Storms creating damaging wind gusts up to 100 mph, sideways rain and house-rattling thunder left at least 218,000 without power in the Omaha metro Wednesday evening, according to Omaha Public Power District’s power outage alerts.Massive trees were downed, branches fell inside houses and neighborhoods roared with the sounds of chainsaws beginning to clear the damage.By Thursday morning, the dawn showed that recovery from the storm will take a while.9:04 a.m.| The campus at the University of Nebraska Omaha is closed, according to a statement Thursday morning. Power and internet services have been restored to most of the campus but Maverick Village, University Village and the Thompson Alumni Center remain without power. People are also reading… The Scott Village Clubhouse and Milo Bail Student Center are available to students in need of power and internet or a place to cooldown from the heat. 8:55 a.m.|Omaha Public Power District has called in extra crews and is assessing the extent of th…
