I told myself everything would be OK. Then just as suddenly as it had come, the noise was gone; except for a dull roar and the rumbling of lightning moving northeast, like the sound of a big truck with no muffler, driving away at two miles per hour. Then it hit me that I was some 80 ft from where the bathroom once stood and was out in the parking lot in front of the shop. We watched, and it was obvious to me that the rotation on the storm was very strong and I mentioned that to Terry about a half minute before WHIO said the exact same thing. Searches continued Friday in Autauga County as officials still werent sure everyone who may have lived in damaged homes was accounted for, state emergency management official Ricky Adams told CNN Friday. I realized I was alive and did not think I was hurt to badly. The rest of the victims died in cars waiting near 95th Street and Southwest Highway. A MOM took a heartbreaking final snap of her daughter holding onto her favorite doll to show she was safe before a series of deadly tornadoes hit the Midwest. Terry and I looked at each other and she asked whether we need to take shelter. That town still bares the scars and the fear. gi. Updated As I tore through the porch, into the house and north, down the hall, the windows along the west wall exploded, one by one, to my left and just a fraction of a second behind me. Poor Nana was at church that night along with a bunch of other family and my cousin Linda got up with her newborn to get a drink from the water fountain near the entrance. Family members believed that Christine had premonitions about her death. His favorite pastime was puttering in the garden. My father went under a large wooden rack where tons of lumber was stored. At the requiem Mass for six tornado victims at St. Gerald Church, itself badly damaged by the twister, Fr. I was in a state of shock, knee-deep in flood water. Then a section of a roof blew over me and just shredded apart mid-air. They lived in LaGrange. I went to go pick them up and you couldnt even get back there from all the debris on the road and the cops turning everybody away. I was very thankful that I had closed my swimming pool the weekend prior to that. The tornado splintered their home less than a week after Trey and Meghan moved in. At approximately 4:30 pm the rain stopped and there was an eerie silence followed by the patter of what sounded like hail on the metal roof of the shop. All we heard was wind and the whole house was shaking, Moore told CNN, adding no one was injured. A moaning. I stood there and tears poured down my face,not from the dislocated shoulder or pounding headache from the concussion, but from the thankfulness I felt for him for the saw and for standing outside to warn me. Haggan lived for many years in the Irish community near 63rd Street and Laflin in Chicago. The skies were so blue all day but I had a pit in my stomach when I seen the black clouds off in the distance. Things started to happen pretty quickly after that. The body. As soon as we shut the door, we hear what sounded like a freight train. My baby was asleep in a west-facing bedroom, Mom and Dad had gone shopping, and I thought the storm clouds in the west looked like they might bring hail. It had touched down in Omaha, but the sirens were late and that it has moved out of the park. . RM2CXGM55 - The body bag of a victim is laid on the floor of a business establishment which was wiped out by a tornado in Joplin, Missouri May 23, 2011. Jackson was the father of three adult children and boasted 11 grandchildren. I was well aware of threat of the storms going into the night. Birmingham employees were working Saturday morning to help clean up debris left in the wake of Thursday's tornado in Selma. He shouted for him to get out from under the lumber and run to the tree but unfortunately the sound of the roaring tornado was too loud for my father to hear hi sfriend. The flooding part though was caused by the buildup of hailstones over the street drains, blocking the escape of water from heavy rains. At the roller rink before the tornado leveled the building, she told a boy she knew that no matter what happens, dont cry for me. When building began to shake, she was holding the hand of another little girl when she reportedly said, I think Im going to die. More than 300 people attended Christines funeral at Schmaedtke-Tuinstra Funeral Home. I live in Utah and I was in the kitchen where we had a glass door to go to the backyard. It caused me to shake head to toe, and that shaking continued on from April 12 until the day I met my girlfriend in early August. It was weird because as a little kid I probably wouldn't know what a supercell was. Out of the corner of my eye I see my pink robe sporting hero, and I do mean hero,waving both hands,one of which still clung to a beer. We could sense the winds inside the bathroom with noticeable pressure waves that matched the gusts and there was a noticeable breeze from the door as the pressure equalized between the house and the outside through the exhaust vent in the bath. I prayed that night he and my neighbor Mrs. Brooks were safe. A damaged home is seen in the aftermath of severe weather Thursday near Prattville, Alabama. Again, as we did our inspection tour the sky was continuous lightning but no thunder to the east. As we hit the cellar floor I heard a large thump that shook the house. She went on to live a good dog life and died of old age. His 22-year-old daughter was a Patricia Stevens model. I think it was pure fear that caused my uncle to have a heart attack on the porch that day. I was so froze in fear so my father drove to me just to let me follow him home. I ended up on the ground holding on to the rim of the left front tire until it stopped. (Oak Lawn Public Library) John Mobley's wrecked Ford Galaxy after being tossed by the tornado. I also found coloring assignments from an elementary school somewhere I didnt recognize. I saw power flashes and knew it was coming. Apparently, a non-severe storm hit the area and a medium sized tree hit my house. They are: Jimmy Lee Jones, 89; Raymond Robinson Jr., 63; Mary Louise Jones, 83 . There were so many screams.. Roofing companies from every state in the union set up temporary camp here in town. I sat by a wall in my classroom that was mostly glass windows and there was some communication between classrooms that our county was under warning, but we never went into the hallway. The pastor called her death the will of God.. The victims' identity has not been released. All the mailboxes had been sucked open and the mail was laying in the middle of the road. And she said "because it's a tornado." I now have two little girls to whom I am passing all the farmer tricks to and teaching them to keep an eye in the sky and a foot in the tornado shelter in spring. No crickets, no frogs, no locusts calling out for mates. Matthew Dale Ferguson, 50, died in his home in Bremen during the outbreak of tornadoes that ripped across Western Kentucky. Answer (1 of 3): It depends upon the mechanism of the death. Didnt do any damage to speak of. He nonchalantly raised his beer and nodded. It was probably the only thing besides the dog that saved us. I could feel the back of the truck lifting. He grabbed his little daughter under his arm and bolted to his house. A post on Facebook from Lauren Pitts says that Josh, Erin . The busy city streets worried Welser. My friends dad ran out from the bedroom, and slammed the door and asked if we were alright. A day earlier, a weather service meteorologist said the Selma tornado may have been on the ground for at least 50 miles. She had burrowed under that concrete slab to take cover. The sad thing is most of us still aren't really prepared for another one. Valeria found a tunnel and crawled outside. There was vivid and continuous lightning, the sounds of the winds increased quite a bit, and we heard thumping on the back decks, the north side of the house, and big thumps in the front and above us. Kay Ivey said while visiting Selma Friday. Soldiers with the 270th Military Police Company aided the San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Department in their search for missing 5-year-old Kyle Doan. The limbs and pear tree were oriented from north to south, towards the EF03 damage that was in a track along Westbrook Road mile to our south. Hearses carrying the bodies of tornado victims leave St. Gerald's after a mass funeral. The pressure waves left and we were ok. We had been hugging through the entire event and Terry asked if it was over. "Nothing is more scarier than knowing a tornado is heading your way and hearing your kids freaked out and thinking we are going to die.. I actually stopped the lesson and told the teacher that the sky was turning an ugly, almost evil, green color. This was the 90s before camera phones were a thing. Please Contact Us. It scared me because she was so loud and said to get in the car now. Father and son saw the funnel cloud a few blocks away. So I primed and fired up the saw and went halfway up the ladder to get the heaviest part off the roof. He had no broken bones and his body was still intact. I could see the semi that was behind me had blown over top of me and landed next to the carport. No rain, no breeze, just the saw rumbling and vibrating my hand. William McNichols would remark at a requiem Mass for six tornado victims at St. Gerald Church that the left hand of God touched the village and parish last Friday night but the right arm of God was around most of us to protect us.". I was 7 and knew it must be serious. A semi-truck driver, Jackson was off work due to a trucker strike. The hail within it was chomping up the branches of shrub oak and Ponderosa pine, mixing them with blasted up dirt and grass, and spewing them out like missiles. When I say involved I was literally standing in the Tornado. Most of it is out but not all. I felt him all over for glass. I called for the boys to get back in the house. was lifted and thrown at a campground, and another man was killed in his car by a falling tree. Burman was a salesman for a building materials' manufacturer. Hunoway worked in the shipping department for a Bensenville firm that manufactured steel pipes for sewers. A particularly damaging storm with at least one powerful tornado also tore through both Selma an Alabama city known for its role in the civil rights movement and a community in Autauga County, situated one county to the east, the National Weather Service said. I have to say that praying and getting into that closet most likely saved our lives that night. Did you encounter any technical issues? It was then that heard the rumble of the notorious freight train. The tree sitting directly in front of me, which was relatively large, blew over like it was nothing. Springfield, Massachusetts is a relative stranger to the ravages of these types of storms. At that time, 10:40 pm approx., the on air meteorologist changed views to show the storm that was spinning up a rotation signature over Brookville, Ohio. Nepal began a national day of mourning Monday as rescue workers . The door flew open and I look outside while we are interlocking arms to make sure we try to stay together. We later found out that another tornado had formed over Englewood to our north and east and moved southeast, as our tornado continued on east to cross I-75 and north Dayton and into Riverside. She was a nurses aide at Silver Cross Hospital. Weve got to layer up and get ready, Perkins said as overnight lows over the next several days were due to dip below freezing. The delay caused him to be late coming home, putting him in the tornados path. My cell phone rang and my parents had been coming back to town right about where the storm began. Same with the front door when I opened it. Power lines are down and trees are down this is really dangerous, Dallas County Probate Judge Jimmy Nunn said during a news conference. Roger knew his father was dead when he climbed out of the twisted metal. It was just a light rain and the lightning was in a distance so I stayed in my pickup truck parked next to a fence with a large tree in front of me and a metal carport to the left of me. Edward Lipski lived at 10012 S, Cicero Ave. in Oak Lawn. Turns out the toilet had just been set on the wax ring and caulked to the floor, not one bolt in the slab. WTVA Chief Meteorologist Matt Laubhan said the storm was coming to Smithville and I just stood there watching, waiting, looking at the TV and thinking this isn't gonna happen. After it moved by, we hung up and they were in good shape and safe with little impact to them. Casey and her darling daughter Christine will go home together to God.. She looked up and saw the huge tornado coming across the parking lot. Catherine was driving up to the tavern with her mother. After my father got pulled out with the help of everyone that was around, someone performed CPR but there was no saving his life. A woman was killed as she shielded her baby in a tub, another was killed when her R.V. I worked at a hardware store and although we weren't directly hit, 2 inch PVC pipe was sucked from outdoor racks and shot 14 inches into a neighboring yard. Discovery Company. The deadliest spawned late Friday afternoon in Oak Lawn, where the greatest loss of life was recorded. The state patrol came to get my husband to help clear some of the roads. And never judge a man in a pink bathrobe. I remember being in the living room with several family members, aunts and cousins. Numerous other branches were on our deck and littering our yard. A human being can be killed by tornadic winds in numerous ways: by being crushed by hurled debris or collapsing structure, by being in a vehicle that is thrown or overturned by the storm, or by being thrown bodily by the winds with lif. Parts of the state were under a tornado watch Thursday night. My poor babies. It immediately turned winter cold after that storm, too cold to get out and look around. We turn on the TV to Channel 7 and we see Bill Randby, Chief Meteorologist, who said that there was a confirmed tornado within city limits. I remember praying out loud and my hands were shaking. He shook his head yes while giving me the ok symbol with his right hand, and a coffee mug,with instant coffee inside, had replaced his beer in his left hand. Nothing. Valeria Yanis toldUSA Todaythat she hid under a water fountain as employees rushed to the bathroom for cover. Then after a few minutes it got quiet, so we turned on the radio and heard that an EF-2 tornado touched down just east of Sheridan Elementary (my school), ripping a chunk of the school off. The tornado warnings seem to be good as far as giving advance notice. This Dec. 10 tornadoes . - Tornadoes. Eighteen people were killed within the one-square block area at 95th Street and Southwest Highway; four people died in the Fairway Super Mart; one person was killed at the Sherwood Forest Restaurant, two at Shoots Lynwood Tavern, two waiting for a bus at the Suburban Bus terminal garage, one in her garage, three more at Oak Lawn Roller Rink, and two in the decimated Airway Trailer Court. He came back with a priest. My car, parked outside, was bent and hammered mercilessly, yet all the glass survived; while the rear end of the same neighbor's car was hammered only lightly, as it was inside their garage and the hail had only come in through the windows of the garage door; but both tail lights and the back window were broken out. The tornado destroyed much of the 350-person farming town and killed two people, the 5-year-old Dixon and 74-year-old David Herout, who was driving when the storm hit. bx . My friend carried me to my mother, who then carried me to the car parked about 1/2 mile or so away. Tons of debris in the cover. Every time I glanced at the storm I was alarmed by how much bigger it had become and how quickly it was approaching. Somehow, some way it "jumped" our house and continued on for a short time behind us. My truck was running and I had the windshield wipers on. We were all piled into this corner of the basement just freaking out while my Nana was praying in a language I didn't understand. I was watching the news. Suddenly my friend's dad turned with a look of absolute terror and started screaming "get inside, good God get inside now!" April 8, 2021, 2:26 PM. She wanted to go to college. He was killed at the tornados epicenter near 95th Street and Southwest Highway. The Jones & Robinson Families. While the damage was tremendous, no fatalities have been reported, Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. said Friday. Two Bibles were recovered intact from the wrecked car. I was visiting my parents, 7 miles southeast of Parker, Colorado, while my husband (USMC) was overseas. I was not with him when the incident took place. I called KOA news to find out whether more storms were expected. A neighbor went to Johnson-Phelps VFW where Bernard and Bernadettes bodies had been taken. My wifes sister and husband got in their inside hallway and rode out the storm as we were describing its location while monitoring the radar on WHIO on TV. Christine had written to airlines asking for information on becoming an airline stewardess. In less than 45 minutes, the National Guard was there and had declared martial law. Their families were forever bonded by the tragedy. An Atlanta Falcons cornerback is giving back to his hometown after it was hit hard when tornadoes made their way through last week. It had been so dense with hail that it showed up on radar as solid- just like the earth itself. The City of Birmingham has announced a supply drive to help victims of a tornado that hit Selma on Thursday, leaving heavy damage in its wake. Warnings are issued by the local National Weather Service after a tornado has been identified, according to Orlando Bermudez, a forecaster with the NWS in New Braunfels. This page offers stories submitted by tornado and hail storm survivors. Two citizens pick through debris here, looking for possible victims following the touch down of a tornado on April 3rd, which destroyed half of the. Schools had let out early and after school events were either postponed or canceled. It touched down less than a mile from us. Tornado victims prepare for more storms. Tornadoes can do some awesome, yet scary things. A plastic bucket full of sand for the swimming pool steps had been shattered. I kept looking toward Zorinsky Lake. The first tornado passed but now the second one was headed our way. Sandra Hooker, the sister of Meghans grandma, branded Annistyn a special angel, adding she was energetic and outgoing despite suffering from a rare liver condition. A fireman sent him home. Our ornamental pear was shattered and shredded, laying in our back yard. To this day I tear up realizing they thought we might not make it that day. We thought we were in the clear but the night had just begun. I unfortunately got "sucked" into one of them.The most severe Tornado was an EF3 that was on the ground for 30 minutes and 15 miles. Reception was cutting in and out as cell towers were apparently being disabled, with calls being picked up on other towers by the tornado while we talked. It was still so calm and then the sirens started to go off. Both men were from the Lithuanian community in Marquette Park. My dad and my uncles yelled from the front porch to get into the basement because the tornado was "coming over the mountain.". Luella Sunny) - An amnesia victim who (at first) could only lead Dick Tracy to the body of Freez. I call to my friends and we get inside the trailer. The rain had picked up and I began cutting, my mind thinking about how to cover the roof. I grabbed his saw and noticed, like a ghost,he was gone inside. I was confused and very thirsty. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Cody was a semi-retired insurance adjuster. Its leading edge was as well-defined as a wall. transcript. His funeral Mass was held at St. Linus Church. My uncle was there for days but he was released and is still going strong today. The actual hail looked like it was grapefruit sized and went on just as long as the storm across town. Kaitlyn Moore, 29, was found with methamphetamine hidden in her body cavity . Griffith was an engineering associate for Illinois Bell Telephone Co. in Rolling Meadows. "That's how I give back," the owner told The . Power lines were down. No rain, no winds, just a deep calm and quiet. Its tough, he said. I tried holding on to the hood of the truck but there was nothing to hold on to. Damage survey teams will be in the field over the next several days across the area, the National Weather Service in Birmingham said. She had planned to attend the Young Peoples Harmony Club banquet Saturday evening. My back, head, and lower legs were hit the hardest. We listened to the radio and heard that something was dissipating. my my jk cc zc. Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. 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This warning gave the precise location and direction of the sighted storm and it was barreling towards our neighborhood. While these areas of damage were caused by the same storm, it is not yet known if there was a continuous path of damage, the weather service said. Wind intensity in neighboring Autauga County, meanwhile, was rated EF-3 , meaning gusts of at least 136 mph - the weather service said . I thought it was over but then my dad said, "Here it comes get ready." The violent tornado indiscriminately tore through thousands of buildings, including Saint Johns Regional Medical Center (SJRMC), several schools, and big-box stores like Home Depot and Walmart. Her body had already been brought to the Johnson-Phelps VFW Post, which had been set up as a temporary morgue. PLEASE note that we have permission to print your story online and let us know the town and state and the month and year of the event. Just one county to the west, a huge tornado caused widespread destruction in the Alabama city of Selma, known for its role in the civil rights movement and home to about 17,000 people. She suffered injuries to her head, shoulder, and leg. I unfortunately got sucked into one of them.The most severe Tornado was an EF3 that was on the ground for 30 minutes and 15 miles. While I was waiting the Tornado hit the shopping Center and sucked me out of the building. Ever since then we have carried flood insurance. Joan followed carrying the baby when Fairways humongous roof came crashing down. Finally, I managed to phone my wife at work but she can't pick up so I left a voicemail that she still has. Once burned is twice learned. The Tornado was an EF3 with sustained winds of 140 mph and it was 1300 yards wide at its base. We were blessed and spared that day. The noises I heard during the tornado hit was indescribable. A Warner Bros. On this day storms were everywhere and sirens were going off. (Subsequently to this event, and after our own event described below, there was another tornado (EF-0) that passed 3 miles south of their home for a few miles.). I've been through a couple traumatic incidents in my life as a veteran of the Gulf War. Most of the congregation dove to the corner. The Selma tornado was rated EF-2, the weather service said. For me, the sound of the nuclear plant sirens being used as tornado sirens was the scariest. Tornado victims: Pictures emerge as fears grow it . Beyond horrifying. The girls' mom Meghan sent Annistyns aunt Sandy a photo of the three smiling kids in and next to the bathtub. Watches are meant to alert . Then I was hit with a force I cant describe and felt myself being lifted into the air traveling backwards at what seemed like 100 mph. Atchley was a widow who lived at 4344 S. Francisco Ave. in Chicago. It "the robe man", coming to check on me. Roof, metal,and rocks. All Rights Reserved. The EF-4 took two lives, one in Celina and one in Harrison Township. No noise. Hanley had brought her two daughters to the Oak Lawn Roller Rink. Jucius did her grocery shopping Friday nights when her husband returned home with the car. He died two days later of his injuries at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park. When you start getting onto the roads, theres going to be no way to get to where youre going, said T.J. Imberger, Spalding County public works director. He was an active man and involved in church and civic activities. The day began like any other. Usually you hear thunder. You could see the roof of the lady down the street just spinning in the tornado and I really thought we would all die. I grew up both a little frightened and excited by storms and tornadoes. I thought, oh no, I hope its not a tornado. The door breathed back out. My 6 year old son is a meteorologist in the making. This now is our storm. ", Governor Andy Beshear said, "This is likely to be the mostsevere tornado outbreakin our state's history.". "We believe our death toll from this event will exceed 50 Kentuckians and probably end up 70 to 100," Beshear continued. Was H.A.A.R.P. Bernice and Alfred Andrews met in high school. None. It had been raining hard most of the afternoon. It ws April 4, 2007, around 6 pm, when my father passed away shortly after a tornado hit Haltom City, TX. It took about 2 years or so to get all the roofing jobs done in town. Search for 5-year-old who was swept away by California floodwaters continues as state braces for another lineup of storms. Fortunately the only issues we had were loss of power for a few days and my childrens school, Cathedral High School was destroyed. He said it again and he went to crying.. In adjacent Dallas County, a huge tornado caused widespread destruction in Selma, home to about 17,000 people. These accounts have not been verified. It was so faint to the point I thought I had lost my hearing. I asked my mom "why?" Her funeral Mass was held St. Francis Xavier Church in LaGrange. AMAZING! Catherine was the stepdaughter of Shoots Tavern owner Ken Shoot. He brought the radio and a flashlight, while my mom got some batteries and snacks. followed by a large crashing noise on the back wall of the shop. But like a miracle, she took it away from me. She had blonde hair and wore a black body stocking, thigh high boots, and white gloves. I remember taking in a deep breath and hugging my friend and running over to my moms house and making sure she was alright. I took cover in the hallway as the train sound rumbled outside. Goldens funeral mass was held at St. Germaine. In the spring of 1991, I lived in the country near Skiatook, OK. It busted out their windshields and the car got picked up and thrown in a ditch. They were to have been married in October. 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