Beth Carter
Well-Known Member
national weather service confirmed what we already knew, an ef-1 tornado (max wind speeds around 110 mph) touched down and destroyed several houses. 5 were condemned today, more may be condemned in the coming days as a closer look is taken at foundations and structures.
the single wide trailer that was destroyed was lifted up 1/4 mile in the air by the tornado, spun like a helicopter blade, flipped upside down and dropped. the guy inside broke his leg last week and was laying on the couch inside the trailer when the tornado struck. other than his leg getting broken again, he escaped with relatively few injuries considering that he was buried under a mattress (from the other side of the trailer) and several other pieces of bedroom furniture. the trailer landed 60' from the pad it used to sit on. his wife was outside in a shed, the trailer debris came to rest against the shed, but protected the shed from further damage. she had minor injuries.
my grandparents are their immediate neighbors to the north. they were trapped outside during the tornado, but thankfully escaped uninjured. other than a bunch of massive trees going down in their yard there is minimal damage. my great aunt and uncle live across the street and ended up with a tree on their roof and a new skylight in their family room.
the remains of the single wide trailer. oddly enough, the truck that was parked 10' from the trailer was fine and barely moved.
the cleanup process at my great aunt and uncle's house. there's a 20' long wooden deck in the background that's stuck up at a 45 degree angle. it, and part of the driveway, was lifted from the ground by the tree roots underneath. the tree was already half way cut up and removed by the time i got this photo. the width of the tree trunk was around 4'. we spent most of the day clearing driveways so people can get out, if they have cars. my aunt and uncle lost one of their two vehicles to a tree that fell on the shed and car. the worst part is there's a log splitter and several chain saws in the shed and we can't get to it because there's a tree on top.
many, many trees are missing this morning. the lone tree in the center is the only one left at full height of a heavily wooded lot. it used to be dense with trees and all of them were about the same height as the one left. including the one that ended up on my aunt and uncle's house.
hopefully this is the end to a crazy week.
the single wide trailer that was destroyed was lifted up 1/4 mile in the air by the tornado, spun like a helicopter blade, flipped upside down and dropped. the guy inside broke his leg last week and was laying on the couch inside the trailer when the tornado struck. other than his leg getting broken again, he escaped with relatively few injuries considering that he was buried under a mattress (from the other side of the trailer) and several other pieces of bedroom furniture. the trailer landed 60' from the pad it used to sit on. his wife was outside in a shed, the trailer debris came to rest against the shed, but protected the shed from further damage. she had minor injuries.
my grandparents are their immediate neighbors to the north. they were trapped outside during the tornado, but thankfully escaped uninjured. other than a bunch of massive trees going down in their yard there is minimal damage. my great aunt and uncle live across the street and ended up with a tree on their roof and a new skylight in their family room.
the remains of the single wide trailer. oddly enough, the truck that was parked 10' from the trailer was fine and barely moved.
the cleanup process at my great aunt and uncle's house. there's a 20' long wooden deck in the background that's stuck up at a 45 degree angle. it, and part of the driveway, was lifted from the ground by the tree roots underneath. the tree was already half way cut up and removed by the time i got this photo. the width of the tree trunk was around 4'. we spent most of the day clearing driveways so people can get out, if they have cars. my aunt and uncle lost one of their two vehicles to a tree that fell on the shed and car. the worst part is there's a log splitter and several chain saws in the shed and we can't get to it because there's a tree on top.
many, many trees are missing this morning. the lone tree in the center is the only one left at full height of a heavily wooded lot. it used to be dense with trees and all of them were about the same height as the one left. including the one that ended up on my aunt and uncle's house.
hopefully this is the end to a crazy week.
