Killer Tornadoes
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From my time living down there, I noticed very few homes have basements..
You would think in an area plagued with tornados, every home would have a basement and cold cellar to hide in..
Boomster rates places by the number and hotness of women he'll never get with.
If the ground is rocky it would be hard to dig basements. Likewise if water table is too high. Places in Texas are like that.
I think clay can be an issue too?
The fact there was a manufacturing plant that was destroyed and likely all working at the time are now dead, and I've not heard about any kind of shelter built inside for tornadoes says a lot, too.
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here a new avatar for ya.. I just passed this town on my way to TO..
Tecumseh, Ontario
Nice logo..
That's. . . pretty cool, actually.oh come on now.. you know i’m a babe magnet
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Tecumseh, Ontario
Nice logo..
Thanks, bro.
It’s a deterrent for sure. Digging a hole by hand more than about 3’ deep in Regina is more than a chore if you don’t know what you’re getting into before you start:
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Amazon driver died in bathroom sheltering from tornado with colleagues
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Recovery operations continue after the partial collapse of an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Edwardsville, Ill., Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021.
Recovery operations continue after the partial collapse of an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Edwardsville, Ill., Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. Photo by TIM VIZER /AFP via Getty Images
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EDWARDSVILLE — Amazon cargo driver Austin J. McEwen, 26, was an only child who loved to listen to rapper Mac Miller and hunt with his friends.
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He died trying to shelter from a powerful tornado in the bathroom at an Amazon.com warehouse on Friday night, according to a coworker.
McEwen was one of six workers identified by police on Sunday who were killed when their plant in Edwardsville, Illinois, buckled under the force of the devastating tornado. A swath of tornadoes ripped through six U.S. states , leaving a trail of death and destruction at homes and businesses stretching more than 200 miles (322 km).
“He was my friend and he didn’t make it,” said coworker Brian Erdmann, who was on his way to make a delivery to the warehouse. “If I would have got back 45 minutes earlier, I probably would have been at the same place. I would have been right there with him.”
The other Amazon workers identified as dead by the local coroner were Deandre S. Morrow, 28, of St. Louis, Missouri; Kevin D. Dickey, 62, of Carlyle, Illinois; Clayton Lynn Cope, 29, of Alton, Illinois; Etheria S. Hebb, 24, of St. Louis, Missouri; and Larry E. Virden, 46, of Collinsville, Illinois.
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Several employees told Reuters that they had been directed to shelter in bathrooms by Amazon managers after receiving emergency alerts on mobile phones from local authorities. The first warning was issued about 40 minutes before the tornado hit, according to firefighters and the Illinois governor.
Amazon confirmed in an email that the site got tornado warnings through various alerts. “Our team worked quickly to ensure as many employees and partners could get to the designated Shelter in Place,” the company said in a statement. “We thank them for everything they were able to do.”
Workers gave conflicting accounts as to whether the bathroom was the designated shelter. Amazon did not comment.
Some of those workers said they had kept their phones in violation of an Amazon policy that prevents them from having cellphones at work.
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The company responded by saying employees and drivers are allowed to have their cellphones.
“I was at the end of my route. I was just getting in the building and they started screaming, ‘Shelter in place!'” said David Kosiak, 26, who has worked at the facility for three months. “We were in the bathrooms. That’s where they sent us.”
“It sounded like a train came through the building. The ceiling tiles came flying down. It very loud. They made us shelter in place til we left – it was at least two and a half hours in there.”
The Amazon facility was hit about 8:38 p.m. central time by the tornado accompanied by 155 mile-per-hour (249 km-per-hour) winds, authorities said. The force was so severe that the roof was ripped off and 11-inch (28-cm) thick concrete walls longer than football fields fell on themselves.
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At least 45 Amazon employees made it out safely. Authorities had given up hope of finding more survivors as they shifted from rescue to recovery efforts that were expected to last days.
The company has three facilities in Edwardsville: the delivery station hit by the storm as well as a fulfillment centre and a sorting station. The delivery station opened in July 2020 to prepare orders for last-mile delivery to customers.
Amazon said it was donating $1 million to the Edwardsville Community Foundation. The company said it is providing relief supplies as well as transportation, food and water.
On Sunday, Amazon workers arrived at the warehouse across the street, heavily guarded by security, to start shifts.
“It’s a reminder of the trauma that I just endured but I will be returning to work at Amazon,” said McEwen’s friend and coworker Emily Epperson. “This is my livelihood.”
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Recovery operations continue after the partial collapse of an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Edwardsville, Ill., Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021.
Recovery operations continue after the partial collapse of an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Edwardsville, Ill., Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. Photo by TIM VIZER /AFP via Getty Images
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EDWARDSVILLE — Amazon cargo driver Austin J. McEwen, 26, was an only child who loved to listen to rapper Mac Miller and hunt with his friends.
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He died trying to shelter from a powerful tornado in the bathroom at an Amazon.com warehouse on Friday night, according to a coworker.
McEwen was one of six workers identified by police on Sunday who were killed when their plant in Edwardsville, Illinois, buckled under the force of the devastating tornado. A swath of tornadoes ripped through six U.S. states , leaving a trail of death and destruction at homes and businesses stretching more than 200 miles (322 km).
“He was my friend and he didn’t make it,” said coworker Brian Erdmann, who was on his way to make a delivery to the warehouse. “If I would have got back 45 minutes earlier, I probably would have been at the same place. I would have been right there with him.”
The other Amazon workers identified as dead by the local coroner were Deandre S. Morrow, 28, of St. Louis, Missouri; Kevin D. Dickey, 62, of Carlyle, Illinois; Clayton Lynn Cope, 29, of Alton, Illinois; Etheria S. Hebb, 24, of St. Louis, Missouri; and Larry E. Virden, 46, of Collinsville, Illinois.
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Several employees told Reuters that they had been directed to shelter in bathrooms by Amazon managers after receiving emergency alerts on mobile phones from local authorities. The first warning was issued about 40 minutes before the tornado hit, according to firefighters and the Illinois governor.
Amazon confirmed in an email that the site got tornado warnings through various alerts. “Our team worked quickly to ensure as many employees and partners could get to the designated Shelter in Place,” the company said in a statement. “We thank them for everything they were able to do.”
Workers gave conflicting accounts as to whether the bathroom was the designated shelter. Amazon did not comment.
Some of those workers said they had kept their phones in violation of an Amazon policy that prevents them from having cellphones at work.
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The company responded by saying employees and drivers are allowed to have their cellphones.
“I was at the end of my route. I was just getting in the building and they started screaming, ‘Shelter in place!'” said David Kosiak, 26, who has worked at the facility for three months. “We were in the bathrooms. That’s where they sent us.”
“It sounded like a train came through the building. The ceiling tiles came flying down. It very loud. They made us shelter in place til we left – it was at least two and a half hours in there.”
The Amazon facility was hit about 8:38 p.m. central time by the tornado accompanied by 155 mile-per-hour (249 km-per-hour) winds, authorities said. The force was so severe that the roof was ripped off and 11-inch (28-cm) thick concrete walls longer than football fields fell on themselves.
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At least 45 Amazon employees made it out safely. Authorities had given up hope of finding more survivors as they shifted from rescue to recovery efforts that were expected to last days.
The company has three facilities in Edwardsville: the delivery station hit by the storm as well as a fulfillment centre and a sorting station. The delivery station opened in July 2020 to prepare orders for last-mile delivery to customers.
Amazon said it was donating $1 million to the Edwardsville Community Foundation. The company said it is providing relief supplies as well as transportation, food and water.
On Sunday, Amazon workers arrived at the warehouse across the street, heavily guarded by security, to start shifts.
“It’s a reminder of the trauma that I just endured but I will be returning to work at Amazon,” said McEwen’s friend and coworker Emily Epperson. “This is my livelihood.”
Amazon driver died in bathroom sheltering from tornado with colleagues
EDWARDSVILLE — Amazon cargo driver Austin J. McEwen, 26, was an only child who loved to listen to rapper Mac Miller and hunt with his friends.
Kentucky tornado survivors claw through debris as search turns to recovery
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Mike Castle hugs his daughter Nikki Castle after locating the father-daughter necklace he meant to gift to Nikki for Christmas, after the tornado in Dawson Springs, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021.
Mike Castle hugs his daughter Nikki Castle after locating the father-daughter necklace he meant to gift to Nikki for Christmas, after the tornado in Dawson Springs, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Photo by Minh Connors / USA TODAY NETWORK /REUTERS
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MAYFIELD — Rescue workers in Kentucky scoured debris fields for survivors as many residents without power, water or even a roof over their heads salvaged what they could after a string of powerful tornadoes that officials fear killed more than 100 people obliterated homes, businesses and anything else in their way.
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Authorities said they had little hope of finding survivors after the tornadoes tore through the U.S. Midwest and South on Friday night, killing people in at least five states.
Six workers were killed at an Amazon.com warehouse in Illinois after the plant buckled under the force of the tornado, including one cargo driver who died in the bathroom, where many workers told Reuters they had been directed to shelter. A nursing home was struck in Arkansas, causing one of that state’s two deaths. Four were reported dead in Tennessee and two in Missouri.
But nowhere suffered as much as the small town of Mayfield, Kentucky, where the large twisters, which weather forecasters say are unusual in winter, destroyed a candle factory and the fire and police stations.
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“To the people of America, there is no lens big enough to show you the extent of the damage,” Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear told reporters on Sunday, saying one tornado tore across 227 miles (365 km) of terrain, almost all of that in Kentucky.
The governor said at least 80 people in his state were confirmed dead and the toll was eventually going to exceed 100.
“We’re still hoping as we move forward for some miracles,” Beshear said.
A company spokesman said there may be fewer deaths in the candle factory than previously feared.
Among the 110 people who were at the factory, eight have been confirmed dead and eight others have not been located, leaving far fewer missing than had been reported earlier, said Bob Ferguson, a spokesperson for Mayfield Consumer Products.
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“There were some early reports that as many as 70 could be dead in the factory. One is too many, but we thank God that the number is turning out to be far, far fewer,” Ferguson said.
Laurie Lopez, 53, received a tornado alert on her phone about 20 minutes before her entire house started shaking. She took cover in a hallway with her 19-year-old daughter and their two Huskies. Sirens near downtown also went off, she said.
“Soon the (window) glass started just burst in, we could hear it flying. I have it like all over my bedroom,” she said. The tornado “sounded like a freight train going through a brick house.”
The front of their two-story home appeared totally collapsed and part of the roof had fallen onto the lawn. Somewhere under the mound of debris was Lopez’s car.
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Steve Wright, 61, was driving around looking for gas on Sunday morning. A resident of Mayfield for the last four years, his apartment complex was largely spared.
After the storm had passed, he took a flashlight and started walking around town looking for people who might be trapped. He ended up helping a father pull his dead 3-year-old from the rubble.
“It was bad. I helped dig out a dead baby, right up here,” he said gesturing to debris that used to be a two-story house. “I prayed for both of them, that was all I could do.”
Beshear said the tornadoes were the most destructive in the state’s history and knocked out power to between 36,000 and 50,000 homes.
More than 300 members of the National Guard were going door to door and removing debris. Teams were working to distribute water and generators.
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“The very first thing that we have to do is grieve together and we’re going to do that before we rebuild together,” Beshear said.
In Edwardsville, Illinois, six Amazon workers were killed and more were missing after the plant buckled under the force of the tornado. One cargo driver died in the bathroom, where many workers told Reuters that they had been directed to shelter.
The genesis of the tornado outbreak was a series of overnight thunderstorms, including a super cell storm that formed in northeast Arkansas and moved into Arkansas and Missouri and then into Tennessee and Kentucky.
People embrace as tornado damage is seen after extreme weather hit the region, in Mayfield, Ky., Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021.
People embrace as tornado damage is seen after extreme weather hit the region, in Mayfield, Ky., Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI /AFP via Getty Images
President Joe Biden told reporters he would ask the Environmental Protection Agency to examine what role climate change may have played in fueling the storms.
Deanne Criswell, administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, called the magnitude of the tornadoes “historic.” The agency was opening shelters and sending teams and supplies, including 30,000 meals and 45,000 liters of water.
Mayfield resident Jamel Alubahr, 25, said his 3-year-old nephew died and his sister was in the hospital with a skull fracture after being stuck under the rubble of their home.
“It all happened in the snap of a finger,” said Alubahr, who is now staying with another sister in Mayfield.
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Mike Castle hugs his daughter Nikki Castle after locating the father-daughter necklace he meant to gift to Nikki for Christmas, after the tornado in Dawson Springs, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021.
Mike Castle hugs his daughter Nikki Castle after locating the father-daughter necklace he meant to gift to Nikki for Christmas, after the tornado in Dawson Springs, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Photo by Minh Connors / USA TODAY NETWORK /REUTERS
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MAYFIELD — Rescue workers in Kentucky scoured debris fields for survivors as many residents without power, water or even a roof over their heads salvaged what they could after a string of powerful tornadoes that officials fear killed more than 100 people obliterated homes, businesses and anything else in their way.
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Authorities said they had little hope of finding survivors after the tornadoes tore through the U.S. Midwest and South on Friday night, killing people in at least five states.
Six workers were killed at an Amazon.com warehouse in Illinois after the plant buckled under the force of the tornado, including one cargo driver who died in the bathroom, where many workers told Reuters they had been directed to shelter. A nursing home was struck in Arkansas, causing one of that state’s two deaths. Four were reported dead in Tennessee and two in Missouri.
But nowhere suffered as much as the small town of Mayfield, Kentucky, where the large twisters, which weather forecasters say are unusual in winter, destroyed a candle factory and the fire and police stations.
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“To the people of America, there is no lens big enough to show you the extent of the damage,” Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear told reporters on Sunday, saying one tornado tore across 227 miles (365 km) of terrain, almost all of that in Kentucky.
The governor said at least 80 people in his state were confirmed dead and the toll was eventually going to exceed 100.
“We’re still hoping as we move forward for some miracles,” Beshear said.
A company spokesman said there may be fewer deaths in the candle factory than previously feared.
Among the 110 people who were at the factory, eight have been confirmed dead and eight others have not been located, leaving far fewer missing than had been reported earlier, said Bob Ferguson, a spokesperson for Mayfield Consumer Products.
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“There were some early reports that as many as 70 could be dead in the factory. One is too many, but we thank God that the number is turning out to be far, far fewer,” Ferguson said.
Laurie Lopez, 53, received a tornado alert on her phone about 20 minutes before her entire house started shaking. She took cover in a hallway with her 19-year-old daughter and their two Huskies. Sirens near downtown also went off, she said.
“Soon the (window) glass started just burst in, we could hear it flying. I have it like all over my bedroom,” she said. The tornado “sounded like a freight train going through a brick house.”
The front of their two-story home appeared totally collapsed and part of the roof had fallen onto the lawn. Somewhere under the mound of debris was Lopez’s car.
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Steve Wright, 61, was driving around looking for gas on Sunday morning. A resident of Mayfield for the last four years, his apartment complex was largely spared.
After the storm had passed, he took a flashlight and started walking around town looking for people who might be trapped. He ended up helping a father pull his dead 3-year-old from the rubble.
“It was bad. I helped dig out a dead baby, right up here,” he said gesturing to debris that used to be a two-story house. “I prayed for both of them, that was all I could do.”
Beshear said the tornadoes were the most destructive in the state’s history and knocked out power to between 36,000 and 50,000 homes.
More than 300 members of the National Guard were going door to door and removing debris. Teams were working to distribute water and generators.
Advertisement
Story continues below
Article content
“The very first thing that we have to do is grieve together and we’re going to do that before we rebuild together,” Beshear said.
In Edwardsville, Illinois, six Amazon workers were killed and more were missing after the plant buckled under the force of the tornado. One cargo driver died in the bathroom, where many workers told Reuters that they had been directed to shelter.
The genesis of the tornado outbreak was a series of overnight thunderstorms, including a super cell storm that formed in northeast Arkansas and moved into Arkansas and Missouri and then into Tennessee and Kentucky.
People embrace as tornado damage is seen after extreme weather hit the region, in Mayfield, Ky., Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021.
People embrace as tornado damage is seen after extreme weather hit the region, in Mayfield, Ky., Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI /AFP via Getty Images
President Joe Biden told reporters he would ask the Environmental Protection Agency to examine what role climate change may have played in fueling the storms.
Deanne Criswell, administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, called the magnitude of the tornadoes “historic.” The agency was opening shelters and sending teams and supplies, including 30,000 meals and 45,000 liters of water.
Mayfield resident Jamel Alubahr, 25, said his 3-year-old nephew died and his sister was in the hospital with a skull fracture after being stuck under the rubble of their home.
“It all happened in the snap of a finger,” said Alubahr, who is now staying with another sister in Mayfield.
Kentucky tornado survivors claw through debris as search turns to recovery
MAYFIELD — Rescue workers in Kentucky scoured debris fields for survivors as many residents without power, water or even a roof over their heads salvaged what they …
Biden declares major disaster in Kentucky after deadly tornadoes: Official
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Creed, 9, inspects debris while climbing through the wreckage to recover belongings, from a home where a toddler died the night of the storm, in Mayfield, Kentucky, December 12, 2021.
Creed, 9, inspects debris while climbing through the wreckage to recover belongings, from a home where a toddler died the night of the storm, in Mayfield, Kentucky, December 12, 2021. Photo by Cheney Orr /REUTERS
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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday declared a major federal disaster in Kentucky after a swarm of deadly tornadoes hit the state on Friday, paving the way for additional federal aid, an administration official said.
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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear formally requested the declaration on Sunday after the twisters obliterated the small city of Mayfield and destroyed a candle factory.
Biden received the request and approved it on Sunday evening, the administration official said.
The governor said the tornadoes were the most destructive in the state’s history and that even the sturdiest structures of steel and brick were flattened. One twister tore across 227 miles (365 km) of terrain, almost all of that in Kentucky, Beshear said.
The Democratic president had previously declared the storms a federal emergency, enabling the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist in the aftermath as thousands face housing, food, water and power shortages.
But under an emergency declaration assistance is limited to $5 million, according to the FEMA website.
A major disaster declaration has no such limit and “provides a wide range of federal assistance programs for individuals and public infrastructure, including funds for both emergency and permanent work,” FEMA’s website says.
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Creed, 9, inspects debris while climbing through the wreckage to recover belongings, from a home where a toddler died the night of the storm, in Mayfield, Kentucky, December 12, 2021.
Creed, 9, inspects debris while climbing through the wreckage to recover belongings, from a home where a toddler died the night of the storm, in Mayfield, Kentucky, December 12, 2021. Photo by Cheney Orr /REUTERS
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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday declared a major federal disaster in Kentucky after a swarm of deadly tornadoes hit the state on Friday, paving the way for additional federal aid, an administration official said.
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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear formally requested the declaration on Sunday after the twisters obliterated the small city of Mayfield and destroyed a candle factory.
Biden received the request and approved it on Sunday evening, the administration official said.
The governor said the tornadoes were the most destructive in the state’s history and that even the sturdiest structures of steel and brick were flattened. One twister tore across 227 miles (365 km) of terrain, almost all of that in Kentucky, Beshear said.
The Democratic president had previously declared the storms a federal emergency, enabling the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist in the aftermath as thousands face housing, food, water and power shortages.
But under an emergency declaration assistance is limited to $5 million, according to the FEMA website.
A major disaster declaration has no such limit and “provides a wide range of federal assistance programs for individuals and public infrastructure, including funds for both emergency and permanent work,” FEMA’s website says.
Biden declares major disaster in Kentucky after deadly tornadoes: Official
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday declared a major federal disaster in Kentucky after a swarm of deadly tornadoes hit the state on Friday, paving the …