How much damage did a tornado do when it passed through the town Aurora, Nebraska?
On May 30, I stopped by Aurora, Nebraska on my way to Lincoln and recorded some of the rather extensive damage done to the outskirts of the town. The owner of one of the destroyed residences, Mrs. Marlatt, was kind enough to allow me to photograph inside of the remains of her home. As you’ll see, it’s rather incredible (and tragic) what tornadic winds can do to a house. From a distance, the farmstead looked like someone had dropped a bomb on it. The grain silo was demolished, with part of the sheet metal wrapped around the Marlatt’s home. This is where the kitchen used to be. The roof is gone, and a fallen tree rests on the support wall. Everything in the kitchen was tossed about, with some rather odd damage in places. The fridge was apparently opened up by the winds and filled with bits of dirt and grass, and then closed. Nothing was missing in the fridge. In another part of the kitchen, a ceramic pot was full of wet mud. The lid was still on. Here we see Dianna Vandewol, a fellow mem
