Photos: Two years ago, tornado struck east Greensboro
A tornado hit east Greensboro on April 15, 2018, causing widespread property damage to homes and several elementary schools.
Tornado aftermath
Residents shake hands in the middle of destruction near Hampton Elementary School on Monday, a day after a tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro.
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Ronnette Hargraves walks with her son, Ruben, through her neighborhood off Lunsford Drive after a suspected tornado destroyed her garage and many neighbor’s homes in Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
Tornado aftermath
Euipment large and small was brought in to clean up damage to property after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 16, 2018.
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Neighbors Norman Brown hugs Keith McCormick after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 16, 2018.
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Maria Vaquera leads her family to her sister’s house to stay after a tornado destroyed her home on Moody Street in east Greensboro on Monday.
Peeler Open Elementary damage
A possible tornado that swept through Greensboro on Sunday damaged Peeler Open Elementary at 2200 Randall St.
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Johnny Edwards gives Carmen Woodard a hug after she came to see her husband’s church, Living Hope Missionary Baptist Church, destroyed by a suspected tornado in east Greensboro, NC on April 16, 2018.
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Mike Tasman of Top Knotch Services walks up a giant tree that fell on a house on Avalon Drive.
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Joe Rodenhizer moves branches away from a house after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 16, 2018.
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Carmen Woodard clutches a book on hope as she surveys her husband's church, Living Hope Missionary Baptist Church, after it was destroyed by a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 16, 2018.
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Security stops faculty members of Hampton Elementary School on Monday as they attempt to see the damage to the school caused by Sunday’s tornado in east Greensboro.
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Crew from Top Knotch Services push out a car from under a fallen tree as they clean up damage to property after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 16, 2018.
Tornado Aftermath
A city crew clears East Wendover Avenue during the day after a tornado hit killing one person and leaving devastation throughout eastern portion of the city, on Monday, April 16, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C.
Tornado Aftermath
David Oldham, at 4003 Oak Grove Ave., said Monday he was in a room at the front of his house when a neighbor said he saw Sunday’s tornado touch down in the street, sending a tree into Oldham’s house.
Tornado Aftermath
The houses on Nealtown Road where trees demolished 2 vehicles and split one house in two, during the day after a tornado hit killing one person and leaving devastation throughout eastern portion of the city, on Monday, April 16, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C.
Tornado Aftermath
The houses on Nealtown Road where trees demolished 2 vehicles and split one house in two, during the day after a tornado hit killing one person and leaving devastation throughout eastern portion of the city, on Monday, April 16, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C.
Tornado Aftermath
Trabisha Kelly in her home at 2711 Tuskegee Street off Nealtown Road during the day after a tornado hit killing one person and leaving devastation throughout eastern portion of the city, on Monday, April 16, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C.
Tornado Aftermath
Trabisha Kelly in her home at 2711 Tuskegee Street off Nealtown Road during the day after a tornado hit killing one person and leaving devastation throughout eastern portion of the city, on Monday, April 16, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C.
Tornado Aftermath
A house on Nealtown Road during the day after a tornado hit killing one person and leaving devastation throughout eastern portion of the city, on Monday, April 16, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C.
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A line of trees snapped off along Nealtown Road during the day after a tornado hit killing one person and leaving devastation throughout eastern portion of the city, on Monday, April 16, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C.
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Houses along Nealtown Road during the day after a tornado hit killing one person and leaving devastation throughout eastern portion of the city, on Monday, April 16, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C.
Tornado Aftermath
Trabisha Kelly, watches as her television set is salvaged, in her home at 2711 Tuskegee Street off Nealtown Road during the day after a tornado hit killing one person and leaving devastation throughout eastern portion of the city, on Monday, April 16, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C.
Tornado Aftermath
A house on Nealtown Road during the day after a tornado hit killing one person and leaving devastation throughout eastern portion of the city, on Monday, April 16, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C.
Tornado Aftermath
The houses on Nealtown Road where trees demolished 2 vehicles and split one house in two, during the day after a tornado hit killing one person and leaving devastation throughout eastern portion of the city, on Monday, April 16, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C.
Tornado aftermath
Derek Fleming reaches for the root ball of a huge tree after a suspected tornado brought down two trees on his home off Bethanis Street in Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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Residents inspect the trail of devastation after a suspected tornado destroyed property off Florida Street in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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EMS personnel try to figure out how to get through downed trees to help residents near East Florida Street and East Gate City Boulevard in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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Isael Morales carries his niece from a home off Lansdown Avenue after a suspected tornado struck in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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Nothing is left of portable classrooms at Hampton Elementary School after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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Very little remained at Hampton Elementary School portable classroom after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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Several portable classrooms at Hampton Elementary School were completely leveled after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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Willie McKinney's house appears to be a total loss after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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Willie McKinney’s home was destroyed after a suspected tornado hit Florida Street and Gate City Boulevard in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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Residents inspect the aftermath of a suspected tornado that destroyed property near Hampton Elementary School in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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Residents survey damage to property after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
Tornado aftermath
Insulation and mattresses were scattered on the roof of this house after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
Tornado aftermath
Residents survey damage to property after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
Tornado: Surveying the damage
Residents survey damage to property after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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Stunned residents survey damage to property after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
Tornado: Hampton Elementary portable classroom foundation
Hampton Elementary School portable classrooms were ripped off their foundations after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
Tornado: Hampton Elementary staff surveys the damage
Hampton Elementary staff surveys damage to portable clasrooms after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
Tornado: Trees on road
Residents survey damage to property after a suspected tornado left downed trees and downed power lines across Florida Street in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
Tornado: Residents climb through window
Residents climb through broken window to survey damage to property after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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The tornado demolished portable classrooms behind Hampton Elementary School.
Tornado Aftermath
David Oldham, at 4003 Oak Grove Avenue, was in a room at the front of his house when a neighbor said he saw the tornado hit his street, sending a tree into Oldham’s house.
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Residents Jimmy Fields and Norman Brown pull away a street light after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 16, 2018.
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Damage on East Florida Street.
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Carmen Woodard looks at a framed scripture damaged when heer husban's church, Living Hope Missionary Baptist Church, was destroyed after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 16, 2018.
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Curtis Williams surveys the damage to Living Hope Missionary Baptist Church with his grandparents, church pastor the Rev. Lester Woodard (right) and Carmen Woodard.
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Living Hope Missionary Baptist Church was completely destroyed after a suspected tornado in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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Fallen stop sign and damaged homes after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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Greensboro firemen inspect damage to property on Florida Street after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2018.
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Kayla Powell walks through debris after a suspected tornado caused extensive damage across neighborhoods in east Greensboro, NC on April 16, 2018.
Greensboro Tornado
Greensboro residents like Angelina Gill saw their lives change in an instant when a tornado struck east Greensboro, N.C., in a photo taken on April 19, 2018.
Greensboro Tornado
John Thomas walks through his rental house on Oak Grove Street that was split in half.
Tornado cleanup efforts continue in East Greensboro
Volunteers from Refuge Church clean debris from a property on Bessemer Avenue in Greensboro on April 21. More than a thousand structures, from single-family houses to businesses, suffered varying degrees of damage — 37 of them destroyed — during the storm that swept through parts of Guilford and Rockingham counties.
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Reedy Fork Elementary School staff and volunteers greet Hampton Elementary School parent Nabeel Attar and his sons, Omar and Abdel, during an open house in Greensboro, NC on April 22, 2018. Hampton Elementary students will attend Reedy Fork while their school undergoes repairs after a tornado struck east Greensboro on April 15.
Schools Return
Students look at a poster in the hallway linking the two schools as Bluford Elementary School welcomes the Peeler Elementary School students, staff and teachers, after Peeler was heavily damaged by the recent tornado, on Monday, April 23, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C.
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Bluford principal Gradesa Lockhart joined Peeler principal Andrew Gann in welcoming the Peeler students to their new home at Bluford as Bluford Elementary School welcomes the Peeler Elementary School students, staff and teachers, after Peeler was heavily damaged by the recent tornado, on Monday, April 23, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C.
PorterHouse Burger truck serves free burgers in tornado ravaged
The PorterHouse Burger Truck staff serves free burgers on Pear Street as part of a relief effort for people affected by last week's tornado, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Greensboro, N.C.
Tornado follow up (copy)
Angelena Gill, looks at the damage to her home that remains from the the April 15 tornado one month later in Greensboro, NC on May 14, 2018. (photo by Khadejeh Nikouyeh)
Tornado follow up
The Prince Hall Masonic building one month after the April 15 tornado in Greensboro, NC on May 14, 2018. (photo by Khadejeh Nikouyeh)
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Craig Fox mows the yard where his brother used to live. His brother's home still sits in disrepair after the April 15th tornado in Greensboro, N.C. on Thursday, September 13, 2018.
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Ivory Glover looks up at a tarp over his roof. Ivory didn't have insurance when the April 15th tornado hit and can't afford to make any repairs to his home in Greensboro, N.C. on Thursday, September 13, 2018.
As residents rebuild, face threat of hurricane
Roofers repair tornado-damaged rood at The Refuge Church on East Bessemer Avenue as residents of east Greensboro face the threat of a hurricane months after they were devastated by a tornado in photos taken in Greensboro, NC on Sept. 13, 2018. (H. Scott Hoffmann/ News & Record)
Hampton Elementary staff marks one-year anniversary after tornado (copy)
Hampton Elementary School teachers peer into their former classrooms after gathering for a group photo outside their school in Greensboro on Monday.
Erwin Montessori marks one-year anniversary after tornado
Staff and students from Erwin Montessori School gathered for a tornado remembrance ceremony at Alamance Elementary School in Greensboro, NC on April 15, 2019. L-R: Sydne Martin, Cathy Martin, Kristie Hines and Linda Welborn. (H. Scott Hoffmann/ News & Record)
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