The phone calls from trained tornado spotters began rolling into Douglas County 911 shortly after 3 p.m. on April 26.
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"Thank you volunteers" is written on a destroyed home on Old Coach Road as volunteers walk between tornado-damaged sites on April 29.
Photos: Cleanup continues on Monday after severe storms, tornadoes hit Omaha metro area
Noah Boganowski of Omaha carries a piece of debris to an awaiting dumpster as he and volunteers help homeowners sort through the carnage of last week's tornado in Omaha on Monday, April 29, 2024. A tornado destroyed dozens of homes in the Elkhorn area and damaged many more.
Lindsey Fischer carries a window frame to an awaiting trailer to be hauled to a nearby dump in Omaha on Monday, April 29, 2024. A tornado destroyed dozens of homes in the Elkhorn area and damaged many more.
Alex Kurtenbach of Omaha uses a chainsaw to break apart a piece of a destroyed home along Old Coach Road in Omaha on Monday, April 29, 2024. A tornado destroyed dozens of homes in the Elkhorn area and damaged many more.
Volunteers help homeowners sort through the carnage of last week's tornado in Omaha on Monday, April 29, 2024. A tornado destroyed dozens of homes in the Elkhorn area and damaged many more.
Volunteers help homeowners sort through the carnage of last week's tornado in Omaha on Monday, April 29, 2024. A tornado destroyed dozens of homes in the Elkhorn area and damaged many more.
Grant Hummer of Omaha tosses a window frame to an awaiting trailer to be hauled to a nearby dump in Omaha on Monday, April 29, 2024. A tornado destroyed dozens of homes in the Elkhorn area and damaged many more.
Volunteers help homeowners sort through the carnage of last week's tornado in Omaha on Monday. A tornado destroyed dozens of homes in the Elkhorn area and damaged many more.
Household items sit in debris piles along Arabian Drive as volunteers sort through destroyed homes in Omaha on Monday, April 29, 2024. A tornado destroyed dozens of homes in the Elkhorn area and damaged many more.
Volunteers sort through debris piles along Old Coach Road in Omaha on Monday, April 29, 2024. A tornado destroyed dozens of homes in the Elkhorn area and damaged many more.
"Thank you volunteers" is written on a destroyed home on Old Coach Road volunteers walk between sites in Omaha on Monday, April 29, 2024. A tornado destroyed dozens of homes in the Elkhorn area and damaged many more.
Kelby Bordwell and Tom Robertson carry a piece of debris to an awaiting dumpster as they and other volunteers help homeowners sort through the carnage of last week's tornado in Omaha on Monday. A tornado destroyed dozens of homes in the Elkhorn area and damaged many more.
Volunteers help homeowners sort through the carnage of last week's tornado in Omaha on Monday, April 29, 2024. A tornado destroyed dozens of homes in the Elkhorn area and damaged many more.
Volunteers help homeowners sort through the carnage of last week's tornado in Omaha on Monday, April 29, 2024. A tornado destroyed dozens of homes in the Elkhorn area and damaged many more.
