04-26-2024 Elkhorn, NE - Tornado Damage 

Sending my love and light to all the community from Sheffield in the UK ❤️

I live in elkhorn NE. and I will tell you the tornado was absolutely horrifying, the tornado sirens going off so loud and wind breezing gave me the chills. Luckily my neighborhood didn’t get hit, but 240th street got hit and I will tell you I am so close to 240th street. The tornado was forming right behind my school, it was so thick and terrifying to those who lost their homes. I’m praying for them because all of these photos are horrible.☹️

prayers from Philippines❤

May God bless all those people affected by the tornado

Sending prayers for all affected

When I look at this, I feel so bad for those whose homes were destroyed, but at the same time I see all those other houses nearby that were spared. Bittersweet.

Oh dear! I do hope everyone's okay and are properly insured.

This has to be an EF-4; seeing multiple houses being COMPLETELY FLATTENED is just horrible. Tornado alley states need Florida-style building codes (they lead the nation in building code strength).

I have family there😢 🙏

The damages on these houses show how powerful those tornadoes 🌪️ can be! To the people of elkhorn, Nebraska/-I give my sympathies to you at this difficult time! 😮😮😮😅😅

The tornado went through my neighborhood. My house is still standing with minimal damage, it’s a miracle.

Some lots leveled completely, wow

See how that sod was rolled up like carpet in the first 30 seconds? Good job covering the damage like this. I am sure it helped first responders. I just read about a whole company of firefighters / EMS in Kansas that were tracking yours and Ryans and a few others streams all day.

sending my thoughts and prayers to all affected by this tornado and any others that touched down 😢

😮this is so horrible 💔💔☹️ im so sorry 😣

Homes reduced to match sticks pieces all around… 😮. Tornado paths are mysterious demolition on one house spared completely near by. Sending love and light to your community. So painful and heartbreaking to see. 😢 Many prayers for healing ❤️‍🩹

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Why are these houses not concrete block? Nice house's made cheap in tornado alley, makes no sense!

And what's sad you look at these homes these homes are built cheap look at the walls you have a whole wall laying on the ground and there's nothing to it where's all the plywood to these homes these homes are just sad I think a brick home with a stood up tell us a little better I really do you wouldn't have as much damage that's my opinion

New construction homes in the middle of the plains...so destructive. Prayers to everyone effected.

Looks like EF2 damage on most houses, with EF3 on the partially destroyed houses (no roofs, some rooms destroyed). It looks like some of the houses were completely slabbed, indicating EF4-EF5 damage very locally. Big indicator that it was a multi-vortex tornado. Alternatively, it could be that those houses were still under construction, but I doubt it. Hope everyone can rebuild!

Housing too close to natures back door ....heart goes out to all

These houses appear to be empty new builds.

Does it have any rating yet? Looks like EF4 damage in some spots

What is truly heart wrenching and disgusting Is that many volunteers wanted to go out and help in the surrounding communities that were hit and damaged so severely But unfortunately, we’re not allowed to because there are people out there who authorities were trying to keep away because those people were not there to help they were there to loot and steal what, if anything, these people had left. That reality alone boggles my mind to no end. These people literally lost everything they had in an instant, and what they have left was at risk of being stolen from them in their most vulnerable moment. All I can do is pray for the people that would do such a thing to someone else because that is truly evil.. fortunately I was able to find lost pets that families lost in this disaster and help reunite them with their families. I am a professional firefighter, but unfortunately was not able to help in that capacity due to being injured and recovering for a year and unable to perform my regular service duty of a first responder.

0:49 OMG!

To the comments thinking that it would be better for homes to be constructed out of stronger materials like concrete, there are a few economic reasons why this isn't the case in the US: 1. Tornadoes, while common in the midwest in general, are very rare to hit an exact area. Since we don't know ahead of time where tornadoes will strike exactly, it's difficult for a developer to justify the more expensive housing costs per square foot / metre for a given area of homes. These areas have cheap land to begin with, so most buyers would prefer to go with a large wood house that might come close to being hit by a tornado once every 50 to 100 years over a smaller concrete house. 2. Basements are the norm for new developments. Notice how NO ONE in this development died or was critically injured. This is because that while wooden homes are more easily blown away, new construction requires basements / storm cellars to be installed, which are made of concrete. In a strong tornado event, if the whole home was made of concrete, the person inside can still run into a host of problems if they aren't underground. This includes windows getting blown out, the ceiling being ripped off, or debris flying into the home at over 400 kph. This means even if the home is structurally sound after a tornado, it can still be gutted. If the home isn't structurally sound, it may have to be demolished anyway. While yes, European style homes are good against tornadoes, they aren't as good against strong tornadoes like this one. 3. Insurance and economies of scale. The "good" thing about how common tornadoes are in the US is that almost 100% of the time, homes are insured in the case of a force of nature. There are exceptions to this, especially in more hurricane-prone areas, but since all homes are already made of wood across the US, they are cheap to replace. A European style home, which is great in it's own right, is simply more expensive to create and scale production. Insurance costs would increase on top of the sale prices for homes, and again, most people would rather buy a cheaper wooden home with a small chance of being blown away in any given year with a basement than buy a more expensive european style home. In conclusion, strong tornadoes like these are common overall, yet very rare to impact any given place. Most homes are new along with the cities they make up, are well-insured, have basements, and are designed to be blown away while still providing safety through those basements. US style-wood homes are cheaper to replace en masse, and European homes, while stronger than US homes, will still need to be replaced for tornadoes exceeding EF3. In most cases, the extra cost isn't justified.

The problem with construction in America is that everything is Wood, inside and out, easy to rebuild, but poor Decision when you live in a Tornado Zone. Those Houses should be rebuilt with CONCRETE EXTERIOR WALLS. The same thing happens in Miami,FL with Hurricanes, construction is CHEAP and the cost is EXPENSIVE when you lose EVERYTHING.

Ещё бы их не разрушило,домики то из фанеры и ДВП,тем более надо строить дома крепко раз в тех местах бывают ураганы...

arrêtez de construire des maisons en carton construisez en dur comme les européens

Clearly cheap new-build projects with cheap materials.

We can't say the LORD did not create Jobs.... Now, is the Government gonna pay or keep sending that yearly stipend overseas. P.S. We know the Revelation 2:9/3:9 people not going to consider turning the funds down. BUT I DIGRESS Speak Judah

See many for this Almighty God and satan so he for kill steal destroy that demon spirit but there is only one Almighty God of universe but also light of Christ of Holy Spirit who carry in us good energy of light ❤🙏 to all of good for humanity

don't build houses there

USA did like this in palestine

The RESPONSIBILITY 🫵 is the answer❣️