Omaha has tornadoes on the ground NOW second time in 4 days injury reports coming in

[Omaha Steve]

Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa are under a WARNING. 40 boy scouts are reported injured in Little Sioux Iowa. Details as they come in will be added to this post. I'll stay online as long as I have power and we have the all clear. All my family members across both counties are in their basements.

[my2sense]

1. Terrible News - Stay Safe!

[Breeze54]

2. Damn!! Do you have a safe place?!? Take cover... report back!!!

:scared: :hug:

[malaise]

3. Stay safe please

This is some tragedy going on there. Hope those kids aren't too badly hurt.

[proud patriot]

4. stay safe , I have family near there

my husband's family is from Nebraska and Iowa.

[Oceansaway]

5. stay safe Steve...the Mississippi River here

is rising too.....they say it'll be worse than '93....ouch....

[Ilsa]

6. Hubby has coworkers there. Please stay safe, OS! nt

[greenbriar]

7. we are in a watch current.y Prayers for your safety

I am soooo tired of this weather

[LSparkle]

8. Take care ... I can't remember this many tornados at any time in my 50 years

In or out of season, it's become a practically daily
occurrence, and in areas I never thought were prone.

On edit: Can't help but wonder if this (like increased
number of hurricanes) has ANYTHING to do with global
climate change ... ???

[Omaha Steve]

9. Hospital alerted to prepare for 50 injured at scout camp and fatalities

Just reported on KMTV 3 Omaha.

[greenbriar]

10. OH GOD

I am praying



and crying

[LSparkle]

11. OMG -- prayers for all ...

[my2sense]

12. OMG - Poor children

Here is the link to the most recent report I found:

http://www.southwestiowanews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19766468&BRD=2703&PAG=461&dept_id=555106&rfi=6

Stay safe.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

14. How horrible!

Those poor children.

[Breeze54]

15. OMG.... this is terrible!!

Poor kids....

You didn't answer if you have a safe place, like a basement or something.

[uppityperson]

18. Oh no.

[lovuian]

35. Oh poor kids

hope they are ok

[uppityperson]

13. stay low, stay safe. kick

[Lil Missy]

16. Sirens are blaring here too, for the last 20 minutes. I am on the border, near the river. n/t

[malaise]

17. Be careful please

:grouphug:

[Omaha Steve]

19. Emergency crews are having trouble reaching the camp for downed trees, power poles, etc.

4 confirmed dead. That number is now expected to rise.

[uppityperson]

20. short article and Nws report. crying

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080611/NEWS/80611078
A tornado tore through a Scout camp this evening and left behind up to 30 injured people and possible fatalities.

The camp is the Little Sioux Scout Ranch, located between Blencoe and Little Sioux.
Becky Griffis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Omaha, said the tornado went through at about 6:35 p.m, about 12 minutes after the warning went out.
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Griffis said there were reports of up to four fatalities, but those were unconfirmed.

Who was at the camp was not immediately known.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080611_rpts.html
2335 6 N LITTLE SIOUX MONONA IA 4190 9603 TORNADO HIT A BOYSCOUT RANCH JUST NORTH OF THE HARRISON COUNTY LINE. THIRTY TO FORTY INJURIES WITH 4 FATALITIES REPORTED BY HARRISON COUNTY DISPATCH. (OAX)

[malaise]

21. Damn

This is too sad.

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. Get off line and get under cover

stay safe!

[Ilsa]

23. internet radio out of Omaha said the Little Sioux Camp has four fatalities,

there is a shelter there; there were alot of people there on leadership conference, etc. Probably couldn't hear tornado sirens.

I'm listening to a rock station, KEZO-FM, Z-92.

[uppityperson]

24. Talk about providing hands on education, those poor people.

[malaise]

27. Live coverage on CNN now n/t

[FreeState]

30. CNN said they could not hear sirens and had no cell phone service at the camp n/t

[BensMom]

25. in Lincoln Ne

Sheets of rain.
Flooding in parts of town.

Prayers going out.

[malaise]

26. Stay safe

:grouphug:

[Breeze54]

28. Take care of yourself...seek higher ground!!

:hug:

[mnhtnbb]

33. Used to live in Lincoln. On Woodscrest Ave. Moved in 2000.

Stay safe! :hi:

[Omaha Steve]

29. The worst appears to be past us

We are headed to bed. As of now all our family member are accounted for and safe.

[Lil Missy]

31. Sirens just stopped here too. But we had one hell of a storm!

Nite,

:hi:

[Xenotime]

32. Is Warren Buffett giving any money to help the people in his town?

[FreeState]

34. Google map to area of camp

For those interested here is a link to the google map of the camp (same pic as CNN):

http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=LITTLE+SIOUX+SCOUT+RANCH&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&mrt=kmlkmz&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.875,57.630033&ll=41.877294,-95.974932&spn=0.005001,0.007092&t=h&z=17


Per CNN all the buildings you see are gone - there is nothing left there :cry:

[OhioChick]

36. Stay safe, Steve. n/t

[Bozita]

37. "If this keeps up, ... most tornadic year EVER!" - Chad Meyers, CNN chief meteorologist

Scary. Real scary.

[uppityperson]

38. Iowa Homeland Security official confirms 4 dead (40+ injured)

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ijDA5bgxiHlTvS_r-SSjskS1Tq1wD9188ALG0

http://www.kcci.com/news/16579590/detail.html
A spokeswoman for Iowa Homeland Security said at least four people were killed and 40 injured Wednesday evening when a tornado struck a western Iowa Boy Scout camp.

Julie Tack, a spokeswoman for Iowa Homeland Security, said a search and rescue team had been deployed to the camp, near Little Sioux in Harrison County. She said the camp was covered with debris and downed trees after the tornado hit about 7 p.m.

Tack said there were 93 campers and 25 staff members at the camp when the tornado struck. The campers were between 13 and 18 years old and were attending a leadership training camp.

"They were considered some of the best in the area," Tack said.

At least 40 people who were injured in the storm were being taken to area hospitals.

[Ilsa]

39. "Everyone was in the buildings and the buildings were destroyed"

"30-40 injuries, mostly head injuries."

This is horrible. Higher likelihood for more fatalities with head injuries.

[Breeze54]

40. The camp is on the news right now on 1480 KPHX - The Valley's Progressive Talk AZ from the AP

I'm listening to it now on:

1480 KPHX Streams - http://www.1480kphx.com/DynamoPages.php?PID=22

[NEDem]

41. TV station just interviewed a camper

says that one the shelters took a direct hit and that it looked like a fireplace fell on the kids that were killed.

[cornermouse]

44. TV says they had no basement shelter at the camp.

That might be something parents might want to look into before sending their kids off to camp for a week.

[Lil Missy]

42. Storms and BOOMER'S are starting up again. But I think the tornado activity has passed.

:hi:

[Omaha Steve]

43. We awoke to more rain

My family members are not in damaged areas. Thanks for all the well wishes.