Omaha NE Severe Storm & Wind Event July 31 2024

Severe weather event on July 31st 2024 in Omaha NE. 90-100 mph winds were officially recorded with unofficial reports of over 100 mph with private home weather stations. The storm seemed upon my observation to have multiple downbursts and microbursts that are recorded just in this video but also very evident of the damage from one neighborhood to the next.

The storm at peak claimed 220,000 homes without power. At the time of this video post 4 days later, still over 100,000 people without power including my sisters. Largest power outage in Omaha history. Praise God no major injuries or deaths.

Music by Yellow6 Song: Butterfly Girl

[joryvgphoto]

Well I never expected this video to get as much reach and views as it has so I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to watch and comment and share this experience.

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My plan was to always make YouTube channel about photography and that is coming for sure but this weather event was an experience I will never forget so I had a make this video and share it.

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Cheers

Jory

[autobug]

This storm was like no other for us. Trees everywhere were torn to pieces, and power out (for me anyway) for four days in 95-100 degree heat with matching humidity. Some STILL don't have power and may have to wait another 2-3 days. A fallen tree hit my house & did extensive damage. Luckily no one died.

[TheScottycap]

We’re severe weather weary at this point here in Eastern Nebraska. My hometown, Omaha, takes another hit. We weren’t spared here in Lincoln. 92 mph knocked many of us offline and clean up continues. Hope everyone’s power has been restored. Excellent footage btw. Stay safe everyone!

[cuedotfilms]

I find it very sad to see those beautiful trees damaged and destroyed. I see that the kids loved the adventure of it all, as I did at that age. As you grow up you appreciate your environment, and mourn when what is safe and familiar is taken away. Very pleased that all of you are safe.

[wendysue]

This is really a good video.... no real talking and you kept us focused, not spinning the camera all around I tell you I can't believe that tree on the left and the tree on the right did not go down! I was glad you kept going back and forth because I thought for sure the one on the left was going.... those are some tough trees

[XeonProductions]

This wind storm was terrifying. Somehow managed to keep my power, but everyone around was out. A few trees in front of my apartment lost some limbs, but none completely came down.

[angelaphipps]

Wow !!!! Thank goodness that All of you are safe

[Footinbath]

Thank you for being brave/stupid enough to record this, I was in my basement shitting myself. (traumatized from the April 26th tornado in Elkhorn this year)

[mcdermottmcdermott]

Over 200 thousand without power crazy thank God it's over but wat a thing to remember

[RECK_Adventures]

Thanks for posting this. Hope you and all your neighbors are doing alright.

[laurenswanson]

I got off work right when this hit. I drove to lowes to seek shelter and opened my car door but it was held open by the wind and I could barely close it. I decided to stay in the car until it "blew over" but then they announced a tornado warning. I knew I couldn't walk to the entrance from my parking spot so I parked in a loading zone and was able to take shelter inside lowes thankfully. Later had to remove my tree and there was no power for five days.

[Dallasyyxz]

I was in this. My friends truck got TOTALED by their tree falling on it. This was purely devastating. Our power didn't come on till 2 am the next morning. I'm really blessed that we didn't have a power outage like some other families did. Prayers for all.

[KimDelong-fy]

The kids in the background were having fun!

[danielelise]

The sound of the wind up at higher levels is WILD!! ⛈️🌬️

[RegGuest]

This windstorm was terrible, out here in Millard. We were hit HARD I've seen about 10-20 trees uprooted, our fence has 2 ENTIRE sides down, many branches down, a lot ended up in our pool, luckily the pool didn't break but it was just crazy

[King_BacononRoblox]

All I was expecting on that day was a little bit of rain and nothing too crazy but I was wrong by far. I looked out my window and heard a little bit of thunder so I went to one of the lowest floors in my house and was sitting on my couch until I got a severe thunderstorm warning. When I got that severe thunderstorm warning, I knew that the severe storm was approaching. I thought I had heard a little bit of hail at times, but there was 2 times that lightning struck close to my house. One made the back door shake and the house shake, and the other one had struck right next to my neighbors house. I got sent footage of the lightning striking right next to my neighbors house and I saw that the grass was on fire for a second, and when the lightning struck, it covered the whole camera white for a second. The sky got green and foggy so I kept worrying more than I did during the April 26th tornado. This severe thunderstorm was probably more dangerous than the April 26th tornado. I still remember that this severe thunderstorm had hurricane winds. At first my phone said it was 80mph winds but it then got up to 100mph. I have big trees behind my backyard and they survived that storm. I think a few branches fell off the trees. Also, my lights only flickered and I didn’t lose my power. I remember I was in school until 4:00 or 5:00 for the April tornado, one of the lights went out in my school. Otherwise, the lights at my school and my house were flickering from hail or wind. But this storm was no joke!

[MesoscaleMikeyChasing]

That day was insanity. I felt real bad for you guys cause this hit just after you were able to process what happened in April.

I remember it blowing through Omaha and thinking "KC is fine", but then a few hours later, I found myself spotting our very own destructive line of storms. Exploding powerlines dotted the horizon like paparazzi at times.

[angelawheeler]

Wow 😳😳 this is a scary video, I am so glad that no one was hurt.thank God no one was hurt.this storm is very very severe..❤

[denisecook]

Wow!!! Great video. Norfolk was supposed to get what Omaha got, but it missed us.

[mcdermottmcdermott]

I was out till passed midnight helping neiborhood clean up