LINCOLN, Neb. -- A powerful line of thunderstorms brought hurricane-force winds across a swath of eastern Nebraska early Saturday morning, leaving a trail of damage stretching from Lincoln into Omaha.

Lincoln reported multiple gusts over 70 mph as the thunderstorms moved through, with a peak gust of 91 mph and another gust of 82 mph. The town of Exter, Nebraska reached 86 mph while Friend, Nebraska clocked an 84 mph gust.

The storm didn't let up as it swept into the Omaha area, with gusts reaching 78-80 mph along areas just went and northwest of Downtown Omaha.

Videos posted on social media showed city officials sounding tornado sirens in the Omaha area to warn of the impending damaging wind threat.

So far, over 60,000 electricity customers are without power, according to findenergy.co

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