News about tornado

OMAHA, Neb. — The first tornado started just northeast of Lincoln and moved toward the Waverly area, rated as an EF3 tornado. It had peak winds of almost 160 miles per hour, 700 yards wide and was about 8.6 miles in track.

– A powerful tornado tore through Lincoln, Nebraska, on April 26 during the deadly Plains tornado outbreak, and a camera caught winds demolishing a manufacturing plant for Garner Industries.

Teams with the National Weather Service office in Omaha found damage consistent with an EF-3 tornado with winds of 135 mph to 165 mph. Due to early warnings, local officials said there were no fatalities and all injuries were considered to be non-lifethreatening.