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Tornadoes strike
Photos from the June 17, 2009, thunderstorm that spawned tornadoes in the region, some of which hit Austin.
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Sanjuana Molina stands outside on the porch of her rental home in north Austin Wednesday, June 17, 2009, describing what it was like when a tornado roared through the area. View photo »
An outside stage at the Windrift Lounge is blown over after a tornado touched down in Austin, Minn. Wednesday night, June 17, 2009. View photo »
A funnel cloud forms above Interestate 90 as storms raged through Mower County Wednesday night. View photo »
Steve Clark puts an arm around his wife, Lana, in the driveway of their home Thursday morning while in the background their garage sits destroyed in northwest Austin after a tornado passed through Wednesday night. View photo »
Mower County Sheriff Terese Amazi drives past a home early Thursday morning that was damaged by Wednesday night's tornado in Austin. View photo »
Clean-up continues at a home in north Austin early Thursday morning following a tornado that swept through Wednesday night. View photo »
Lana Clark stands out on her front lawn, talking about the tornado that struck her and her husband's home, leveled the garage and ripped up trees Wednesday night in Austin. View photo »
A shot of a funnel cloud near Geneva from the Hollandale area. View photo »
A shot of a funnel cloud forming near Geneva from the Hollandale area. View photo »
A shot of a funnel cloud near Geneva from the Hollandale area. View photo »
A funnel cloud is spotted over Geneva on Wednesday evening. View photo »
A funnel cloud starts to take shape over Geneva. View photo »
An Austin Utilities truck drives by a downed tree branch in northwest Austin Thursday morning. View photo »
Austin Police Chief Paul Philipp and Mower County Sheriff Terese Amazi, answer questions about the state of Austin and damage from Wednesday night's tornado Thursday morning outside the Law Enforcement Center. View photo »
A building belonging to Morem's Tree Service is ripped apart following Wednesday night's tornado that touched down in the north part of Austin. View photo »
Storm clouds gather over Marcusen Park Wednesday night, just before tornado sirens went off in Austin. View photo »
