Incredible NC Tornado Damage Photos
Today's AP Photo of the Day on AccuWeather.com was this shot from a trailer park in North Carolina after yesterday's tornado:
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This aerial photo shows tornado damaged homes in Riegelwood, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006. The tornado flipped cars, shredded trees and ripped mobile homes to pieces in this little riverside community early Thursday, killing at least eight people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
The picture above illustrates not only the danger of living in housing which is not tornado-ready, but the absolute necessity of paying attention to Tornado Warnings and having some place to evacuate to. The photo below was taken at the same location from behind the upside-down truck.
Utility personnel repair power lines at the scene of the wreckage of several mobile homes in Giegelwood, N.C. Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006 after a tornado ripped through the area. A tornado flipped cars, shredded trees and ripped mobile homes to pieces in this little riverside community early Thursday, killing at least eight people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Willis Glassgow)
Here's one more:
This aerial photo shows tornado damaged homes in Riegelwood, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006. 7 people are reported to have lost their lives in the storm that moved through North Carolina Thursday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Yahoo has more. (NOTE: the photo of the actual tornado on Yahoo's site is a file photo)
The NWS's official report is here (map here).
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