News about tornado

Tornado touches down in Minden, site of deadly storm less than two weeks ago. Already devastated by a powerful tornado, the small town of Minden in western Iowa was hit for the second time in less than two weeks Monday night. At least two other tornadoes were confirmed in central Iowa.

Five EF-3 tornadoes have been confirmed in storms that swept through eastern Nebraska and western Iowa Friday. A look at the meteorological factors that produced several strong tornadoes over eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

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.