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Hi guys ~ I'm back on for at least a few minutes. We have power ~ for now. And phone ~ for now. Our county is unbelieveable to say the least. The tornado ~ at least a F-3 went right along a line with a main road and you can ride and see some of the destruction. It is unreal how many homes are gone
I have lived here all my life and this place is forever changed. Beautiful full trees are just gone. Our schools community is just devastasted. It was the hardest hit in the county. Not sure on the number of houses lost yet ~ will post some links to pictures a little later if my computer and power stays up.
We had a second round of storms come through about 11:00 last night that dumped 3 inches of rain on us in 30 minutes. Ashelyn had been down stairs to tell Caitlyn that her friend was trying to call and everything was fine. 10 minutes later ~ Caitlyn was screaming ~ we had about 3-4 inches of water in the basement and it was a water spout shooting straight up out of the floor from a drain. Our drain tile had gotten clogged up out front with junk from where it washed down so quick ~ the ditch was over 6 foot deep. Me and Jimmie had to get out there in the rain and lightening and clean it out. I know that people thought we were crazy out in that storm last night ~ and again I tell you, we were lucky! We got in bed at 4 this morning ~ and I got back up at 5 to watch the news ~ so I am so sleepy!!
As soon as they get thing a little more organized I am taking the girls and we are going to volunteer ~ I want them to realize just how lucky we are. I don't care if they just pass out water bottles ~ they will be helping along with me!
Thank you so much for all the prayer! I'd like to give all thanks to God today!! All my family is safe! We have so much to be thankful for ~ even as I am hearing even more sirens going by! Remember all the families in these states that have been affected. I'll post links for pictures as soon as I can!!
Hi guys ~ I'm back on for at least a few minutes. We have power ~ for now. And phone ~ for now. Our county is unbelieveable to say the least. The tornado ~ at least a F-3 went right along a line with a main road and you can ride and see some of the destruction. It is unreal how many homes are gone
I have lived here all my life and this place is forever changed. Beautiful full trees are just gone. Our schools community is just devastasted. It was the hardest hit in the county. Not sure on the number of houses lost yet ~ will post some links to pictures a little later if my computer and power stays up.We had a second round of storms come through about 11:00 last night that dumped 3 inches of rain on us in 30 minutes. Ashelyn had been down stairs to tell Caitlyn that her friend was trying to call and everything was fine. 10 minutes later ~ Caitlyn was screaming ~ we had about 3-4 inches of water in the basement and it was a water spout shooting straight up out of the floor from a drain. Our drain tile had gotten clogged up out front with junk from where it washed down so quick ~ the ditch was over 6 foot deep. Me and Jimmie had to get out there in the rain and lightening and clean it out. I know that people thought we were crazy out in that storm last night ~ and again I tell you, we were lucky! We got in bed at 4 this morning ~ and I got back up at 5 to watch the news ~ so I am so sleepy!!
As soon as they get thing a little more organized I am taking the girls and we are going to volunteer ~ I want them to realize just how lucky we are. I don't care if they just pass out water bottles ~ they will be helping along with me!
Thank you so much for all the prayer! I'd like to give all thanks to God today!! All my family is safe! We have so much to be thankful for ~ even as I am hearing even more sirens going by! Remember all the families in these states that have been affected. I'll post links for pictures as soon as I can!!
inthesticks
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Re: Shutting down ~ tornado on the ground nearing us!
Last night was wild here in Arkansas! Some 15 people died in Arkansas from tornados. The worst hit towns were Atkins, Mountain View/Gassville, and Clinton. Clinton is only 23 miles from my home. Fortunately, my area was spared the tornados. I visit Clinton quite a bit, and I really hated to see it destroyed. The pics from witnesses are awesome!
Last night was wild here in Arkansas! Some 15 people died in Arkansas from tornados. The worst hit towns were Atkins, Mountain View/Gassville, and Clinton. Clinton is only 23 miles from my home. Fortunately, my area was spared the tornados. I visit Clinton quite a bit, and I really hated to see it destroyed. The pics from witnesses are awesome!
Re: Shutting down ~ tornado on the ground nearing us!
Glad to know you are alright also ~ was wondering how close it was to you! I am trying to get my BIL to post more of his pictures to his website so I can get them up and on her to you guys. They said late last night that the tornado here was at least a strong F-3 maybe a F-4 still waiting on the people to decide. We have the National Guard here protecting the sites, and in most cases even the home owners are not being allowed in because of downed power lines.
Speaking of which, I didn't realize just how close I was to not having power ~ 4 houses!! We went out last night and bought Jimmie's Mom and Dad a kerosene heater and some flashlights because it is suppose to be so cold this weekend and they won't leave their house* and when we came back I saw just how close we where to no electricity!!! Still not convinced that we won't lose it before this is over.
*While we were at Jimmie's Mom's and Dad's last night we stopped right down the road at his brother's. This was about 9:00 last night. Jimmie went inside to talk to him and his wife to check on them and I was just watching back up the road when I saw a light in his Dad's field ~ I could tell it was a flashlight. I immediately called him and told him to go out and look and got Jimmie and Chad ~ they never could find anyone, but we figure that since all the power is out in that whole area that their are people trying to break in houses. I know we ran them off from there. They could hear them talking, but never did see the lights again. I know you are probably wondering why not call the police ~ well the police are so busy that you can't get them to respond right now ~ and the looters know this! I'm just glad that I saw it before they went into the house ~ it could have been a really bad situtation!!
We had to go all the way to Madisonville to buy a heater ~ the only thing open here is Wal-Mart and needless to say it has been cleaned out. This whole situtation is surreal ~ I don't even know how to explain it other than that!!
Glad to know you are alright also ~ was wondering how close it was to you! I am trying to get my BIL to post more of his pictures to his website so I can get them up and on her to you guys. They said late last night that the tornado here was at least a strong F-3 maybe a F-4 still waiting on the people to decide. We have the National Guard here protecting the sites, and in most cases even the home owners are not being allowed in because of downed power lines.
Speaking of which, I didn't realize just how close I was to not having power ~ 4 houses!! We went out last night and bought Jimmie's Mom and Dad a kerosene heater and some flashlights because it is suppose to be so cold this weekend and they won't leave their house* and when we came back I saw just how close we where to no electricity!!! Still not convinced that we won't lose it before this is over.
*While we were at Jimmie's Mom's and Dad's last night we stopped right down the road at his brother's. This was about 9:00 last night. Jimmie went inside to talk to him and his wife to check on them and I was just watching back up the road when I saw a light in his Dad's field ~ I could tell it was a flashlight. I immediately called him and told him to go out and look and got Jimmie and Chad ~ they never could find anyone, but we figure that since all the power is out in that whole area that their are people trying to break in houses. I know we ran them off from there. They could hear them talking, but never did see the lights again. I know you are probably wondering why not call the police ~ well the police are so busy that you can't get them to respond right now ~ and the looters know this! I'm just glad that I saw it before they went into the house ~ it could have been a really bad situtation!!
We had to go all the way to Madisonville to buy a heater ~ the only thing open here is Wal-Mart and needless to say it has been cleaned out. This whole situtation is surreal ~ I don't even know how to explain it other than that!!
Wolfie
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The Northeast got hit with it last night. Fortunately it was no where near as bad as you all got!. It was bad enough to take down my neighbor's 100 ft. pine tree relocate it on top of my garage. We can't even get to the garage to see if there is any damage. Should be a fun weekend. Fortunately, it missed the house and no one was hurt. Not sure about Hubby's truck, but at least my car was in the driveway! :laughing:
The Northeast got hit with it last night. Fortunately it was no where near as bad as you all got!. It was bad enough to take down my neighbor's 100 ft. pine tree relocate it on top of my garage. We can't even get to the garage to see if there is any damage. Should be a fun weekend. Fortunately, it missed the house and no one was hurt. Not sure about Hubby's truck, but at least my car was in the driveway! :laughing:
Re: Shutting down ~ tornado on the ground nearing us!
We Live In Little Rock Arkansas We Were Able To Move To The Hallway Of Our Home Away From Windows The Winds Were Blowing Over 165 Miles Per Hour Flying Debris Were Scattered Everywhere Some Resdients Doors Were Blown Off Shingles Were Coming Off Of Roofs Wires Were Wrap Around Trees I Belive That Atkins Clinton And Gassville Were Hit The Hardest We Lost Power But Thank The Lord That We Did Not Lose Our Life It Is Truly A Blessing To Be Here These Counties Is About 1 Hour Away From Us
And When It Hit It Hit To Close To Home We Had 13 Deaths Here We Will Love To Extend Our Sympathy To All Of The Victims And They Families Our Prayers And Thoughts Goes out To All Of You May God Bless All Of You For Your Concerns
We Live In Little Rock Arkansas We Were Able To Move To The Hallway Of Our Home Away From Windows The Winds Were Blowing Over 165 Miles Per Hour Flying Debris Were Scattered Everywhere Some Resdients Doors Were Blown Off Shingles Were Coming Off Of Roofs Wires Were Wrap Around Trees I Belive That Atkins Clinton And Gassville Were Hit The Hardest We Lost Power But Thank The Lord That We Did Not Lose Our Life It Is Truly A Blessing To Be Here These Counties Is About 1 Hour Away From Us
And When It Hit It Hit To Close To Home We Had 13 Deaths Here We Will Love To Extend Our Sympathy To All Of The Victims And They Families Our Prayers And Thoughts Goes out To All Of You May God Bless All Of You For Your Concerns
Wolfie
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I cannot even begin to imagine how frightened you must have been. What a horrible night for so many. I can't imagine what goes throught your minds every time the sirens go off.
I hope that is the worst you will ever have to experience!
We Live In Little Rock Arkansas We Were Able To Move To The Hallway Of Our Home Away From Windows The Winds Were Blowing Over 165 Miles Per Hour Flying Debris Were Scattered Everywhere Some Resdients Doors Were Blown Off Shingles Were Coming Off Of Roofs Wires Were Wrap Around Trees I Belive That Atkins Clinton And Gassville Were Hit The Hardest We Lost Power But Thank The Lord That We Did Not Lose Our Life It Is Truly A Blessing To Be Here These Counties Is About 1 Hour Away From Us
And When It Hit It Hit To Close To Home We Had 13 Deaths Here We Will Love To Extend Our Sympathy To All Of The Victims And They Families Our Prayers And Thoughts Goes out To All Of You May God Bless All Of You For Your Concerns
I cannot even begin to imagine how frightened you must have been. What a horrible night for so many. I can't imagine what goes throught your minds every time the sirens go off.
I hope that is the worst you will ever have to experience!
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http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?s=7830749 ~ click wfie/Evansville Indiana storm images
Just a few images from the storm ~ please keep in mind that the hardest hit areas are not on here ~ the national guard is not allowing new media in those areas. There is a picture in here of a car that is overturned ~ that is one of county busdrivers ~ in one of the pictures I think you can see her house in the background ~ it was also a total loss, is what I've been told. The house beside of it ~ is a dear friend of mine mom's ~ Mrs. McClellan. She lost her husband about 4 years ago and now lost all of her cars and her house. Thank goodness she is okay.
I talked to our principal yesterday about the kids at Longest and he said that we would begin accessing need as soon as we can get the kids back in school and see just how many kids lost their homes and then we would see what we could do to help. So I have another project in the future! They showed one of our kids on TV tonight that lost everything. They are having to stay at a hotel because they have a dog and are spending money that they don't even really need to spend right now ~ it is just sad. I wish that I had room to take people in!
angie777~ I am so glad that you are okay! If you are anything like me you are still in shock ~ this has been the most unreal thing! There is also a link to Arkansas on the link above if you haven't seen it already!
http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?s=7830749 ~ click wfie/Evansville Indiana storm images
Just a few images from the storm ~ please keep in mind that the hardest hit areas are not on here ~ the national guard is not allowing new media in those areas. There is a picture in here of a car that is overturned ~ that is one of county busdrivers ~ in one of the pictures I think you can see her house in the background ~ it was also a total loss, is what I've been told. The house beside of it ~ is a dear friend of mine mom's ~ Mrs. McClellan. She lost her husband about 4 years ago and now lost all of her cars and her house. Thank goodness she is okay.
I talked to our principal yesterday about the kids at Longest and he said that we would begin accessing need as soon as we can get the kids back in school and see just how many kids lost their homes and then we would see what we could do to help. So I have another project in the future! They showed one of our kids on TV tonight that lost everything. They are having to stay at a hotel because they have a dog and are spending money that they don't even really need to spend right now ~ it is just sad. I wish that I had room to take people in!
angie777~ I am so glad that you are okay! If you are anything like me you are still in shock ~ this has been the most unreal thing! There is also a link to Arkansas on the link above if you haven't seen it already!
inthesticks
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Once, when I lived in Sheridan, Arkansas (back in the early 80s)...an ice storm hit the state, especially down around Sheridan. At the time, I worked as an Asst. Mngr. for a 34-hour c-store in town. The three to four days of the ice storm and it's aftermath were simply awesome.
I remember laying in bed at night, with no electricity, a pile of blankets to lay under, and two kerosene lanterns to see with, I could hear the weight of the ice snapping the pine trees in the woods around the house...sounded like shotgun blasts as those big ole pine branches snapped and fell onto the ground.
The first day of no electricity, I managed to get the land yacht I was driving at the time ('72 Mercury Monterey) down my ice-coated hill, onto a side road, which angled downhill towards the main highway (Hwy 167). I was doing just fine until that last downhill stretch of road...which stopped at the main highway. So, I started down the hill slowly, began to slide...and then shot sideways out onto the main highway. Scared me to death. Fortunately, the highway was almost impassable for anyone else, so I didn't get hit.
So...I managed to drive to the Sheridan Wal-Mart. No lights there, naturally...but there was a fricking line of people wanting to get into Wal-Mart for supplies and such. Well...People got to go into Wal-Mart in twos and threes...each little group escorted by a Wal-Mart employee with a flashlight. The employee would determine the people's needs, then walk them down the completely dark aisles to locate the items they were looking for. Then you took the items you needed up to the front of the store near the entrance, where checkout clerks were using handheld calculators and spiral notebooks to keep their financial records in.
It was a rough ice storm, which brought Sheridan to it's knees for sure. For awhile, the c-store had electricity. We had to place large barrells around all the gas pumps to keep folk from trying to use them. The parking lot and the pavement between pumps were coated in ice, and cars were slippin' and a slidin', banging into the pump islands and things. The whole ice event was surreal, and awesome at the same time.
Once, when I lived in Sheridan, Arkansas (back in the early 80s)...an ice storm hit the state, especially down around Sheridan. At the time, I worked as an Asst. Mngr. for a 34-hour c-store in town. The three to four days of the ice storm and it's aftermath were simply awesome.
I remember laying in bed at night, with no electricity, a pile of blankets to lay under, and two kerosene lanterns to see with, I could hear the weight of the ice snapping the pine trees in the woods around the house...sounded like shotgun blasts as those big ole pine branches snapped and fell onto the ground.
The first day of no electricity, I managed to get the land yacht I was driving at the time ('72 Mercury Monterey) down my ice-coated hill, onto a side road, which angled downhill towards the main highway (Hwy 167). I was doing just fine until that last downhill stretch of road...which stopped at the main highway. So, I started down the hill slowly, began to slide...and then shot sideways out onto the main highway. Scared me to death. Fortunately, the highway was almost impassable for anyone else, so I didn't get hit.
So...I managed to drive to the Sheridan Wal-Mart. No lights there, naturally...but there was a fricking line of people wanting to get into Wal-Mart for supplies and such. Well...People got to go into Wal-Mart in twos and threes...each little group escorted by a Wal-Mart employee with a flashlight. The employee would determine the people's needs, then walk them down the completely dark aisles to locate the items they were looking for. Then you took the items you needed up to the front of the store near the entrance, where checkout clerks were using handheld calculators and spiral notebooks to keep their financial records in.
It was a rough ice storm, which brought Sheridan to it's knees for sure. For awhile, the c-store had electricity. We had to place large barrells around all the gas pumps to keep folk from trying to use them. The parking lot and the pavement between pumps were coated in ice, and cars were slippin' and a slidin', banging into the pump islands and things. The whole ice event was surreal, and awesome at the same time.
Re: Shutting down ~ tornado on the ground nearing us!
Found out that there are at least three in Ashelyn's room that lost everything! What is so sad is that this is a poor community!! I am going up tomorrow and seeing if I can get a list and figure out where to start. I am going to see if I can get the Family Resourse and Baptist Association to work together to help these kids!
I am going into my prize closet to see what I can find to donate to these kids ~ I can't imagine losing everything I have!
Found out that there are at least three in Ashelyn's room that lost everything! What is so sad is that this is a poor community!! I am going up tomorrow and seeing if I can get a list and figure out where to start. I am going to see if I can get the Family Resourse and Baptist Association to work together to help these kids!
I am going into my prize closet to see what I can find to donate to these kids ~ I can't imagine losing everything I have!
There were 65 kids in the elementary school alone that lost their houses...trying to figure out what to do next...that is just one school out of the four!
I can't imagine what the people that dealt with Katrina went through ~ this stuff is overwhelming.
I can't imagine what the people that dealt with Katrina went through ~ this stuff is overwhelming.
Cin ~ we literally can use anything right now ~ from personal hygiene supplies, to clothes, to nails. If you are willing I can find the place to take it to! Trina (trinastanton on here) went today and bought clearance clothes from some of the stores in town to donate ~ they have their winter clothes on sale now ~ and we are in the middle of an ice storm!
Anything and everything would help!!
Anything and everything would help!!
I will PM you Tammy