Meteorologists reflect on the tornado outbreak of April 26th at the National Weather Service Forecast Office for Omaha/Valley in Valley, Neb., on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
The National Weather Service has already issued more tornado warnings for eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa in 2024 than any other year since 1986, and it’s only June.
Photos: National Weather Service office in Valley tracks tornadoes for Omaha metro
Becky Kern, the warning coordination meteorologist, compares the Easter Sunday 1913 tornado paths to the tornado outbreak of April 26th at the National Weather Service Forecast Office for Omaha/Valley in Valley, Neb., on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
A debris ball is shown on a radar report as meteorologists reflect on the tornado outbreak of April 26th at the National Weather Service Forecast Office for Omaha/Valley in Valley, Neb., on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
From left, Becky Kern, the warning coordination meteorologist, Brian Barjenbruch, the science and operations officer and Suzanne Fortin, the meteorologist in charge, reflect on the tornado outbreak of April 26th at the National Weather Service Forecast Office for Omaha/Valley in Valley, Neb., on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
A radar report shows the path and damage reports as meteorologists reflect on the tornado outbreak of April 26th at the National Weather Service Forecast Office for Omaha/Valley in Valley, Neb., on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
Posters of significant tornadoes hang on a conference room wall at the National Weather Service Forecast Office for Omaha/Valley in Valley, Neb., on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The April 26th tornado outbreak will probably join the wall, meteorologists said.
ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALD
A magnetic word board on the fridge in the break room at the National Weather Service Forecast Office for Omaha/Valley in Valley, Neb., on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
