Thursday night, 10/11's Alicia Myers went to one of the communities hit hard by the storm -- Aurora. Several homes and businesses were damaged in the area as well as farm equipment.

The storm that started in the southwest corner of the state moved toward central and eastern Nebraska Thursday night, leaving its mark on communities like Aurora.

"The cornstalks were blowing across the hood and the water was so bad on the windows, you couldn't see out. It sounded like it was hailing, but it was just the corn stalks," said Maurice Wiggans, Harbine.

Maurice Wiggans was enroute to Hastings in his semi as the storm hit.

"Everything started rocking pretty hard, so I crawled into the bunk and pulled the mattress down over my head because I figured it was going to go over," he said.

His truck was one of the lucky ones. Several semis, larger vehicles and power lines blew over on the interstate in the high winds, causing several miles of the interstate to be closed overnight.

One mobile home was stranded .25 miles east of the Hampton exit.

As the storm continued moving east, it left it's mark on businesses such as the shell gas station just north of the aurora exit. Another mile north of the demolished gas pumps a farmstead was devastated, as grain bins and buildings were ripped from their foundation, the roof of the home blown off and debris scattered everywhere.

"I didn't even see this building and stuff behind me when I left. Then I got up to the top of the hill and turned around and looked back and thought, 'uh-oh,'" Wiggans said.

As residents began assessing the damage others were thankful no one was seriously injured during the town's first severe storm of the season.

More than 75 mile-an-hour winds were reported northwest of York, which would be about the equivalent to winds in a category one hurricane.

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