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Our pilot's son lives on the very edge of the destruction. They were in the shelter and heard the tornado come and go. When they came up they only damage was to the stockade fence. Their neighbors house had some shingle damage. The next house closer had the roof blown off. The next house had more damage and the next few houses were just a concrete slab with debris the remains of the house in the back yard. He is a trained EMT so he went back home and got his gear and uniform and went into the devastation. He had no official reason to be there but he was just there to help. He said it was strange to have cops and other rescue workers come to him and ask questions.
He said it was about an hour before someone arrived and took charge. He was happy to help all he could but they sent him home after the main forces showed up. When he got back to his house they drove to his mother's house just a few miles away. It is normally a 5 minute trip. It took them 2.5 hours to get to her house.
They are very lucky to have almost no damage and still have a car.
Just yesterday I needed to run home to get something. I can't even imagine what it would feel like to remember that not only is you car destroyed you don't have a house to run home to, and everything you owned is destroyed.
Some of the folks are in that situation and injured or in the hospital to boot.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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