Life Threatening Severe Weather Event Today

DerHntr

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Smithville folks better be in hiding. That beast is headed straight for them. Probably a mile wide at this point.
 

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GBOFarms

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Prayers to everyone impacted from Tennessee. This was a bad one. I heard someone on the Amory MS scanner say "I don't even see the Exxon gas station anymore"
 

IBleedMaroonDawg

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My mom was OK in Smithville. Luckily it was just barely east of her. My friend said there are trees down in Smithville but it's nothing like the damage they have in Amory, listening to a feed from the police department and they can't even get around town for the damage. They are just now trying to get organized to go out and start search and rescue.

Amory PD
 
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Hugh's Burner Phone

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It was nothing short of a miracle, but I'm hearing the two children I was trying to help are still alive. I say nothing short of a miracle because the little girl was 20 minutes without a pulse. I know because I was the one trying to find it while holding the light for the fire chief to do CPR. So I hope and pray they do survive and have no long term affects. The rest I just can't put in words now.
 

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It was nothing short of a miracle, but I'm hearing the two children I was trying to help are still alive. I say nothing short of a miracle because the little girl was 20 minutes without a pulse. I know because I was the one trying to find it while holding the light for the fire chief to do CPR. So I hope and pray they do survive and have no long term affects. The rest I just can't put in words now.
thanks for doing what you do.
 

thatsbaseball

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Just saw drone pics from Rolling Fork and Silver City. I won't even try to describe them other than heartbreaking.
 

thatsbaseball

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Oh man. This was really bad. 20 dead so far. Keep sending prayers.

The survivors are going to need more than just our prayers. Those are very poor areas and most folks probably had little or no insurance. It's going to be really tough to survive for some time.
 
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biodawg

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Just saw drone pics from Rolling Fork and Silver City. I won't even try to describe them other than heartbreaking.
Mind linking the pics of Silver City? I used to travel through there often for work and one of my former coworker’s parents lived right there by the highway.
 
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thatsbaseball

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Mind linking the pics of Silver City? I used to travel through there often for work and one of my former coworker’s parents lived right there by the highway.
Sorry, They were on TV on the weather channel.
 

IBleedMaroonDawg

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My elderly aunt was rescued last night from her home in Amory, which was a total loss. My brother got the search and rescue teams to help him break into the house and bring her out. It was a good thing they did because the house was full of gas from her leak. She is OK and staying with my brother in Fulton.
I can't talk to my mom, but I messaged her through her phone, and she is OK in Smithville. It just missed them, but they have no electricity. They have shut Amory down. You cannot get in or out of town unless you are a first responder.

I have many friends in Amory that I'm trying to find out information on this morning so far most of them are OK. The damage photos across Mississippi are incredible.
 

biodawg

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Mind linking the pics of Silver City? I used to travel through there often for work and one of my former coworker’s parents lived right there by the highway.
Just found her mom on FB. Her mom and dad are fine, just a little damage to their house.
 

Hugh's Burner Phone

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I've got a few pics I may try to post a little later, but I quit taking pictures when I got to the injures. When you have people all around screaming for help but you can't get to them and you're trying to help the little girl you walked up on.
 
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Hugh's Burner Phone

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@Hugh's Burner Phone Do you or other storm chasers you know of have first aid training? There are several wilderness programs that would provide valuable skills as well as the Red Cross advanced courses such as First Aid for Severe Trauma.
I can't speak for others but I am CPR certified and had a little training a long time ago. I do want to improve my training, though.
 
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