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YORK, Neb. – A harrowing country unfolded crossed eastbound Nebraska connected Thursday arsenic storms marched crossed the Plains.
Ferocious winds churned up particulate and ample debris, drastically reduced visibility and swallowed the municipality of York successful a suffocating brownish haze. Adding to the tension, overmuch of the authorities was nether a Tornado Watch astatine the time.
Video taken by Myles Nelson shows a file of swirling funnel unreality hover implicit buildings arsenic a particulate tempest approaches successful York, Nebraska, connected Thursday.
(Myles Nelson via Storyful)
A video taken by Myles Nelson showed a file of swirling clouds hovering implicit buildings arsenic a particulate tempest approached.
"All of a abrupt the decease started swirling astir close adjacent to me, and I was engulfed by the particulate and debris," Nelson said.
STORM TRACKER'S CAR BLASTED BY 80+ MPH WINDS AS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM TRIGGERS DUST STORM
Video taken by Myles Nelson shows a file of swirling funnel unreality hover implicit buildings arsenic a particulate tempest approaches successful York, Nebraska, connected Thursday.
(Myles Nelson via Storyful)
In the footage, Nelson tin beryllium heard reacting to the extreme weather event.
"Oh my God! I’m successful a tornado!" helium said arsenic aggregate exigency vehicles were seen driving straight into the swirling wide of dust.
LARGE TORNADO SPOTTED IN IOWA AS SEVERE STORMS BLAST PLAINS ON THURSDAY
Video taken by Myles Nelson shows a file of swirling funnel unreality hover implicit buildings arsenic a particulate tempest approaches successful York, Nebraska, connected Thursday.
(Myles Nelson via Storyful)
The National Weather Service reported estimated upwind gusts of 60 mph successful York, attributed to outflow winds, which tin beryllium conscionable arsenic unsafe arsenic the tornadic winds themselves. Adding to the severity of the storm, reports besides indicated golf-ball-sized hail falling successful York County.
Thursday proved to beryllium a important time of terrible upwind successful the Midwest and Plains, with a staggering 15 reports of tornadoes, according to the FOX Forecast Center. Ten occurred successful Nebraska, portion neighboring Iowa experienced 5 confirmed tornado reports.
FOX Weather Exclusive Storm Tracker Corey Gerken was besides caught successful a frenzy of particulate adjacent Schuyler, Nebraska. Winds of astatine slightest 80 mph were throwing ungraded and debris astatine his conveyance arsenic helium spoke with FOX Weather Meteorologist Steve Bender connected Thursday night.
Authorities are inactive assessing the afloat grade of the harm caused by these storms.
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