Nebraska Tornados

It's been a crazy couple weeks of weather in Nebraska and Iowa. Photos from Pilger, Omaha, and western Iowa. Lives were lost. Several homes and towns were damaged and people are looking towards rebuilding. In Pilger, residents held a worship service on the foundation where the church once stood. Hopefully, mother nature will cool it for a while.

Jacob Brown stares through a window in his home during cleanup on June 4, 2014 in Oakland, IA. The house suffered severe damage to the windows, siding and roof as a result of hail and high winds.

Pastor Terry Makelin walks in front of the alter before he leads a church service at the site of the St. John's Lutheran Church on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Pilger, Ne. Pilger was hit by a tornado that killed two people and caused widespread damage.

Hymnals are recovered from the church and used to participate in a church service at the site of the St. John's Lutheran Church on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Pilger, Ne. Pilger was hit by a tornado that killed two people and caused widespread damage.

Pastor Terry Makelin, right, leads a church service at the site of the St. John's Lutheran Church on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Pilger, Ne. Pilger was hit by a tornado that killed two people and caused widespread damage.

 Liz Raabe becomes emotional as she participates in a church service at the site of the St. John's Lutheran Church on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Pilger, Ne. Pilger was hit by a tornado that killed two people and caused widespread damage.

Debra Wolverton, center, in red, receives communion from Pastor Terry Makelin as they participate in a church service at the site of the St. John's Lutheran Church on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Pilger, Ne. Pilger was hit by a tornado that killed two people and caused widespread damage.

Storm clouds pass over Omaha near 132nd St. and Dodge St. around 5p.m. on June 3, 2014 in Omaha. Severe weather and flooding is forecasted for Omaha the rest of the evening

Tim Maly looks into the foundation of his home that was destroyed on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Pilger, Ne. Pilger was hit by a tornado that killed two people and caused widespread damage.

Terry Green, left, watches her home of twenty years get demolished on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Pilger, Ne. Pilger was hit by a tornado that killed two people and caused widespread damage.

Taylor Buderus, 7, right, pulls her grandmother, Linda Hewitt, left,  through the yard as they clean up debris on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Pilger, Ne. Pilger was hit by a tornado that killed two people and caused widespread damage.

Volunteers clean up debris on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Pilger, Ne. Pilger was hit by a tornado that killed two people and caused widespread damage.

Bark was ripped off the trees after the storm in Chautauqua Park on June 4, 2014 in Oakland, IA. The town suffered severe damage as a result of high winds.

Angel Saucedo, right, with her son Gabriel Saucedo, Jena Dillon with her son Christopher Dillon, and Kara Saucedo with her son Jayden Warrior, left, push their strollers past a fallen tree in Chautauqua Park on June 4, 2014 in Oakland, IA. The town suffered severe damage as a result of high winds.

A tractor lifts tree branches as Walt Eickholt, left, cleans debris from a yard on June 4, 2014 in Oakland, IA. The town suffered severe damage as a result of high winds.

Taylor Buderus, 7, right, kisses her grandmother, Linda Hewitt, left, ID tag as she ties her shoe on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Pilger, Ne. Pilger was hit by a tornado that killed two people and caused widespread damage.

Jacob Brown peers out the barn window in his home during cleanup on June 4, 2014 in Oakland, IA. The house suffered severe damage to the windows, siding and roof as a result of hail and high winds.