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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #25 on: April 28, 2011, 04:39:45 PM »
Quote from: debk on April 28, 2011, 04:10:57 PM
That's good news...make sure to let us know when you hear from Rusty.

Remember "Preacher" from milnet? I think he's in AL too....he's an EMS worker.

There was just a news broadcast from Greene County...there are still people missing...  :(

Deb, I'll ask him to post something here. If he's too busy, I'll make an announcement.
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #26 on: April 28, 2011, 05:47:58 PM »
Prayers for these souls. I have witnessed this stuff first hand too and it is never easy.
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #27 on: April 28, 2011, 06:04:17 PM »
Quote from: CG6468 on April 28, 2011, 04:39:45 PM
Deb, I'll ask him to post something here. If he's too busy, I'll make an announcement.

Thanks, CG.

I wish we'd hear from Tucker....  :(
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #28 on: April 28, 2011, 06:18:01 PM »
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #29 on: April 28, 2011, 06:49:36 PM »
2nd most deadly tornado outbreak since 1932, the worst was 4/3-4/74. That was caused by global cooling, I suppose this one is from Gorebull Climate Scam.

Good luck to those people.
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #30 on: April 28, 2011, 07:37:54 PM »
rustybayonet is OK. We didn't have time to talk; he has a neighbor's roof on his roof.
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #31 on: April 29, 2011, 07:11:58 AM »
Quote from: CG6468 on April 28, 2011, 07:37:54 PM
rustybayonet is OK. We didn't have time to talk; he has a neighbor's roof on his roof.

Damn, I need to call him. He called a while back, but I didn't get it until it was already too late at night.
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #32 on: April 29, 2011, 07:51:25 AM »
What an afternoon and night the 27th.  Tornados started about 1-2 in the afternoon just north of us, first Cullman [hit a second time in evening], had one and the weathers guys said that storm was mild compared to what was coming.  And this time they were right!!!!
The big one that hit Tuscaloosa and headed to us was one of about 8 on the ground in the area at the same time.  Our neighbors from Mississippi shared it.  Started on the west side of the state about 1/2 mile in diameter and grew to almost  1 mile across, with and estimated wind of 150-200mph, and it stayed on the ground for 184 miles across Alabama, taking out alot of homes, businesses.  At least two towns are gone . The center passed through Fultondale about 2 1/2 miles south of us, and we could see the edge of it about 1 mile away.  [Since we don't have a basement, we were at the daughters].  We could see 'stuff' flying in the air, when what looked like a 4X8 sheet of plywood went overhead, it was basement time!!!!!  When we finally went back home I thought I had lost shingles from the house, but after looking - nope-part of somebodies roof is on mine.  Pieces of tin roofing, shingles, chunks of wood, pine branches [no pine trees near here], and alot of insulation were all over the neighborhood.  [gave me something to do yesterday, since we didn't have power].Fortunately no injuries or deaths here, but as of last night after we got power back on, [estimated 400,000 still without power]. Last night TV was saying at least 204 deaths in the state so far, haven't heard this morning yet.
Anyway glad it's over------
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #33 on: April 29, 2011, 07:54:07 AM »
I am happy to hear you and yours are all well.   :cheersmate:
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #34 on: April 29, 2011, 08:27:08 AM »
Thanks for the report, rusty, and let me echo Tots by saying I'm very relieved you and yours are okay, if a little bogged down by debris. Plenty of others weren't so lucky.
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #35 on: April 29, 2011, 08:36:56 AM »
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This is where I was today...where I will be tomorrow. 8 confirmed fatalities in this community. Please pray for the victims of the tornadoes.

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im in the midwest. or tornado alley. maybe they should include the south as well. over the years its been active down there in summer and winter. the twister's ive seen here are probably F-4 or 5

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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #36 on: April 29, 2011, 07:43:25 PM »
So good to hear from you Rusty!!!  :yahoo:


We did some driving around late this afternoon and this evening....subdivision across the road from ours looks like they decided to use "blue tarps" instead of shingles. Just a half a block away....

Paper had a copy of a check from 1989, with a Rainesville AL address on it....found in a yard in South Knox County yesterday morning after the storm. Someone else found a National Geographic magazine in their yard, also with a Rainesville address on it. Not sure how far away Rainesville is, but we're 120 miles northeast of Chattanooga.
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #37 on: May 09, 2011, 03:22:33 PM »
Just spoke to Rusty. He estimates - with the semi truck drivers - that it will be years before any semblance of normalcy returns to his area. The truckers said the piles of scrap and rubble are worse than the aftermath of Katrina.
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #38 on: May 09, 2011, 09:03:20 PM »
Quote from: CG6468 on May 09, 2011, 03:22:33 PM
Just spoke to Rusty. He estimates - with the semi truck drivers - that it will be years before any semblance of normalcy returns to his area. The truckers said the piles of scrap and rubble are worse than the aftermath of Katrina.

That's what they are saying ...comparing with Katrina..

As if it isn't bad enough over this way and all the way down through AL...if you haven't seen any news regarding Memphis...it's just horrible.

ABC evening news was saying the damage will be worse than Katrina over there too....
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #39 on: May 10, 2011, 04:10:24 AM »
Quote from: debk on May 09, 2011, 09:03:20 PM
That's what they are saying ...comparing with Katrina..

As if it isn't bad enough over this way and all the way down through AL...if you haven't seen any news regarding Memphis...it's just horrible.

ABC evening news was saying the damage will be worse than Katrina over there too....


Anyone wanna bet on if we'll still have people living in FEMA trailers come 2017 in those areas?
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #40 on: May 10, 2011, 04:26:04 AM »
I was up in Clayton and Mountain City, GA yesterday where there was far more destruction than I realized.  A huge FEMA billboard was erected with contact info.  I saw a FEMA guy in the Stekoa Creek Trading Post asking to put up signs in their windows.  I wonder if they're getting the calls they thought they would?  It wouldn't surprise me if folks are a bit leery.

Around the lakes a lot of homes and boathouses were tossed into the water.  A house was almost into the southbound lane of 441 in Mountain City with a huge swath of trees down all around it.  There was blessedly only 1 death that I heard about, but more injured.  It's a really small place and this was pretty brutal for them.

My county was spared for the most part.  I think we only had some damage along the border with Rabun County.  
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #41 on: May 10, 2011, 07:02:54 AM »
Thanks to everyone - as stated before, my family and I were extremely lucky--sorry to say many weren't.....

The community, Pleasant Grove, the neighborhood of one of our associate ministers;





The entire community is gone

this video was taken in areas less than three miles from my house, and this is what 2/3 of Alabama counties look like now.  When this 'big' one hit, and stayed on the ground for 184 miles,  it spun off 23 others in the area and that day we had 127 total throughout the state - that's just a indication of how lucky we were.

http://videos.al.com/2011/04/tornado_damage_in_fultondale_a.html

Just two areas, one just to the south of me [Fultondale],and one southwest......
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #42 on: May 10, 2011, 09:12:21 AM »
There are just no capable words to explain the damage those storms did...it takes looking at pictures - which are still not as brutal as viewing the destruction in person.

When seeing the pictures or the videos, it's amazing that more people weren't killed.

I saw pics of Memphis on tv this morning...only thing visible were the rooftops. At least many people had the time, effort and ability to afford to remove many or all of their belongings out of their homes to save them, even though their homes will be total losses.

With tornadoes, there is never time to safe anything other than yourself, family and maybe pets.
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #43 on: May 10, 2011, 03:53:49 PM »
Rusty just called me. He said, among many other things about the storms, that one of his acquaintances at the Boy Scout troop has a neighbor who walked out into his back yard. He saw a heart on the ground, and he couldn't figure out where it came from. He called Rusty's acquaintance over, and they both walked around and couldn't figure it out.

They dialed 911, the cop came, and they looked up and saw a woman's body impaled on a big tree limb.

The cop just called the coroner, and they took the body and heart away.

He also said they're bringing dumpsters big enough to put a car in.
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #44 on: May 11, 2011, 02:42:34 PM »
Quote from: CG6468 on May 10, 2011, 03:53:49 PM
Rusty just called me. He said, among many other things about the storms, that one of his acquaintances at the Boy Scout troop has a neighbor who walked out into his back yard. He saw a heart on the ground, and he couldn't figure out where it came from. He called Rusty's acquaintance over, and they both walked around and couldn't figure it out.

They dialed 911, the cop came, and they looked up and saw a woman's body impaled on a big tree limb.

The cop just called the coroner, and they took the body and heart away.

He also said they're bringing dumpsters big enough to put a car in.

Good God.  :o
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #45 on: May 11, 2011, 03:18:46 PM »
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Good God.  :o

How horrible!!

Her poor family....they will finally know what happened to her, though I'm not that's a good thing, but at least she was found and they can have a funeral....  :(
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Re: Tornadoes devastate South, killing at least 214
« Reply #46 on: May 11, 2011, 08:55:48 PM »
Quote from: debk on May 11, 2011, 03:18:46 PM
How horrible!!

Her poor family....they will finally know what happened to her, though I'm not that's a good thing, but at least she was found and they can have a funeral....  :(

IF she's ever identified. There was no ID on the body, and no one who they talked to knew her. She could have come from miles away.
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