Multi-twisters
stab Grand Island
At least three people are dead, 134 were injured and several others were
missing Wednesday morning after tornadoes devastated Grand Island Tuesday
night.
Thone: 'Terrible
devastation'
Gov. Charles Thone told Grand Island City Council members Wednesday morning
that President Carter has been notified about the disaster and will determine
if the area is declared a Federal Disaster Area.
Guards, police
close city to the curious
When dawn broke, city, state and federal officials began digging Grand
Island out of the worst disaster to hit the city in its history.
We went
to press with friends' help
Today's special edition of The Grand Island Daily Independent was published
by the York News-Times.
Prayers, luck
help survivors
The couple started out for a night of bowling at Meves Bowl. They ended
up thanking God for their lives at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday at the National
Guard Armory.
Looming twister
awes reporter
It was a big, menacing thing. It also was the scariest thing I've ever
seen.
Slow low spawned
tornadoes
An unusually slow moving low pressure area which spawned anywhere from
five to 15 tornadoes was responsible for the devastation and death which
struck Grand Island Tuesday night.
Harrowing night
for trapped family
The family huddled underneath a mattress for more than two hours as they
listened to their furniture and possessions fly across the rooms upstairs.
Plants hang but
that's all
The plants are still hanging in the big south window of Danford and Marilyn
Stout's home in east Grand Island. But that's about all that's left.
Eggs sunny side
up despite heavy destruction
Patients at the Grand Island Veterans Administration Hospital had eggs
for breakfast despite more than a million dollars damage the building
sustained Tuesday night as a tornado swept across the city.
Hospital
has little trouble
Lutheran Hospital had little trouble throughout the night, according to
Jeanette Galvin.
Here's where
to look for available services
While several citizens in Grand Island were cleaning up from Tuesday evening's
tornadoes, others were just looking for supplies.
What to
do if you are a tornado victim
The Grand Island Police Department wants people to stay out of the areas
hit by the tornadoes.
Many injured admitted
The following is a list of persons hospitalized in Grand Island with injuries
resulting from Tuesday's tornadoes: