Winds over 100 mph AND tornadoes, hope y'all are safe up there.

-- Anonymous, November 10, 2002

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Severe storms in West Tenn. kill 3

By JOHN GEROME, Associated Press Writer November 10, 2002

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Severe storms brought destructive tornadoes to two states Sunday — first to Tennessee, where three people were killed and 13 hurt, and later Ohio, where authorities knew of at least one death.

The National Weather Service confirmed at least five tornadoes across middle and western Tennessee — with wind speeds of up to 140 mph — and said a weather spotter saw four others in Van Wert County in northwest Ohio.

At least one person was confirmed dead in the state, and officials suspected more deaths, said dispatcher Trena Bartz of the Van Wert post of the Ohio Highway Patrol.

The county sheriff's department reported some homes were destroyed, an undetermined number of people were trapped in their basements and a county hospital worker said several people were being treated.

``We've got a mess,'' Bartz said.

Emergency officials in many northern Ohio counties reported widespread damage to barns, homes and businesses.

In middle Tennessee, Steven Graves and his wife survived after wind rolled their Sumner County mobile home 50 feet.

``The trailer bounced over and I told my wife we ought to get in the closet, and before we could get out of bed it started rolling. I just can remember it rolling for what seemed like forever,'' he told WSMV-TV of Nashville.

``I could feel the trailer crumbling apart and I remember thinking I was going to die,'' said Graves, who suffered minor injuries. His wife was treated and released from a hospital.

In Montgomery County, about 40 miles northwest of Nashville, Dennis and Karen Louise Tooby were killed when a tornado blew their mobile home off its foundation and hurled it into an open field across the road, officials said.

Their belongings were scattered across a half-mile.

Laqueeta Forsythe, 65, was killed when a tornado overturned her mobile home in Carroll County, about 100 miles west of Nashville, Sheriff Bendell Bartholomew said.

A Tipton County man was seriously injured when a flower shop on the Covington town square collapsed. William Mashburn was in fair condition Sunday afternoon at a Memphis hospital.

In western Tennessee, a dormitory at Union University in Jackson and several homes in Madison County were heavily damaged. In Bells, 150 miles southwest of Nashville, a nursing home and a house were damaged, said Richard Ward, a dispatcher with the Crockett County Sheriff's Department.

The storms cut a path similar to tornadoes that devastated Clarksville and Jackson in 1999, killing 10 people, injuring 110 and damaging or destroying more than 2,100 buildings.

Sunday afternoon, emergency workers braced for more storm damage as another system swept through the state. Parts of more than 60 counties in middle and western Tennessee were under tornado watches, and possible tornadoes were spotted on National Weather Service radar, but no damage was reported.

Two possible tornadoes also touched down Sunday in rural areas of southern Illinois, but no damage was reported, the weather service and local officials said.

-- Anonymous, November 10, 2002

well, they were wicked, but we're ok...Dan's son lives in Van Wert...the place he works was demolished ..flattened..just nothing left!!!

heard from Meemer,Mutter, Chuck the night drivers, Phimes, DebMc...all ok. there's more, I just can;t remember names! there's a thread on Ohio at TB2K.

-- Anonymous, November 10, 2002

Relieved to know that, thanks, SAR. We're supposed to get this weather tomorrow afternoon/evening.

Severe storms in Tennessee, Ohio spawn tornadoes; seven dead, others injured 2 hours, 1 minute ago

By JOHN GEROME, Associated Press Writer

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee - Devastating, tornado-laden storms ripped through Tennessee and Ohio, killing at least seven people, trapping others in buildings and leaving thousands without power, authorities said.

The National Weather Service (news - web sites) confirmed at least five tornadoes across middle and western Tennessee Sunday, with wind speeds of up to 140 mph (225 kph).

Two people were confirmed dead in northwestern Ohio's Van Wert County, where a weather spotter saw at least four twisters, sheriff's officials said. Two more were killed and one critically injured to the northeast in Putnam County when a mobile home overturned, said Sgt. Brad Nelson of the sheriff's office.

The Van Wert County sheriff's department reported that homes were destroyed, an undetermined number of people were trapped in their basements and a county hospital worker said several people were being treated.

"We've got a mess," said dispatcher Trena Bartz of the Van Wert post of the Ohio Highway Patrol.

Emergency officials in many northern Ohio counties reported widespread damage to barns, homes and businesses.

Brian Farris, of Van Wert, said he saw a tornado touch down just outside of the city and level a house. "It pulled everything off, set it down, then threw it in a field," he said. "It was on the ground at least a mile."

In middle Tennessee, Steven Graves and his wife survived after wind rolled their mobile home 50 feet (15 meters).

"The trailer bounced over and I told my wife we ought to get in the closet, and before we could get out of bed it started rolling. I just can remember it rolling for what seemed like forever," he told a local television station.

"I could feel the trailer crumbling apart and I remember thinking I was going to die," said Graves, who suffered minor injuries. His wife was treated and released from a hospital.

In Montgomery County, about 40 miles northwest of Nashville, Dennis and Karen Louise Tooby were killed when a tornado blew their mobile home off its foundation and hurled it into an open field across the road, officials said.

In western Tennessee, tornadoes damaged a dormitory at Union University in Jackson, several homes and a nursing home in Bells, 150 miles southwest of Nashville.

The storms cut a path similar to tornadoes that devastated Clarksville and Jackson in 1999, killing 10 people, injuring 110 and damaging or destroying more than 2,100 buildings.

Parts of more than 60 counties in middle and western Tennessee were under tornado watches, and possible tornadoes were spotted on National Weather Service radar, but no damage was reported.

-- Anonymous, November 10, 2002

Looks like the storms are dissipating just before they reach New England. Record warmth over the weekend (first yardwork I have been able to do in a very long time), and some wind and rain today.

-- Anonymous, November 11, 2002