Strong storms in Nebraska kill one person and displace hundreds of inmates | Nebraska
The strong storms in East Nebraska killed a person on Saturday, seriously injured another in a state park, and two prison housing units were damaged and dislodged by hundreds of prisoners.
Meanwhile, more than 40 million Americans received warnings for dangerous heat and fire air. In terms of fire atmosphere, a fire that started a compulsory evacuation in two Colorado districts was a special note.
Regarding Nebraska Storms, Waterloo Volunteer Fire Department was called to Two Rivers State Park just before 7 am on Saturday, when the first intervention teams found a vehicle crushed by a large cotton tree. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the storm was brought to the area higher than 80Mph (129 km / h), while the tree was overturned. A man was stuck in the fire department, a woman in the vehicle was declared dead at the scene, he said.
The department, firefighters due to the size and weight of the man to release the man took about 90 minutes, he said. Waterloo Fire Department Chief Travis Harlow said he was taken to an omaha hospital with life -threatening injuries once free once.
The State Park, a popular camp point, is about 5 km west of the western border of Omaha.
The high winds caused widespread damage in Eastern Nebraska, toppled the trees, damaged the roofs and pulled the electric lines down. Thousands of people were weak immediately after.
The Ministry of State Correction Services said in a statement, Lincoln, the state of the state, Nebraska State Prison 387 prisoners replaced two housing units.
The Agency said, “There is no reported injury and all personnel and imprisoned individuals are safe and accountable,” he said.
National Air Service, strong storms on Saturday to some parts of East Wisconsin’in 97 km / h speed and the state brought to the gate peninsula, he said. Flood warnings entered into force in Milwaukee, Wauquesha and Ozaukee districts. And Flash floods forced the closure of the pieces of Interstates 43, 41 and 94, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Outlet added that most of the runways except one of Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport is inundated by a taxi and a underpass tunnel.
Air service, Saturday night on Sunday night in the middle of the country’s middle part of the country from West Colorado Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, North Missouri and Illinois and Wisconsin’e more powerful storms, he said.
Meanwhile, grappling with excessive heat recommendations, New Mexico, Albuquerque; El Paso and Dallas, Texas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Little Rock, Arkansas; Wichita, Kansas; Springfield, Missouri; and Missouri, Kansas City, as ABC News reported. And Network, Oregon, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming, the places in the alert for fire conditions, he said.
In particular, after the Lee Forest Fire in Colorado grew by about 30,000 acres, the authorities at Rio Blanco and Garfield Counties ordered a compulsory evacuation while the flames run to the south. Denver Post.
The ongoing climate crisis, which is fed by the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, makes excessive weather events more common, including strong storms, floods and fires.
