PILGER, Neb. — Becky Hauf had always been told her little town of Pilger, Neb., would never see a tornado. Too close to the Elkhorn River, the folklore went. Instead, Pilger got two. At the same time.

(CNN) — It was a menacing sight — two powerful tornadoes swirling side by side through the countryside of northeastern Nebraska. At one point, the twin twisters straddled a state highway. “It was ...

Becky Hauf had always been told her little town of Pilger, Nebraska, would never see a tornado. Too close to the Elkhorn River, the folklore went. Instead, Pilger got two. At the same time. The rare ...

It was a menacing sight — two powerful tornadoes swirling side by side through the countryside of northeastern Nebraska. At one point, the twin twisters straddled a state highway. “It was terribly ...