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GLP Angel
(OP) User ID: 1004282 United States 04/10/2011 01:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I seen the after effects of an F-5 once that struck rural Alabama. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 935690It's peeled the pavement off the road for about 1/4 mile, laid all the trees down flat like toothpicks and turned a 3 story house upside down, so that the foundation was sticking straight up in the air. Oddly enough, the house wasn't destroyed, just flipped upside down. I remember thinking what unbelievable power it must have took to do such a thing. Tornado's are no joke. If you see one, take cover. THAT is AWFUL! F-4 (we were in that ) has winds of 170 mph; an F-5 would be even worse! Thank you for putting that on this thread; take care! But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1336073 United States 04/10/2011 02:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Once4AllPraise God! Such a beautiful answer to someone who really did not deserve one! That is called the Love of Jesus Christ !!! :flowers: AMEN! I need GLP Angel to come to my house and teach me the patience that she has!~ Yes, and i'd like to know her prayer's for protection! Actually that day, I was pretty sure I was going to die and I recited the Lord's Prayer. I bought an afghan type blanket a few weeks after and it has The Lord's Prayer on it ...it is something I really treasure. Another neat thing: I found a cross out in my yard that was not mine; it's pewter colored I would say 8 inches or so. I keep it on my night stand. I also found a little paper round circle cardboard thing in the dirt and it says "Prevail" but I believe the torn/dirty part of it says " God Will..." I keep it by my bed as well in a drawer. XOXO WoW.... this is such a testimony of Love!!! :flowers: :flowers: :flowers: |
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crazy User ID: 1335053 United States 04/10/2011 02:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is the second anniversary of the Good Friday, 2009 tornado event that rocked Middle Tennessee. Quoting: GLP AngelMy husband and I had been out to lunch that day as we were both off from work. We had not had the radio or TV on all morning and didn't know there were tornado warnings...we got back from our lunch and it looked cloudy but not anything out of the ordinary. All of a sudden we lost power and there was a really quiet, eerie feeling that I can't quite describe. I heard what I thought to be thunder in the distance but it didn't "breathe" between claps like most thunder does and I said to my husband " They say a tornado sounds like a train...should we get in the closet?" We didn't though right at that time, because he went into the living room and watched our roof blow off. It was hailing inside our house! I was in the back of the house and remember the windows imploding ...thick pink insulation was blowing down from the attic and I remember thinking it looked like pink snow. Crashes and destruction were going on all through the house; half of our house was caved in, the piano turned over , the china cabinet knocked down...I was looking for my pet cats and found one running down the hall; I put her in the closet. WE ended up in the back of the house and it was so badly demolished that we had to get out through a window after the tornado was over. The entire neighborhood looked like a war zone. I saw people crying, a dog running by, soon we heard sirens. Two people less than 100 yards from us were killed and they were the two victims; it was a miracle more people were not killed in this storm. Our pets came out of it safe and sound, we have a new home now...I am grateful for the 20 years I had at my other beloved home and thankful to have the many blessings I have. There was an angel statue on the front porch that was found in the rubble that was unbroken and it stands in my front yard today. My faith has been strengthened and my goal in life is to help as many as possible, both people and animals. Thank you for reading my story. amen... |
TrixieMama
User ID: 1312948 United States 04/10/2011 02:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Praise God! Your work here is NOT done, He has great plans for you! What a testimony. By sharing this experience and your growth in faith you are blessing others. Thank you for sharing your story with us! God bless you and yours <3 "I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me" Phillipians 4:13 "I shall call upon the name of the Lord who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from mine enemies" Psalm 18:2-4 "In God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God." Psalm 62:6-8 "He must become greater; I must become less.” John 3:30 |
Teri37209
User ID: 1328412 United States 04/10/2011 02:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is the second anniversary of the Good Friday, 2009 tornado event that rocked Middle Tennessee. Quoting: GLP AngelMy husband and I had been out to lunch that day as we were both off from work. We had not had the radio or TV on all morning and didn't know there were tornado warnings...we got back from our lunch and it looked cloudy but not anything out of the ordinary. All of a sudden we lost power and there was a really quiet, eerie feeling that I can't quite describe. I heard what I thought to be thunder in the distance but it didn't "breathe" between claps like most thunder does and I said to my husband " They say a tornado sounds like a train...should we get in the closet?" We didn't though right at that time, because he went into the living room and watched our roof blow off. It was hailing inside our house! I was in the back of the house and remember the windows imploding ...thick pink insulation was blowing down from the attic and I remember thinking it looked like pink snow. Crashes and destruction were going on all through the house; half of our house was caved in, the piano turned over , the china cabinet knocked down...I was looking for my pet cats and found one running down the hall; I put her in the closet. WE ended up in the back of the house and it was so badly demolished that we had to get out through a window after the tornado was over. The entire neighborhood looked like a war zone. I saw people crying, a dog running by, soon we heard sirens. Two people less than 100 yards from us were killed and they were the two victims; it was a miracle more people were not killed in this storm. Our pets came out of it safe and sound, we have a new home now...I am grateful for the 20 years I had at my other beloved home and thankful to have the many blessings I have. There was an angel statue on the front porch that was found in the rubble that was unbroken and it stands in my front yard today. My faith has been strengthened and my goal in life is to help as many as possible, both people and animals. Thank you for reading my story. Your story is bullshit in my opinion. No backwater hayseed in Tennessee has a piano in their trailer, let alone a fucking china cabinet. You obviously didn't see the neighborhoods that were hit. VERY nice areas. That's one reason the death count wasn't higher than it was. The house where the people got killed really had no chance. They took a direct hit and had no basement. It was a mother and her 9 week old baby. They had strapped the baby into her carseat to try to help protect her as much as possible. Sadly, it wasn't enough. |
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GLP Angel
(OP) User ID: 1004282 United States 04/10/2011 04:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is the second anniversary of the Good Friday, 2009 tornado event that rocked Middle Tennessee. Quoting: GLP AngelMy husband and I had been out to lunch that day as we were both off from work. We had not had the radio or TV on all morning and didn't know there were tornado warnings...we got back from our lunch and it looked cloudy but not anything out of the ordinary. All of a sudden we lost power and there was a really quiet, eerie feeling that I can't quite describe. I heard what I thought to be thunder in the distance but it didn't "breathe" between claps like most thunder does and I said to my husband " They say a tornado sounds like a train...should we get in the closet?" We didn't though right at that time, because he went into the living room and watched our roof blow off. It was hailing inside our house! I was in the back of the house and remember the windows imploding ...thick pink insulation was blowing down from the attic and I remember thinking it looked like pink snow. Crashes and destruction were going on all through the house; half of our house was caved in, the piano turned over , the china cabinet knocked down...I was looking for my pet cats and found one running down the hall; I put her in the closet. WE ended up in the back of the house and it was so badly demolished that we had to get out through a window after the tornado was over. The entire neighborhood looked like a war zone. I saw people crying, a dog running by, soon we heard sirens. Two people less than 100 yards from us were killed and they were the two victims; it was a miracle more people were not killed in this storm. Our pets came out of it safe and sound, we have a new home now...I am grateful for the 20 years I had at my other beloved home and thankful to have the many blessings I have. There was an angel statue on the front porch that was found in the rubble that was unbroken and it stands in my front yard today. My faith has been strengthened and my goal in life is to help as many as possible, both people and animals. Thank you for reading my story. Your story is bullshit in my opinion. No backwater hayseed in Tennessee has a piano in their trailer, let alone a fucking china cabinet. You obviously didn't see the neighborhoods that were hit. VERY nice areas. That's one reason the death count wasn't higher than it was. The house where the people got killed really had no chance. They took a direct hit and had no basement. It was a mother and her 9 week old baby. They had strapped the baby into her carseat to try to help protect her as much as possible. Sadly, it wasn't enough. You are absolutely right. This sweet baby and her mother were less than 100 yards from us as the crow flies. The tornado was hitting us all at the same time. But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love. |
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(OP) User ID: 1004282 United States 04/10/2011 04:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Praise God! Your work here is NOT done, He has great plans for you! What a testimony. By sharing this experience and your growth in faith you are blessing others. Thank you for sharing your story with us! God bless you and yours <3 Quoting: TrixieMamaBut now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love. |
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User ID: 1336691 United States 04/10/2011 06:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Prayers of thanks for your deliverance through destruction! Quoting: Comedianbut on an other thread u suggested that israel should bomb gaza into oblivion. what is that again about cursing and blessing out of the same mouth. Hey Satan, drop dead. Don't run. You'll just die tired. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1294496 Canada 05/15/2011 02:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I use to live in the midwest and we were always having tornado warnings....it was really, really scarey! Once the tornado went right over home and tore up a field right next to us....we were hiding the the closet under the stairs because we didn't have a basement. And, I'll never forget the sound.....very eerie!! Glad that you made it out safe and that your life is now restored!!! |
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(OP) User ID: 1004282 United States 05/29/2011 12:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I use to live in the midwest and we were always having tornado warnings....it was really, really scarey! Quoting: AmazingGRACEOnce the tornado went right over home and tore up a field right next to us....we were hiding the the closet under the stairs because we didn't have a basement. And, I'll never forget the sound.....very eerie!! Glad that you made it out safe and that your life is now restored!!! it is very scary; thank you so much for your post! But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1428043 United States 06/14/2011 05:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I seen the after effects of an F-5 once that struck rural Alabama. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 935690It's peeled the pavement off the road for about 1/4 mile, laid all the trees down flat like toothpicks and turned a 3 story house upside down, so that the foundation was sticking straight up in the air. Oddly enough, the house wasn't destroyed, just flipped upside down. I remember thinking what unbelievable power it must have took to do such a thing. Tornado's are no joke. If you see one, take cover. I heard about an F5 but have not really searched the news. They have to be terrifying! ^^^^^ From April 10 this thread ^^^^^ I was looking for this post. God had mentioned a F5 tornado and it happened 16 days later in the southeast. Mystery solved.... National Guard troops to assist in cleanup and rescue. "We were prepared," said Bentley. "But you just cannot prepare against an F5 tornado." 337,000 people are without power. [link to www2.wspa.com] These tornadoes are very rare. |