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2024 Elkhorn–Blair Tornado
In the afternoon hours of April 26, 2024, a large and violent tornado moved through the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, Omaha metropolitan area, striking the communities of Waterloo, Nebraska, Waterloo, Elkhorn, Omaha, Nebraska, Elkhorn, Bennington, Nebraska, Bennington, and Blair, Nebraska, Blair in Nebraska, resulting in four injuries. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s finalized damage survey and analysis by county: * * * The tornado was part of tornado outbreak of April 25–28, 2024, a destructive tornado outbreak that occurred across the Midwestern United States, Midwestern, Southern United States, Southern, and High Plains (United States), High Plains regions of the United States between April 25 and 28, and was the first of two violent tornadoes that occurred during the outbreak. The tornado reached peak intensity in the Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha neighborhood of Elkhorn and south of the city of Blair, leading the National Weather Service in Omaha, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elkhorn, Omaha, Nebraska
Elkhorn is a western neighborhood of the city of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,062 at the 2000 census and was estimated by the Census Bureau at 8,192 in 2005 before it was annexed into Omaha in 2007. It was named after the Elkhorn River. History Elkhorn was platted in 1867 when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. On April 26, 2024, Elkhorn was struck by a large, long-tracked EF4 tornado. Hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. Annexation Elkhorn, founded in 1865 by George Crawford and platted in 1867, was an independent municipality until it was annexed by the city of Omaha in 2005. In an attempt to prevent the annexation, Elkhorn almost simultaneously annexed several surrounding subdivisions in an attempt to bring the city's population above 10,000 citizens; a 1917 state law limits Omaha's annexation power to neighboring communities not over 10,000 in population. On January 12, 2007, the Nebraska Supreme Court rul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tornado Outbreak Of April 25–28, 2024
From April 25 to 28, 2024, a large-scale and destructive tornado outbreak occurred across the Midwestern United States, Midwestern, Southern United States, Southern, and High Plains regions of the United States, primarily on April 26 and 27. On April 26, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first issued an enhanced risk for the Plains, as a broad upper-trough moved eastwards, with strong tornadic activity erupting in the states of Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas later that day. A high-end EF3 tornado struck the northeastern outskirts of Lincoln, Nebraska in Lancaster County, Nebraska, Lancaster County, injuring three people. A long-tracked low-end EF4 tornado caused widespread severe damage in Elkhorn, Omaha, Nebraska, Elkhorn and near Bennington, Nebraska, Bennington and Blair, Nebraska, Blair, and prompted the issuance of two tornado emergency, tornado emergencies. Another EF3 tornado moved through parts of both Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa as well as Omaha–Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
