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04-29-2011, 01:04 AM
#11
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Join Date: 06-30-2010
Location: Kannapolis NC
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We got lucky and were between two super cells here in the Charlotte area, some tornado damage north and south but thankfully no casualties. Not many reports on damage in eastern Carolina, lots of damage in western and central Virginia sadly. If its another 50 years before something like this storm season comes around again, that'll still be too soon. They said today that the April 14-16 storm and this last storm have sadly combined to take nearly 500 lives, unbelievable.
04-29-2011, 12:40 PM
#15
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Join Date: 06-09-2009
Location: Clinton, Mass
Posts: 2,950
Still here & kicking from SE Tennessee..(sadly many lives were lost).. Apison, TN got hammered.
Lost power yesterday morning @ 9-ish. Off for approx 34 hrs. (reminded me of Fla)..
Wifey was told to go home from work & be safe. So the rides were ALL tucked inside...
Had 5 bands of Storms come thru.. By the 4th band the Hail began & was bigger than Golf-Balls.. Many had their roofs tore up, & a porch roof was torn off..
Our home & Us were spared any serious damage, we only lost 2 shingles from the roof.(thank GOD) And I replaced them today..
http://www.accuweather.com/video/644...als-most-d.asp
Lost power yesterday morning @ 9-ish. Off for approx 34 hrs. (reminded me of Fla)..
Wifey was told to go home from work & be safe. So the rides were ALL tucked inside...
Had 5 bands of Storms come thru.. By the 4th band the Hail began & was bigger than Golf-Balls.. Many had their roofs tore up, & a porch roof was torn off..
Our home & Us were spared any serious damage, we only lost 2 shingles from the roof.(thank GOD) And I replaced them today..
http://www.accuweather.com/video/644...als-most-d.asp
I saw that 3 touched down along 411 and one very close to Greenback.
Glad I waited to move because I've been looking in the Greenback/Vonore/Maryville area.
04-29-2011, 03:12 PM
#16
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Join Date: 12-06-2009
Location: Alabama
Posts: 11,112
OK here.I'm in southern Alabama and the major damage occured in the upper half of the state. My fire department has a crew deployed to the area and the guys called in a few times yesterday.Unofficially, some of the veterans stated they could not believe the total destruction of so many areas. This is the same crew that responded during Hurricane Katrina,so they have seen the worst.
My daughter lives 20 miles east of Birmingham and luckily her and the boyfriend are OK. I called to warn her when the Weather Channel was showing the Birmingham tornado "live". She didn't know anything was going on.(watching a movie with the boyfriend)
The road to recovery is going to be long.My thoughts and prayers to all that are affected by this.
My daughter lives 20 miles east of Birmingham and luckily her and the boyfriend are OK. I called to warn her when the Weather Channel was showing the Birmingham tornado "live". She didn't know anything was going on.(watching a movie with the boyfriend)
The road to recovery is going to be long.My thoughts and prayers to all that are affected by this.
04-29-2011, 11:31 PM
#18
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Join Date: 01-09-2007
Location: SE USA
Posts: 15,884
Mowgli- Thanks man.. This is something many have never seen around here. So I'm told..
firemangeorge- I agree, road to recovery will be a long one for many areas.
I tuned & sharpened up my Chainsaw & heading over to some very good friends place in nearby Apison.. They have a big tree on the house..
But they are OK, & that's the main thing..
Edit: And My thoughts and prayers to all that are affected by this also..
firemangeorge- I agree, road to recovery will be a long one for many areas.
I tuned & sharpened up my Chainsaw & heading over to some very good friends place in nearby Apison.. They have a big tree on the house..
But they are OK, & that's the main thing..
Edit: And My thoughts and prayers to all that are affected by this also..
