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Even though the 1974 tornado was a terrifying experience, it gave me perspective on what is truly important in life.

Fifty years after the Super Tornado Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974 the twisters are still vivid in survivors' minds. It was the "worst tornado outbreak in United States history," according to the NWS.

The destructive and deadly April 3–4, 1974 tornado Super Outbreak still holds numerous records in the U.S. 50 years later.

At least six tornadoes swept across eastern Nebraska on Friday, flippling a train near Lincoln and destroying homes near Omaha.

Many families rode out the tornadoes huddled together. But one couple in western Douglas County spent frightful moments seperated by a few hundred yards not knowing whether either of them would survive.

Many houses, cars and trees in the town of about 600 have been destroyed, with reports of the residents being displaced after the tornado.

By Alan Brads Today Don and Pat Dunstan can’t agree on the morning weather of April 3, 1974. What happened that evening 50 years ago obscures it from memory. “It was a beautiful, beautiful morning,…