Nebraska Tornadoes

An aerial view of Hallam, Neb., May 23, 2004, after a tornado hit the small rural town. In all, more than a dozen tornadoes swept across southern Nebraska May 22, killing at least one person and prompting Gov. Mike Johanns to declare a state of emergency.

A destroyed grain elevator at a farm in Hallam, Neb., is shown May 23, 2004, after a tornado ripped up much of the town the previous day.

Grain from a destroyed grain elevator in the town of Hallam, Neb., litters the area May 23, 2004.

The small town of Hallam, Neb., is shown in this aerial photo May 23, 2004, after a tornado destroyed much of the town the previous day.

An aerial view of tornado damage at a farm near Hallam, Neb., May 23, 2004.

Residents of Hallam, Neb., which suffered major tornado damage, begin cleaning up their damaged home May 23, 2004.

A man stands in front of what remains of a farm west of Hallam, Neb., May 23, 2004.

Residents of Hallam, Neb., are allowed to return briefly into town May 23, 2004, to collect their personal belongings.

Karleen Raley stands in the rubble of her destroyed home, in Hallam, Neb., May 23, 2004.

Karleen Raley and her daughter, Debra Umland, right, console each other as they stand in the rubble that used to be the Raley residence in Hallam, Neb., May 23, 2004.

An aerial view of tornado damage in Hallam, Neb., is shown May 23, 2004. The tornadoes capped two days of severe weather that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people in from Nebraska to Michigan to western Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

An aerial view of tornado damage in Hallam, Neb., is shown May 23, 2004.

Members of the Nebraska National Guard walk past destroyed homes in Hallam, Neb., May 23, 2004.

Aaron Isakson stands beside his traumatized Arabian horses, in Hallam, Neb., May 23, 2004.

Firefighters look for persons who might be trapped in the rubble of a home in Hallam, Neb., May 23, 2004.