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Tornadoes damage homes in Midwest

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: June 19, 2009

Powerful storms across the Midwest brought heavy rain, strong winds and several apparent tornadoes, damaging homes and businesses, tossing railcars off their tracks and knocking out power to thousands.

In southern Nebraska, a tornado ravaged a house near Aurora, knocked down power poles and overturned about a dozen railroad cars. Jeff Juzyk and his wife, Stacie, had just put their four children to bed when the power went out in their home about five miles west of Aurora. Jeff Juzyk looked outside and saw the top of a dark, narrow cloud. He and his wife rushed their children into the basement.

"I could feel the house just blowing apart," he said.

On Thursday, their roof and one wall were gone, the porch had collapsed and all the windows had blown in.

Twisters were also reported in Minnesota and Iowa.

The Associated Press

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