Pottawattamie County declares state of emergency; Live updates on cleanup of Omaha metro’s tornado damage [Video]

Below are live updates on the clean up and aftermath of severe storms and tornadoes that ravaged parts of the Omaha metro area.

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Flash flood warning issued in southeast Nebraska

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for parts of southeast Nebraska.

Towns affected include: Falls City, Verdon, Salem, Rulo and Barada. 

The warning is in effect until 6:30 p.m.

Volunteers at Blair church handling ‘managed chaos’ of donations

As soon as bottles of water make it through the doors of First Lutheran Church-ELCA in Blair, they get shipped right out to disaster sites.

Volunteers have been capably handing the “managed chaos,” as Erika Cada, the church’s director children’s and youth ministries, described it.

Since opening the church doors after Friday’s tornadoes, the church has received hundreds of donations for those affected by the tornadoes and the volunteers who are assisting in cleanup and recovery efforts.

Cada said the church has also set up a garage sale-type of environment where people can …