OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – On this day last year, strong tornado-like winds wreaked havoc in the Omaha-metro, leading OPPD to record its largest power outage in history.
The 60- to 90-miles-per-hour winds resulted in massive tree and property damage. Large, healthy trees were snapped in half; and power lines fell into the streets, with large branches and debris found scattered about.
More than half of OPPD’s customer base lost power, some for several hours, others for nearly eight days.
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