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Omaha, Nebraska – Nebraska sits in the center of the nation’s most active tornado corridor, giving residents only minutes to act when an alert is issued.
According to the National Weather Service, tornadoes occur most frequently between the Rocky Mountains and west of the Appalachians, placing Nebraska squarely in a high-risk zone each spring and summer. The state averages dozens of confirmed tornadoes in many years, with peak activity in late spring when warm, moist Gulf air collides with dry air from the High Plains and strong upper-level winds…