Out-of-control semi-truck narrowly avoids hitting vehicle on slick highway
Dash-camera video shows the truck skidding across Interstate 80 as Omaha recorded 4.74 inches of rain, a new daily record.
- Video from CNN captured a semi-truck jackknifing on Interstate 80 in Omaha, Nebraska, during heavy rain Wednesday night, with the truck's cab suddenly crossing the entire highway.
- Thunderstorms fueled by moisture from Hurricane Rachel and remnants of Hurricane Polo created dangerous driving conditions across the region, triggering widespread flooding in Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas.
- Omaha recorded 4.74 inches of rain yesterday, a new daily record, while Lincoln, Nebraska, received 6.15 inches, shattering a record that had stood since 1910.
- Flash Flood Warnings remained in effect across eastern Nebraska Thursday morning as many state and local roads closed due to flooding, disrupting regional transportation.
- The flooding extends far beyond Nebraska, with over 80 million Americans from San Antonio to Chicago facing dangerous conditions fueled by Pacific tropical systems.
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Nebraska driver narrowly avoids jackknifing semi-truck as pouring rain fuels flood threat in the Plains
A Nebraska driver's quick reaction saved him from a semitruck that jackknifed along Interstate 80 in Omaha amid the pouring rain Wednesday night. Thunderstorms enhanced by moisture from Hurricane Rachel and the remnants of Polo triggered widespread flooding across parts of Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas.
Semi truck sliding on rainy road misses smashing a four wheeler by just a hair: VIDEO
A semi truck barely misses smashing into a car on a wet road during rains from Hurricane Polo in this dash cam video. In the clip, a car is driving on an interstate in Omaha, Nebraska with no semi truck in sight. Suddenly, a white Volvo tractor trailer slides sideways into view from the driver’s […]
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