Midwest Tornadoes April 2024

04/30/2024: Update 0600

"There have been more than 100 confirmed tornadoes ranging from EF-0 to EF-4 since Thursday, and that number could continue to rise as survey teams from the National Weather Service are still out looking at the damage left behind." FOX Weather (full story).  Tornadoes reported across six states, with most occurring in Nebraska, Iowa and Oklahoma.

• In Nebraska, homes were leveled, buildings collapsed, and hundreds of homes were damaged in the Elkhorn area in the western part of Omaha. Fortunately, no deaths were reported, but there were a few minor injuries.

• In Iowa, video footage showed parts of Minden, about 30 miles northeast of Omaha, completely flattened. 40 to 50 homes were “completely destroyed,” and there were reports of injuries, including one that was “fairly severe but not life-threatening.”

• Shelby County, also in Iowa, experienced damage to about 40 homes, but there have been no reports of fatalities.

• OKLAHOMA, At least 20 tornadoes have been confirmed in Oklahoma during the storms, according to the National Weather Service. The Sulphur, Oklahoma tornado has been classified as an EF-4 tornado with 170 mile per hour winds and extensive damage.