A Story That Hits Close To Home

Everyone has their tornado stories, whether they have seen one, have been affected by one, or knew someone who has been affected by one. My tornado story occurred on March 1, 2007. A small F1 tornado swept across the outskirts of Fayette County near Bluff, and hit my sister’s house. Most people consider an F1 tornado to be very weak with only 73-112 mph winds, but this small twister packed a big punch. 1/3 of the metal roof was blown away from the barn next to my sister’s house. Some pieces of metal were 100 yards away and in the tops of large pine trees. Damage to the house contained shingle damage, shutters blown off, and a screen around the back porch was blown out. Several trees were uprooted or either mangled so severely they had to be cut down. The total cost of damage was 23K+.

It has been 3 months and things are still not completely restored. Luckily nobody was hurt, my sister didn’t even loose power. However; enough damage and destruction was done in 3 to 5 seconds that couldn’t be cleaned up in 3 months. Even though my sister was not seriously impacted by the storm, this is just a small example of how every storm should be taken seriously…even the smaller ones.

-Leah Dailey, ABC 33/40 Weather Intern

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