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Severe storms cause significant damage across eastern Nebraska, western Iowa
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – At least four area were hit by severe weather Thursday night, resulting in reports of multiple tornados in northeast Nebraska and western Iowa.
Bennington and Manley in Nebraska and Randolph and Essex in Iowa were impacted by severe weather Thursday. The National Weather Service is expected to confirm in the coming days exactly what damages were the result of tornadoes.
One possible tornado was spotted near Oakland, Iowa, at about 8 p.m. Nearly an hour later, there was serious concern about a very large tornado that was passing through the Essex, Iowa, area.
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At about 7 p.m., tornado sirens went off in Omaha after a tornado touched down north of the city. Sirens were also going off in Bennington and Elkhorn, and people at Eppley Airfield took shelter for about 15 minutes.
As the storm passed through Colfax and Dodge counties, strong winds kicked up a dust cloud big enough to force drivers to pull off Highway 30 near Rogers and North Bend. A tornado warning was issued for Dodge County at about 6 p.m., but a tornado was not confirmed in that area.
OPPD’s peak outage number reached about 1,200 customers on Thursday night just after 9 p.m.
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Nebraska flag football announced that it will play its games at Barbara Hibner Field. This is the current home of the Huskers’ soccer program. This announcement was made on Friday afternoon.
The stadium seats 2,500 fans. The capacity can expand via berms and standing-room-only areas. The team will play its first season in 2028 and will hold 15 scholarships for female student-athletes. The season itself will run from January to May.
The program will be coached by Liz Sowers, a former five-time national champion coach at Ottawa University. The associate head coach will be her sister, Katie Sowers. Sowers was the first woman to coach and a Super Bowl. She will be the program’s top assistant.
In any event, it sounds like the program is really beginning to take shape. This will be exciting to watch and will offer another opportunity for some of the top athletes in the country to play at Nebraska.
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KEARNEY — The 39th Annual Kearney Cruise Nite Show and Shine was hosted Downtown on the Bricks on Saturday, July 18.
The event is hosted by Central Nebraska Auto Club; customarily, Kearney Cruise Nite events are held the third weekend each summer in July.
All the activities build to a crescendo on Saturday. The annual Show & Shine hosts hundreds of classic vehicles parked on “The Bricks” in downtown Kearney, per the Central Nebraska Auto Club.
Photos by Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today
Grand Island, Neb. (KSNB) – The Nebraska Siege are back at home for the first time in three weeks when they play the St. Joseph Goats Saturday night at the BigIron Events Center.
The last time the two teams played was in St. Joe, where the Siege beat the Goats 56 to 47.
The Saturday night matchup marks the final regular season, home game for the Siege. But with a win, the Siege can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Throwoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Saturday night.
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