may22-2004tornado-rural

May 22, 2004 Tornado:
Damage Photos And Clean Up-efforts in Rural Areas
of Lancaster County

All Images © Ken Dewey, Applied Climate Sciences, School of Natural Resources, UNL

All Images © Ken Dewey, Applied Climate Sciences, School of Natural Resources, UNL
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All Images © Ken Dewey, Applied Climate Sciences, School of Natural Resources, UNL
All of the contents are strewn over the lawn. This is typical of F-4 damage,
there is NO house structure left but the debris is piled nearby. An F-5 would have swept the
debris well away from the property and the car would have also been lofted well into the distance..

All Images © Ken Dewey, Applied Climate Sciences, School of Natural Resources, UNL
To survive a tornado of this magnitude (F-4) you need to be below ground.

All Images © Ken Dewey, Applied Climate Sciences, School of Natural Resources, UNL

All Images © Ken Dewey, Applied Climate Sciences, School of Natural Resources, UNL
This is what an extended cab pick-up truck looks like after an F-4 tornado.

All Images © Ken Dewey, Applied Climate Sciences, School of Natural Resources, UNL
I visited with "Will" the owner of the van and he said this about the "for sale" sign,
"A little humor helps us get through the day".

All Images © Ken Dewey, Applied Climate Sciences, School of Natural Resources, UNL
This is where Will took cover during the tornado. Bricks from the wall fell in on him but
it was still the safest place to be in an F-4 tornado.

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