A tornado has plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Some injuries have been reported but there were

Thunderstorms spawned numerous tornadoes across the Plains Friday, some of which turned violent and destructive in Nebraska and Iowa. Why it matters: The storms, forecast to be spread across several states, reserved their fury for just two, in an outbreak without a recent precedent.

On Friday, tornadoes ripped through parts of Nebraska and Iowa, causing major damage to homes and other structures as the twisters tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions.