VIDEO -- 'Thankful to Be Alive': Communities Left Reeling After Tornadoes Slam Midwest

VIDEO — ‘Thankful to Be Alive’: Communities Left Reeling After Tornadoes Slam Midwest


Midwesterners were hit by violent tornadoes on Friday and many lost their homes as the cyclones ripped through their communities.

The twisters hit around Omaha, Nebraska, and Minden, Iowa. Forecasters issued tornado warnings on Saturday for areas in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas, according to the Associated Press (AP).

Video footage shows a tornado moving closer to several homes in Iowa:

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Several people were hurt, but no deaths have been reported as of Friday evening, NPR continued:

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Three people were hurt in Nebraska’s Lancaster County when a tornado hit an industrial building, causing it to collapse with 70 people inside. Several were trapped, but everyone was evacuated and the injuries were not life-threatening, authorities said.

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