Destructive winds, large hail possible for Nebraska, Iowa on Friday

Hail, damaging winds blanket southeast Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Severe weather passed through southeast Nebraska for the first time in 2025, leaving a trail of hail and wind damage in its path. Several videos were sent to Channel 8 on the NOW Local News App, showing pea-size hail blanketing the capital city and wind damaging various properties. This video sent by Tonia shows hail falling...

Destructive winds, large hail possible for Nebraska, Iowa on Friday

Our main concerns are destructive wind gusts up to 80 mph and ping pong ball-sized hail, but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.

Update: Thunderstorms with damaging winds and nickel-sized hail in Southeast Nebraska Friday

The National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning at 4:11 p.m. on Friday in effect until 4:45 p.m. The warning is for Beatrice Area as well as Jefferson, Johnson, Pawnee and Saline counties.

Friday night storms could bring damaging winds to central Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Warm conditions Friday will pave the way for chances for strong and severe thunderstorms in central Iowa. Most of central Iowa is under a somewhat rare Level 4 out of 5 risk for severe weather, indicating a high potential for strong thunderstorms. Chances for more powerful storms will generally increase to the south and east. Damaging straight-line winds will be the greatest threat with tonight's storms. Limited moisture will…

Severe storms pummel parts of Iowa and Nebraska late Friday afternoon/night

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Severe storms that raced across Nebraska and Iowa late Friday afternoon and night pummeled some area with damaging winds and hail. Here in Cass County, the damage reports started coming in at around 5:15-p.m., when a large roof was ripped-off of a shed or outbuilding and landed on 620th Street near Memphis Road, south of Atlantic. Winds at the time gusted to near 70 miles per hour (mph). Cass County Emergency Management Coordi…

Severe Storms Down Power Lines in Delaware County - Mix 94.7 KMCH

Severe thunderstorms and strong winds brought down power lines in portions of the KMCH listening area on Friday night. Delaware County Emergency Management says several power lines were reported down in Manchester around 9 pm. Coordinator Mandy Bieber says trees and power lines were down in the Marshall Court, Sherman and Acers areas, as well as near the library. A shed was also wrapped around a power pole on South 5th Street. As of 9:45 pm, Bie…