News about Nebraska, tornado

According to the NWS, there were nine tornadoes in the Omaha area, traveling a total track of 162.5 miles and they were on the ground for a total of 4 hours and 51 minutes. According to the National Weather Service, the tornado that hit Elkhorn also touched down in Bennington and Blair.

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.

The devastation caused by the tornado is evident in a line of homes, with cars and houses destroyed or severely damaged in the Omaha suburb of Elkhorn. "This is catastrophic damage that we're talking about here," said FOX Weather correspondent Nicole Valdes, who was on the ground Saturday in the unrecognizable town.