OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT ... Smedlund recalls the tornado of 1975. “For us that were alive in 1975 the tornado, we recall it took almost a year for the homes to get rebuilt,” he said.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, destroying homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions.