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Whipping winds, downed trees, power outages: Morning storms bring damage to Omaha metro, SW Iowa

Whipping winds, downed trees, power outages: Morning storms bring damage to Omaha metro, SW Iowa
WELL STRONG WINDS CAUSED THAT TRAMPOLINE TO FLY OVER A FENCE AND THEN WATCH THIS KNOCK A PLACE AT TO THE GROUND IN DES MOINES, IOWA AND LOOK AT HOW HARD THE RAIN WAS COMING DOWN IN CENTRAL IOWA TREES WHIPPED THROUGH THE AIR SOME WERE RIPPED OUT OF THE GROUND AND SEVERAL BRANCHES SNAPPED RIGHT OFF. THIS ONE WENT THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW OF A POSTAL TRUCK IN THE DES MOINES AREA. THIS IS PART OF THE SAME STORM SYSTEM THAT SWEPT THROUGH THE METRO THIS MORNING. YEAH, THE UPROOTED A LOT OF TREES. LOOK AT THIS ONE THAT CRASHED THROUGH A HOME IN NORTH OMAHA. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVENS, NICOLE. AMATANGELO. IS THERE LIVE TONIGHT WHERE THE HOMEOWNERS ARE CLEANING UP NICK? DAVID ALEXANDRA, NO ONE WAS HURT WHEN THIS TREE BEHIND ME. NEARLY SPLIT THIS HOUSE IN HALF THE HOMEOWNERS TELL ME THEY’RE THANKFUL. EVERYONE’S OKAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER WENT OFF. I HEARD THE HOUSE SHUT HER A LITTLE BIT AND THEN LOUD BOOM A SHOCKING START TO THE MORNING FOR JOHN MCCLELLAND. I CAME OUT OF THE ROOM THAT I WAS IN AND THERE WAS INSULATION AND DUST AND EVERYTHING JUST FLYING AROUND THE HOUSE AND I STEPPED OUT FURTHER TO ASSESS IT AND BY GOLLY THERE’S A TREE IN MY LIVING ROOM THIS TREE FALLING ON THE HOUSE NEARLY IT IN HALF. THERE’S A WALL OF THE HOUSE MISSING AND THEN YOU REALIZE IT’S ANOTHER WHOLE WALL IN THE FRONT DOOR IS ALMOST LAYING IN THE ENTRY. HE SENT A PHOTO TO HIS WIFE LOIS SHOWING THE DAMAGE HE SENT A PICTURE AND I LIKE HOME ONE OF HIS FRIENDS MUST HAVE HAD SOMETHING A TREE GO DOWN AND THEN I LOOKED AGAIN AND IT’S LIKE IT’S MY TREE AND IT’S MY HOUSE AND IT’S KIND OF SCARY. THEY SAY THEY DIDN’T HAVE ANY REASON TO THINK THEIR TREE WOULD TOPPLE OVER BUT THEY’RE THANKFUL. THEY HAVE INSURANCE AS WELL AS FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO HELP WITH THE DAMAGE. IT’S REALLY GREAT. OUR KIDS ARE HERE AND THEY ALL RUSHED AWAY FRO THEIR JOBS AND PRICELESS. THEY’RE JUST THANKFUL THAT EVERYONE IS OKAY MY SENSE OF HUMOR WAS NOT PRESENT AT 9:00 THIS MORNING. I’VE REGAINED MY SENSE OF HUMOR SOMEWHAT. IT’LL ALL GET FIXED OR REPLACED. IT’S STILL NOT CLEAR IF THE HOUSE CAN BE SALVAGED OR IF IT NEEDS TO BE TORN DOWN COMPLETELY FOR NOW THE HOMEOWNERS TELL ME THAT THEY’RE MOVING INTO A HOTEL FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE IN NORTH OMAHA NICK. AMATANGELO. KETV, NEWSWATCH 7. WHAT A WILD MOMENT NICK. THANKS. THE TREE DAMAGE WAS PRETTY WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE. IT WAS RIPPED OUT NEAR 51ST INDICATOR THE ROOTS UPLIFTED A PIECE OF THE SIDEWALK THERE A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH THE WINDS TOPPLED OVER A TRANSFORMER POLE LANDED IN THE MIDDLE. SADDLE CREEK UNDER THE DODGE STREET BRIDGE AND NEAR 15TH AND JEFFERSON IN SOUTH OMAHA A TREE BRANCH GOES THROUGH THE ROOF OF A HOME. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED THERE. THE CITY’S GOING TO OPEN THREE DROP OFF SITES FOR STORM DEBRIS 11TH AND LOCUSTS TRANQUILITY PARK. THAT’S AT A HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH AND WEST MAPLE AND AT THE FOOTBALL FIELD AT 156TH AND F STREETS. THE SITES ARE GOING TO BE OPEN FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 6:30 P.M. TOMORROW THROUGH THURSDAY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER TONIGHT THE NUMBERS DOWN TO AROUND 17,000 OPPD CUSTOMERS RIGHT NOW COMPARED TO 57,000 AT THE HEIGHT OF
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Whipping winds, downed trees, power outages: Morning storms bring damage to Omaha metro, SW Iowa
A morning storm with whipping winds brought damage to the Omaha metro as well as Southwest Iowa. More than 48,000 customers in Douglas County alone lost power Monday. As of 5:45 p.m., a total of 15,449 customers were still without power, according to Omaha Public Power District.Winds hit nearly 70 miles an hour in parts of the metro. Damage ranged from uprooted trees to downed power poles. Remember you can always track the storm with our Interactive Radar.

A morning storm with whipping winds brought damage to the Omaha metro as well as Southwest Iowa.

More than 48,000 customers in Douglas County alone lost power Monday.

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As of 5:45 p.m., a total of 15,449 customers were still without power, according to Omaha Public Power District.

Pole down in Omaha
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Winds hit nearly 70 miles an hour in parts of the metro.

Trees uprooted storm damage
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Damage ranged from uprooted trees to downed power poles.

tree down along 70th and Leavenworth
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70th and Leavenworth

Remember you can always track the storm with our Interactive Radar.