News about tornado

Tornado touches down in Minden, site of deadly storm less than two weeks ago. Already devastated by a powerful tornado, the small town of Minden in western Iowa was hit for the second time in less than two weeks Monday night. At least two other tornadoes were confirmed in central Iowa.

Five EF-3 tornadoes have been confirmed in storms that swept through eastern Nebraska and western Iowa Friday. A look at the meteorological factors that produced several strong tornadoes over eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

One or possibly two tornadoes then spent around an hour creeping toward Omaha, leaving behind damage consistent with an EF3 twister, with winds of 135 to 165 mph, said Chris Franks, a meteorologist in the National Weather Service's Omaha office.