This story from news affilate KETV-7 in Omaha-NE...
"OMAHA, Neb. -8:37pm- Four people are dead after a tornado touched down at a Boy Scout camp in western Iowa, and as many as 40 people have been injured.
It hit the Little Sioux Scout Camp, just north of Council Bluffs, at about 7 p.m. Courtney Greene, the spokeswoman for Iowa Gov. Chet Culver, said that authorities have been told of multiple injuries and the potential loss of life. A search and rescue team from Sioux City has been sent to the area.
Parents with children at the camp can call 402-431-9272 for more information. About 100 campers were said to be at the camp when the weather hit. Authorities said the scene is chaotic and asked residents and parents to stay away from the camp and allow rescuers to work.
Hospitals in the Little Sioux area have been told to be on stand-by for injured patients.
Greene said that a large number of state troopers are on scene and that a search and rescue team has been dispatched to the area from Sioux City. She saikd she doesn't know why they are needed, just that local officials asked for the team.
DOT crews have been sent to the area with chain saws to help clear a path for rescuers. The tornado, which was reported at about 7 p.m., downed a large number of trees.
Elsewhere, the Omaha metro was receiving heavy rain and areas of the metro were under tornado warnings. Reports of funnels were called in from near Mead and Wahoo in Saunders County.
An emergency manager from Crawford County, Iowa, confirmed that a tornado touched down 7 miles south of Charter Oak at Q Avenue.
Damage reports were coming in from Elkhorn near Skyline Drive and West Dodge Road."
"OMAHA, Neb. -8:37pm- Four people are dead after a tornado touched down at a Boy Scout camp in western Iowa, and as many as 40 people have been injured.
It hit the Little Sioux Scout Camp, just north of Council Bluffs, at about 7 p.m. Courtney Greene, the spokeswoman for Iowa Gov. Chet Culver, said that authorities have been told of multiple injuries and the potential loss of life. A search and rescue team from Sioux City has been sent to the area.
Parents with children at the camp can call 402-431-9272 for more information. About 100 campers were said to be at the camp when the weather hit. Authorities said the scene is chaotic and asked residents and parents to stay away from the camp and allow rescuers to work.
Hospitals in the Little Sioux area have been told to be on stand-by for injured patients.
Greene said that a large number of state troopers are on scene and that a search and rescue team has been dispatched to the area from Sioux City. She saikd she doesn't know why they are needed, just that local officials asked for the team.
DOT crews have been sent to the area with chain saws to help clear a path for rescuers. The tornado, which was reported at about 7 p.m., downed a large number of trees.
Elsewhere, the Omaha metro was receiving heavy rain and areas of the metro were under tornado warnings. Reports of funnels were called in from near Mead and Wahoo in Saunders County.
An emergency manager from Crawford County, Iowa, confirmed that a tornado touched down 7 miles south of Charter Oak at Q Avenue.
Damage reports were coming in from Elkhorn near Skyline Drive and West Dodge Road."
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