The progress in Evansville is immense. After just seven days, a large part of the damage from last week’s tornadoes are gone.
Downed trees picked up.
Roofs ripped from the tops of homes replaced with tarps.
The remnants of downed barns reduced to foundations.
Cleaned up, but the area will never be the same.
“It’s been kind of disappointing to see everything’s gone,” Matt Artis said. “We got to start over at home.”
Artis Acres, a farm with 33 head of cattle after losing four during the storm, was ravaged by the tornadoes. The Rock County Emergency Management team explained the strongest winds from the storm happened right in Artis’ area.
TMJ4 NewsWhile power was restored and Artis’ home and yard were mostly cleaned up, a stone foundation from the barn is all that remains among the rubble.
A steadfast reminder that his family is still standing.
“It’s the farmer way,” Artis said. “You just keep moving on each day and don’t really look back. You just move forward.”