User blog:Hurricane Layten/Remembering the 1975 Omaha, Nebraska tornadoes

On this day in 1975, an outbreak of tornadoes hit the states of Louisiana, Taxas, Mississippi, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, with 36 confirmed tornadoes.

By far the most significant of these, and the namesake of the outbreak, was the F4 tornado that tore through parts of downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The tornado initially touched down in Sarpy county, before passing through Douglas County and crossing over I-80 into Omaha. Along the tornadoes path, severe damage to buildings was noted, including several that were completely levelled, and thousands of trees were either snapped or debarked. This tornado was the cause of 3 fatalities during the outbreak.

The other significant tornado of the outbreak was another F4, which struck Pierce County, Nebraska, again causing significant impacts there as well. This tornado passed through the town of magnet, damaging or destroying every buuilding there in the process, before moving out of the area and lifting. 1 person was killed by this tornado, and several vehicles were thrown over 200 yards from where they originated, clearly indicating winds of at least F4 intensity.

In total, this outbreak was the cause of 4 known deaths, at least 137 injuries, and an unknown amount of damages in total.