Nebraska’s Deadly Twin Tornadoes Devastate Pilger, Stanton
At least two people died and 16 were critically injured when the twisters touched down almost simultaneously a mile apart about 4 p.m. (5 p.m. ET) on Monday. One skipped along the ground for nearly an hour.
Rescuers went house to house, calling out “Hello? Hello? Anybody?” and spray-painted “OK” in huge letters on home that had been cleared, according to the Norfolk Daily News.
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National Guard members were due to deploy Tuesday morning to bolster the ranks of local responders sifting through the wreckage and to help with what is expected to be a massive clean-up operation in Stanton, Cuming and Wayne Counties - all of which suffered severe damage.
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