Nebraska Tornado Destroys 4 New Homes in 11 Minutes With 160-Mph Winds

6 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 19

Howard County officials said a tornado tore through the Dirt Road subdivision just after 5 p.m. Sunday, wiping out all four houses there, each built within the past year.
The storm stayed on the ground for 11 minutes and tracked a little more than six miles, with winds reaching 160 mph as it moved east through rural south-central Nebraska.
Christina Parden had moved into her house only three weeks earlier and was unloading groceries with her daughter when the tornado hit, destroying the home before they could settle in.
Emergency manager Allen Wilshusen said the tornado's narrow path struck the four homes in a row while leaving other nearby homes, businesses and churches across the county unharmed.

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