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JACKSON NEBRASKA: 20 YEARS AFTER THE TORNADO

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TUESDAY WAS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE THAT AN F-2 TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH JACKSON, NEBRASKA.

THE TORNADO DESTROYED THE TOWN’S SCHOOL, BANK AND NUMEROUS HOMES.
FORMER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY GENERAL MANAGER EMORY GRAFFIS REMEMBERS THE DAY:

JACKSON1 OC……HEAD HOME. :22

AS THE TORNADO BORE DOWN ON JACKSON, CURRENT MAYOR STEPHANIE HIRSCH WAS AT HER PARENTS HOME:

JACKSON2 OC…….GARAGE DOOR. :08

SHORTLY AFTER THAT, A FIRE TRUCK WENT THROUGH TOWN ASKING RESIDENTS TO GO TO A CHURCH FOR A HEAD COUNT:

JACKSON3 OC……….VERY FORTUNATE. :14

HIRSCH SAYS MUCH OF THE DAMAGE WAS PRIMARILY IN ONE AREA:

JACKSON4 OC………..IN THE TORNADO. :17

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AND PICTURES FROM THE JACKSON TORNADO ARE ON DISPLAY IN THE LOBBY AT NORTHEAST NEBRASKA TELEPHONE’S MAIN OFFICE IN JACKSON AT 110 EAST ELK STREET THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8 AM UNTIL 4:30 PM.

Thanks to Melissa Lanzourakis, Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company and photo by CBS-14