Tornado Warning:
Issued at: 2:26 AM CDT 6/8/08, expires at: 3:00 AM CDT 6/8/08
The NWS in omaha has issued a tornado warning for: douglas county in east central Nebraska, this includes the city of omaha, north central sarpy county in east central Nebraska, extreme southeastern Washington county in east central Nebraska, western pottawattamie county in southwest Iowa,
Until 300 am cdt.
At 224 am cdt, national weather service doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. The most dangerous part of the storm was located near central omaha, moving northeast at 54 mph.
Locations impacted include, omaha, council bluffs and underwood, The safest place to be during a tornado is in a basement. Get under a workbench or a piece of sturdy furniture. If a basement is not available, seek shelter on the lowest level of the building. Go to an interior room or hallway. Use blankets or pillows to cover your body and always stay away from windows.
The combination of rain and darkness may obscure this tornado. Take cover now! if you wait to see the tornado or wait to hear it coming, it may be too late to get to a safe place. Go to the lowest level of the building. Stay away from windows and glass doors.
bibleblack 
Noooo! [in best Monty Python voice] RIGHT, RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY!
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No no no no no – the “possibly related posts” had this link:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/05/25/severe.weather/index.html
No, now stop it, no! 😦
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Aren’t tornados fun?
Running away is generally frowned upon mid-tornado. A visit to the basement until it all goes away is really all we do.
It’s a little unsettling at 2:30 am, though. 🙂
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Here’s a news link: http://omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10353311
..all sensationalised appropriately, I’m sure. News would not be news otherwise. 🙂
There are some trees down.
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The house that lost the garage on 134th street was only a mile or so from the old homestead on Skypark Dr.
. . . just another day in Nebraska, eh?
Yeah it is… There is at least one big tree here uprooted.. a nice, sturdy pinetree.
It’s been crazy weather here lately… a lot more activity than usual.
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When I was a kid living in Kansas, we once had to hide in the basement during a tornado. I was too young to appreciate the danger. It was just an adventure.
I’m glad that everything turned out okay for you.
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