The Tornado of 1975. I lived in South Omaha, so no damage, but we could see the nasty funnel. I always liked the pictures of the people in the stands at Aksarben waiting for racing to resume with the tornado bearing down on them.
OT 46 years ago today
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Broke the 5 minute mile that day in dual meet against Lincoln high in Lincoln running track for Millard high..
Remember how hot and humid it was that afternoon...
That's where I'm at. At least we are still doing it.Takes me about 45 minutes to walk 2 miles when I go for my walks.
The Grand Island tornadoes hit in June (6/3/80). Maybe that’s what you’re thinking about?
I recall it so well. Had just gotten back to Nebraska from my first year of college out of state. Was playing basketball outside in Lincoln and could see strange cloud formations toward Omaha. Turns out the twisters missed family members' homes in Westgate by less than a block. I spent most of the next week at Prep (from where I'd graduated the previous year) helping with cleanup. Incredible destruction; amazing that more people did not die.
we traveled back from salt lake later that summer, so i remember seeing the dude's house on 84th? with just the stairway to the basement left on the first floor.
i think he lived in it waiting for it to be restored.
i was impressed.
i think he lived in it waiting for it to be restored.
i was impressed.
Every now and then I forget how old some of you are...
Congrats on still using the world wide web!
Congrats on still using the world wide web!
Remember it well. Our house escaped damage but ended up with pieces of Prep's roof on our lawn. Got out of Westside to help with clean up. National Guard helicopter flying over at night to prevent looting.