u201cflattened\u201d and many more with \u201csignificant damage.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bossman added that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/volcanic-eruptions-ashfall-in-st-vincent-displaces-roughly-20k\/\" title=\"Volcanic eruptions, ashfall in St. Vincent displaces roughly 20K\">emergency crews<\/a> had to deal with power outages, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millions-without-power-in-texas-energy-prices-climb\/\" title=\"Millions Without Power In Texas; Energy Prices Climb\">downed power lines<\/a>, gas leaks, downed trees, and buildings that had been made structurally unsound by the fierce tornadoes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThey\u2019re going to be putting together a strategic plan for a detailed search of the area, starting with the properties with most damage,\u201d Bossman said, <a href=\"https:\/\/journalstar.com\/news\/state-regional\/tornadoes-omaha-elkhorn-blair\/article_c696711e-0441-11ef-808d-034419cac7da.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the Associated Press. \u201cWe\u2019ll be looking throughout properties in debris piles, we\u2019ll be looking in basements, trying to find any victims and make sure everybody is rescued who needs assistance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pat Woods, who lives\u00a0 in Omaha\u2019s Elkhorn neighborhood, told the AP he and his wife saw the tornado touch down not far from their home.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe watched it touch down like 200 yards over there and then we took shelter,\u201d he said. \u201cWe could hear it coming through. When we came up our fence was gone and we looked to the northwest and the whole neighborhood\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Multiple people were injured from the tornadoes, including three people in Lancaster County, Nebraska, who were in an industrial building, CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tornadoes-hit-nebraska-severe-storms-tear-across-midwest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI have ordered that state resources be made available to assist with the emergency response and to support local first responders as they assess the damage,\u201d Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen <a href=\"https:\/\/omaha.com\/news\/local\/weather\/jim-pillen-nebraskas-members-of-congress-on-the-aftermath-of-the-tornadoes-in-nebraska\/article_cee53ab0-042f-11ef-b804-4f37f171b6cd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cNebraskans are tough, resilient people, and our neighbors and communities will rally around affected families and businesses to assist them. Nebraskans are no strangers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-j-declares-state-of-emergency-as-severe-winter-storm-brings-snow-and-high-winds\/\" title=\"N.J. declares state of emergency as severe winter storm brings snow and high winds\">severe weather<\/a> and, as they have countless times before, Nebraskans will help Nebraskans to rebuild.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cities in Iowa were also hit hard, including Minden and Crescent, where the tornadoes traveled after ripping through Omaha. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1714314649401000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0R7buYDr5ycgwzOHpoxkHS\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Videos posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stranded-suez-canal-cargo-ship-partially-freed\/\" title=\"Stranded Suez Canal Cargo Ship Partially Freed\">social media showed<\/a> the massive tornadoes ripping across the plains and the aftermath of the storms.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TWIN tornadoes moments before turning into a massive wedge near Tennant, a moments ago <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iawx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iawx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadarOmega?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RadarOmega<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OH9QLbSwxR\">pic.twitter.com\/OH9QLbSwxR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Jayjack (@aaronjayjack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aaronjayjack\/status\/1783999351418741165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nearly 10 minutes of video from multiple significant tornadoes via multiple supercells today in Nebraska and Iowa. Unreal tornado outbreak. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kswx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#kswx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/newx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#newx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q1jDJNhKxM\">pic.twitter.com\/q1jDJNhKxM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Sullivan (@btsullivan91) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/btsullivan91\/status\/1784026714739245490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Minden, Iowa got sideswiped on the SE side by a violent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tornado?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tornado<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JordanHallWX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JordanHallWX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iawx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iawx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iGBvxSy7KY\">pic.twitter.com\/iGBvxSy7KY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MyRadar Weather (@MyRadarWX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyRadarWX\/status\/1784003454165287261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.com\/storms\/tornado\/news\/2024-04-22-severe-weather-forecast-plains-midwest-south-late-april?cm_ven=dnt_social_twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">areas are<\/a> under tornado watches on Saturday, including parts of Texas and Oklahoma, as severe weather is expected from the plains to the Midwest. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tornadoes tore through Iowa and Nebraska on Friday, causing widespread destruction in parts of Omaha and northwest Iowa. Despite entire neighborhoods being flattened, there were no reported deaths. Omaha Fire Chief Kathy Bossman mentioned numerous homes were flattened, while many others suffered significant damage. 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