Saturday, June 9, 2012

Wheatland Tornado

By Miranda Grubbs

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Mary Evans, with the Platte County Resource District, sorts through debris at the site of what used to be Ida Black's home near Wheatland, Wyo. Friday, June 8, 2012. Black's home was completely demolished by a tornado that hit southwest of Wheatland Thursday afternoon. Debris from Black's house lay scattered across a field for as far as the eye could see. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

A man sorts through debris caught in an overturned industrial irrigation system in a field near Wheatland, Wyo. Friday, June 8, 2012. A tornado hit southwest of Wheatland on Thursday afternoon, destroying at least 11 houses and mobile homes. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Aubrie Schindler, with Platte County Resource District, cleans up debris at the site of what used to be Ida Black's home near Wheatland, Wyo. Friday, June 8, 2012. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Volunteers help friends and family clean up debris at the site of what used to be Ida Black's home near Wheatland, Wyo. Friday, June 8, 2012. A tornado hit southwest of Wheatland on Thursday afternoon, destroying at least 11 houses and mobile homes. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Kendra Koger, center, and Brady Irvine sort through debris trying to find salvageable items at the site of what used to be Ida Black's home near Wheatland, Wyo. Friday, June 8, 2012. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

A woman sorts through debris near Wheatland, Wyo. Friday, June 8, 2012. A tornado hit southwest of Wheatland on Thursday afternoon, destroying at least 11 houses and mobile homes. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Debris lies scattered across a field near Wheatland, Wyo. Friday, June 8, 2012. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Brady Irvine cleans up debris at the site of what used to be Ida Black's home near Wheatland, Wyo. Friday, June 8, 2012. Irvine and other members of the Platte County Resource District spent the day helping Black's friends and family sort through debris. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Jenny Davis walks past an American flag after adding debris to a trash pile at the site of what used to be Ida Black's home near Wheatland, Wyo. Friday, June 8, 2012. Black's home was completely demolished when a tornado struck southwest of Wheatland Thursday afternoon. (Miranda Grubbs/Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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