Devastating tornadoes are raging in parts of eastern Nebraska and Iowa after a severe multi-day storm swept across the central United States, injuring at least three people. Storms began across parts of the Plains and south early Friday afternoon. The National Weather Service received at least 60 tornado reports in at least five states, making today the busiest day for tornadoes in the US in more than a year. In addition to the tornado warnings, there were 19 damaging wind reports and 45 hail reports from Friday's outbreak of severe weather. Three of those hail reports were at least five centimeters in diameter, about the size of a lime.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster declaration for Pottawattamie County in response to the severe weather. In a post on X, the Republican governor said the announcement was to support storm recovery efforts in the city of Minden. On Friday, a tornado ripped through suburban Lincoln, Nebraska, tearing off the roofs of homes. An overturned tractor-trailer blown by storms brought traffic to a slow crawl on the interstate, traffic cameras showed. Emergency management officials in Shelby and Douglas counties in Nebraska said they have received no reports of serious injuries from Friday's storms.
