What the posted pictures don't show, is any of the many areas that ARE in the process of being picked up. They don't show the block after block of closed streets that have clean-up in progress, or the 300 plus clean-up trucks with grapples, loading some of the estimated several millions of cubic feet of debris that was once someones home, business, or church. Remember, the damage path was over 6 miles long, and up to 3/4 of a mile wide, through the heaviest populated part of the town. The twister didn't lift and set back down, it STAYED ON THE GROUND the entire time. It's hard to imagine the scale of destruction by seeing pictures.
I was born and raised in Joplin, and live a few miles north of town. There but for the grace of God go I. We watched the entire event on TV until the power went off in town. Each time we go to church, or town for anything, it takes your breath away. The attached link is the local newspaper. Many good articles can be read to show the spirit and tenacity of my fellow Missourians, and the real story on how fast things are happening. http://www.joplinglobe.com/
The picture below was taken about 1 1/2 hour before the tornado hit, directly above our home, about 12 miles north of the storm track. This is the only time in my life of 52 plus years I've seen these clouds, a very ominous sign of turbulent weather.
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Please keep the prayers going, the recovery will take a long time. Mark
This post was edited by Briar Hill Brittanys at 11:22:22 06/29/11.
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