It was April 13th, about 9 in the morning, 9:09 AM EDT exact according to the NWS. It was moving very fast. The NWS said the thunderstorm was going 60 mph.
I have been in several close call situations. Once I saw bricks flying and another rotating clouds touching and jumping into the clouds like stair steps. This last time still has me shook. This time I saw nothing but it's what I heard and felt that terrified me the most.
This time the wind was incredibly loud and it felt like the roof was about to come off. The whole ordeal lasted 6 or 8 minutes but I was terrified and am so thankful it didn’t get any closer.
The report says that some of the damage included to trees here and also in the northeast along where several structures were damaged and destroyed. This tornado crossed a highway, snapped four power poles and damaged the Fire Department. Then it hit and destroyed several out buildings, sucked out a garage door and snapped several pine trees, some up to 14 inches in diameter. It then moved north east and continued where it then damaged several more roofs while it continued on a northeast track toward the river.
We were all so lucky. I hardly know how we escaped it. I am so thankful that we did.
Peak winds were estimated to have reached 107 mph, making the tornado an EF-1 according to the NWS report.
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