A house is surrounded by flood waters from the Clinton River May 24, 2004, in Mount Clemens, Mich.
Heavy winds caused this tree to fall on two cars near Sixth Street and Brookridge Avenue in Ames, Iowa, on the night of May 24, 2004. No one was injured.
Chris Furman of Macomb Township, Mich., uses an industrial pump to pump out several inches of floodwater from his parents' computer den May 24, 2004.
Pat Fox walks through broken, twisted limbs and debris on the farm where she and her husband, Bob, live near Mound City, Mo., after the area was struck by a tornado May 24, 2004. The couple took shelter from the storm in a cave on the property.
Overturned vehicles sit next to a business that was destroyed by a tornado May 24, 2004, along Highway 136, in Albany, Mo. Most businesses along the highway were either damaged or destroyed by the storm.
Overturned cars and damage to the Hy-Vee store are seen after a tornado ripped through the area May 24, 2004, in Albany, Mo.
Steve Reimer of Macomb Township, Mich., grabs onto a mailbox as the current of the Clinton River spills over its banks.
Branden Sproat, 18, stands beside his mother's Chevy Trailblazer as the rushing waters of the Clinton River flow by, after trying to cross the deep waters on the closed North Avenue in Macomb Township, May 24, 2004.
Residents look over the damage left to a mobile home near Eakly, Okla., Monday evening, May 24, 2004, after a tornado hit over the weekend.
Chuck Peterman, left, of Elkader, Iowa, along with Rachel and Darrell Jaster, of Elkport, Iowa, saves a propane tank from the flooded streets of Elkport, May 24, 2004.
A tree is littered with debris, May 24, 2004, after a tornado ripped through the home of Fred Bauman and his son, Brent Bauman, of rural Chenoa, Ill., the previous day.
Nancy Schares, surrounded by items she and her family were removing from the basement, exits her home in La Porte City, Iowa, after flood waters from nearby Wolf Creek receded May 24, 2004.
Anita Barker of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, goes through a trunk that was destroyed by flood waters, among a heap of destroyed furniture and other personal items in the front yard of her parent's home in Independence, Iowa, May 24, 2004. Barker was looking for valuables, including photos from four generations of her family.
Lawana Davenport looks at the damage May 24, 2004, after high winds from storms caused a large maple tree to fall on the detached garage on her property in Indianapolis.
Federal Emergency Management Agency regional director Richard Hainje surveys from a National Guard helicopter the tornado-damaged town of Hallam, Neb., May 24, 2004.
Charlie and Marj Cilley, both 75, watch as the swollen Des Plaines river surrounds their cottage in the Des Plaines Methodist campground in Des Plaines, Ill., May 24, 2004.
A sport utility vehicle drives through flood water from the North Branch of the Clinton River along 23 Mile Road in Macomb Township, Mich., May 24, 2004.
Lonnie Fry of Greeley rides in a boat as he helps a friend salvage items in the town of Elkport, Iowa, May 24, 2004. The Elkport Town Hall is surrounded by water, while the Water Street signs is just above the water level. Almost all of the town of 25 homes was destroyed May 23, 2004, after a dike broke along the Turkey River.
Elmer Fallos, right, guides his daughter, Ashley, out of a flooded area near their home in Gurnee, Ill., May 23, 2004.
Rapidly rising water from the Cedar River floods a farmhouse and partially submerges cars for sale in the front yard May 24, 2004, near La Porte City, Iowa.