South of Starr Elementary school, at the center of the worst damage. The destroyed Dairy Queen on Locust Street.
The Starr Elementary School Auditorium completely collapsed showing that any free span auditorium structures are unsafe in a tornado. Monfort Beef of Colorado donated several refrigerated trucks to keep food cooled.   The American Red Cross assists.
There were some attempts at humor.  Apartment on the left "My goodness Toto, I don't think we're in Nebraska anymore" and on the right, "Gone with the wind, frankly my dear I don't give a damn". Looking north on Locust street, all was in shambles and there was no electricity serving much of this area of Grand Island.
The above pictures are copyright, Ken Dewey, High Plains Climate Center, University of Nebraska.   Please do not further reproduce these photos without my permission.

 
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