Omaha airport takes significant damage from strong tornado

FOX Weather— OMAHA, Neb. — Several buildings at Omaha’s airport facility suffered significant damage as a tornado roared across the airfield Friday, but luckily no one was injured. As Tornado Warnings blared across eastern Nebraska during Friday's tornado outbreak, officials at Omaha’s Eppley Field instructed passengers in the terminal to take shelter in their designated storm shelters. Airport weather observers sighted a funnel cloud just before 5 p.m. CDT and closed down airport operations a few minutes...

Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs. OMAHA, Neb. >> A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, today, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Some injuries were reported but there were no immediate reports that anyone was killed.

NPR—Midwest tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha. Hundreds of homes and other structures have been damaged.

WCCB Charlotte—Midwest Tornadoes Cause Severe Damage In Omaha Suburbs. A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions.