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A truck sits in a soybean field in Wayne, Nebraska, on Saturday, October 5 after being thrown there by a tornado. Storms struck the U.S. starting Friday, October 4, causing tornadoes and dumping snow in South Dakota and Wyoming.

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Tornado damage is seen in Wayne, Nebraska, in this image released by the Nebraska State Patrol.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
A home near Wayne, Nebraska, shows signs of tornado damage on October 5.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
Farm equipment sits damaged on October 5 after a tornado passed through Wayne, Nebraska.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
Matt and Traci Krus salvage items from their tornado-damaged home on October 5 in Wayne, Nebraska.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
Lori Mehlberg shovels snow to clear a pathway to her home in Rapid City, South Dakota, on October 5. Half the approximately 60,000 residents of Rapid City were without power as of Friday evening, according to Jerry Reichert, a battalion chief with the Rapid City Fire Department.

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A pedestrian walks by West Boulevard in Rapid City, South Dakota, on October 5.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
Snow is plastered on to the side of the Firestone sign in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota, on October 5.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
People walk down snow-covered streets in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota, on October 5.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
Chad Hoffman clears snow from the entrance to his apartment building in Rapid City, South Dakota, on October 5.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
Residents try to free a house panel from where it was lodged against a tree following a tornado in Bennet, Nebraska, Friday, October 4. Powerful storms struck the Midwest on Friday, dumping heavy snow in South Dakota, spawning a tornado in Nebraska and threatening dangerous thunderstorms from Oklahoma to Wisconsin.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
Travis Randall walks through the debris-strewn yard of his parent's home in Hickman, Nebraska, on October 4 after it was struck by a tornado.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
Debris, including a toy tractor, hang in a tree following a tornado in Hickman, Nebraska, on October 4.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
Vicki Kempkes' home is seen roofless on October 4 after a tornado went through Bennet, Nebraska.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
Thomas Leighton clears branches and tree limbs from the street in Casper, Wyoming, on October 4. A major storm dumped heavy, wet snow over Wyoming, bringing down trees and power lines along the way.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
Sam Cornia brushes snow off of the windshield of his car on October 4 in Laramie, Wyoming.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
Snow blankets a neighborhood on October 4 in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
Brenda Nolting, of Rapid City, South Dakota, rolls her cart to her car after stocking up on necessities on October 4.

Autumn storms hit the U.S. —
Ronnie Tonuci, 21, puts gas in his truck after it ran out in the middle of an early season blizzard on October 4, in Rapid City, South Dakota.


