Wednesday, June 11, 2008

We're getting hammered . . . fatalities

A tornado has destroyed several buildings at a Boy Scout camp in southwestern Iowa, killing four and injuring 30 to 40 others, according to a report on KETV, Channel 7 in Omaha, which cited information from the Harrison County emergency dispatch center.

The scout camp -- the Little Sioux Scout Ranch, just northeast of Little Sioux, Iowa -- was filled with Boy Scouts for a summer event.

This comes as a virtual freight train of tornadic thunderstorm continues to rake eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Tornado sirens have been going off in Omaha throughout the evening, as one tornado warning is replaced by another before it can expire.

This is the worst night of weather amid a couple of solid weeks of horrific weather. All of Douglas County (Omaha) -- as well as numerous other area counties -- also are under flash-flood warnings, with creeks rising fast and reports of street flooding incoming.

The lights are starting to blink. Gotta run if I want this to post.

UPDATE: Boy Scouts, according to Channel 7, have confirmed four deaths. Damn, it's hailing and I hear a roar.

UPDATE 2: OK, the hail has pretty much stopped here in west-central Omaha and the wind seems to have calmed down a bit for the time being. But we're getting torrential rain, and there's reports of creek flooding all through the west side of town.

Millard, which got whacked by a tornado early Sunday morning, is flooding in spots. Likewise, Papillion Creek, which runs through west and central Omaha, is flooding -- causing at least one car to flood out at 90th and Center streets.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

My, The Holy Lord Most Almighty God must REALLY be pissed at y'all to keep sending His Wrathful Tornadoes at you the way He is!

What'd y'all do - vote to allow Gay Marriages or something?


BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAA!


(and if you think I'm being crude in the face of tragedy - need I remind you that Y'ALL are the same exact way every time we have an earthquake in California? Guess you hypocrites don't ever REMEMBER doing that, though, DO YOU?)