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Old 04-28-2008, 05:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Well...I come home from school to hear that our area has a Tornado warning! "WHAT!?" I say..."HERE?!"

Luckily, it hit in Suffolk, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and the Eastern Shore along with the rest of Hampton Roads, and missed us. Unfortunately, there is 1 confirmed fatality and over 200 injured, surely, more information will come later tonight due to the fact that the tornado just passed through an hour ago.





Oh, but not just one...




Damage...





It can happen to anyone...so be aware. I came home expecting a normal afternoon. We are safe here, but please send your wishes for all who are hurt and their families.
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Old 04-28-2008, 06:22 PM   #2 (permalink)
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wow! i havent seen one of those on the east coast in a very, very long time. i hope that there are no more fatilities. in the one pic there are 3 if you look real close, the 2 big ones and a smaller one to the left. good gracious.
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Old 04-28-2008, 06:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Holy cow. I'm glad we don't have tornadoes here in Ecuador.... I can deal with earthquakes and volcanic action, but when I lived in Canada we spent a lot of time in the basement praying that the tornado wouldn't take the house.
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So glad you and your family are safe Taylor. I thought about you when I saw it on the news and was glad to see your post that it passed you by.
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wwo.w.. that tornado was huge!!!
goood to hear that you and your family is ok and its terrible for the people who lost their homes..
did you make the pictures ?/
I have never seen a tornado in my whole life, here in holland it happens only 3 times a year or so and in autumn we have quite much waterspouts. they are LOTS smaller than this huge tornado!
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Old 04-29-2008, 05:48 AM   #6 (permalink)
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thanks for sharing the pics, you never know when its your time, hug a friend!!!!
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Taylor,

Good to hear you made it through unscathed.

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I'm glad that it missed you Taylor. It is unfortunate that 1 person has died. Given the size of the tornado, it could have been much worse.

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Glad to hear that you and yours are safe Taylor - we have emailed our friends in Virginia but nothing back as yet. Power is bound to be out for a while.

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Awful! I can't imagine how they must be feeling!! Glad you're safe!
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