Flash floods and hail lash Omaha as power goes out for thousands

Hail as large as coins and torrential rain fell on Omaha, turning streets into torrents and wiping out power for thousands of city residents.

The flash flooding submerged cars, forcing drivers to abandon them to seek safety, tore up paving on roads, and left 14,000 homes without power for hours on Saturday night in the Nebraska city.

The Omaha Fire Department responded to 105 weather-related emergency calls in three hours.