Severe storms leave thousands without power across Nebraska and Iowa
Thursday evening's storms knocked out power to thousands of OPPD and MidAmerican Energy customers, following tornado watches and warnings.
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Updated: 7:41 AM CDT Apr 18, 2025
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NEXT SEVEN DAYS. LUKE. YEAH, BILL, A LOT OF STORM REPORTS WE’VE SEEN HERE SO FAR. I’LL GO THROUGH A FEW OF THESE. A LOT OF HAIL REPORTS, A FEW HIGH WIND REPORTS. THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE HAIL. WE ALSO HAVE MANY TORNADO REPORTS IN HERE. HERE YOU LOOK NEAR NORTHERN DOUGLAS, SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEAR FORT CALHOUN. THAT’S WHERE WE HAD OUR VERY OWN PETE CUDDIHY OUT THERE LOOKING AT DAMAGE REPORTS. AND THEN ALSO MURDAUGH MOVING EAST JUST NORTH OF WEEPING WATER THAT BEING IN CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. TORNADO REPORTS THERE. AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT BILL HAS JUST SHOWED YOU EAST OF THURMAN, AND THAT HAS MOVED MORE INTO IOWA. IT WAS SOUTH OF TABOR GETTING TOWARDS ESSEX, AND THAT COULD BE A STILL ONGOING TORNADO RIGHT NOW. AND THAT IS THE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE IS STILL A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. HERE’S JUST A SHORT LOOP OF THE STORM PREDICTOR MODEL, SHOWING YOU WHAT THE NEXT FEW HOURS WILL LOOK LIKE. THERE’S 10:00. THE STORM IS PRETTY MUCH EXITING OUR VIEWING AREA, AS THEY KIND OF ARE RIGHT NOW. THERE’S 11:00, A LITTLE BIT OF CLEARING IN THE SKIES, BUT WE DO EXPECT THE CLOUDS TO COME BACK INTO THE FORECAST FOR TOMORROW. IT COULD EVEN BE KIND OF A GRAY DAY OUTSIDE. A LOT OF OVERCAST. 64 DEGREES RIGHT NOW. A LOT COOLER THAN WE WERE EARLIER. A NORTHEAST BREEZE AT TEN MILES PER HOUR. YOU CAN SEE HOW THE STORMS THAT HAVE MOVED THROUGH HAVE STABILIZED SOME OF THE ATMOSPHERE, ALONG WITH DAYTIME HEATING KIND OF COMING TO A CLOSE AS WE HAVE 50S TO OUR NORTHWEST. AND STILL SOME 70. FALL CITY, MARYVILLE, SHENANDOAH. SO INDICATING THERE STILL COULD BE SOME INSTABILITY IN THAT ENVIRONMENT AS STORMS CONTINUE TO SHIFT OFF TO THE EAST. LOW TEMPERATURES FOR TONIGHT. WE’RE LOOKING AT UPPER 40S, KIND OF A VERY SEASONABLE NIGHT FOR YOU’RE LOOKING AT EARLY SPRING, A BIT OF A NORTH WIND TOMORROW THAT WILL DRAG TEMPERATURES DOWN. WE HAD A LOW 80S TODAY. TOMORROW WE’RE LOOKING AT UPPER 50S. THERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW. MID AND UPPER 50S. PRETTY MUCH AREA WIDE WITH OVERCAST SKIES AND A NORTHWEST BREEZE. SO NOT THAT IT WILL BE A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM, BUT DEFINITELY A QUITE A BIT OF A COOLER FEEL FROM WHAT WE HAD TODAY WITH A THICKER CLOUDS AS WELL. SUNDAY EASTER SUNDAY IT’S STILL LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY GOOD INDICATION OF SOME WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH TEMPERATURES A BIT COOLER. SO ANOTHER GRAY AND GLOOMY DAY. TUESDAY ANOTHER IMPACT ICON. THE CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS. NOT A GREAT CHANCE AND TEMPERATURES RISING BACK UP INTO THE MI
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Severe storms leave thousands without power across Nebraska and Iowa
Thursday evening's storms knocked out power to thousands of OPPD and MidAmerican Energy customers, following tornado watches and warnings.
The National Weather Service has issued tornado watches and warnings in multiple counties throughout Nebraska and Iowa.The storm has knocked out power to customers of OPPD and MidAmerican Energy. As of 7:30 a.m. OPPD has said 33 people are without power in the following counties: Douglas: 11Sarpy: 4Washington: 16Colfax: 1Dodge: 1 MidAmerican Energy is reporting more than 8,861 customers without power in the following Iowa counties as of 7:30 a.m.Council Bluffs: 104Fort Dodge: 1,909Storm Lake: 6,478Waterloo 364Click here to stay up to date on OPPD's power outages.Stay up to date with the latest severe weather forecast by downloading the KETV mobile app.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
OMAHA, Neb. —
The National Weather Service has issued tornado watches and warnings in multiple counties throughout Nebraska and Iowa.
The storm has knocked out power to customers of OPPD and MidAmerican Energy. As of 7:30 a.m. OPPD has said 33 people are without power in the following counties:
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Douglas: 11
Sarpy: 4
Washington: 16
Colfax: 1
Dodge: 1
MidAmerican Energy is reporting more than 8,861 customers without power in the following Iowa counties as of 7:30 a.m.
Council Bluffs: 104
Fort Dodge: 1,909
Storm Lake: 6,478
Waterloo 364
Click here to stay up to date on OPPD's power outages.
Stay up to date with the latest severe weather forecast by downloading the KETV mobile app.