phatcatholic Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 [b]Tornado Rips Through In, KY Killing Eight[/b] [url="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051106/ap_on_re_us/midwest_tornado"]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051106/ap_on_...midwest_tornado[/url] EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A tornado ripped across a region on the Indiana and Kentucky border early Sunday, killing at least eight people, wrecking homes and knocking out power to thousands, authorities said. Witnesses said the tornado touched down first near Henderson, Ky., and hopped across the Ohio River into Indiana at around 2 a.m. Five people were killed at the Eastbrook Mobile Home Park on the southeast side of Evansville, said Diane Duvall, a dispatch at the Vanderburg County sheriff's office. "We're treating the trailer park as a mass disaster area," Eric Williams, chief deputy of the sheriff's department, told the Evansville Courier & Press. Warrick County Coroner Don Harris confirmed three deaths, two near the community of Degonia Springs and one near the village of Yankeetown. The damage path in Newburgh, eight miles east of Evansville, was about three-quarters of a mile wide and roughly 20 miles long, Assistant Fire Chief Chad Bennett told CNN. He said emergency sirens sounded, but most people didn't hear them because it happened in the middle of the night. No deaths were reported in Kentucky, said Michelle King, a dispatcher with the Henderson County sheriff's office. At the Ellis Park racetrack, between Evansville and Henderson, Ky., the Henderson County Sheriff's department said about half of the track's grandstands had been destroyed, along with horse barns and housing units. There were conflicting reports of injuries at the track. Paul Kuerzi, the track's vice president and general manager, said several people were injured, but Larry Koerber of the Henderson County emergency management office told MSNBC there was one minor injury. Koerber said four or five horses were dead. Mike Roeder, a spokesman for utility company Vectren, said 25,000 homes were without power, mostly in Warrick County. There also were reports of natural gas leaks. The tornado developed in a line of thunderstorms that rolled rapidly eastward across the Ohio Valley during the morning.
blovedwolfofgod Posted November 6, 2005 Posted November 6, 2005 well, its a little after 930am EST and CNN says its over ten people dead now.
Sojourner Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 They're still digging through rubble, so the death toll could be a bit higher. It was apparently an F3 tornado, 3/4 of a mile wide. That's huge.
track2004 Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 I'm from Evansville, but currently reside in Bloomington. My family is all ok. The tornado was seriously < 1/2 a mile from my house. There's going to be a lot of clean up in Evansville/Newburgh. Thanks for the concern and prayers.
Pio Nono Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 JMJ 11/7 - Thirty-second Monday Yeah, it seems like the SE part of Evansville is pretty bad off. The tornado stopped about a mile from my sister's house (about a tenth of a mile from an apartment they just moved out of).
track2004 Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 My mom said that the city is coping. Newburgh had a curfew last night and no school today. The cops are trying to keep everyone off the streets because they are all at the site. The city is small enough that it seems like everyone has been very closely affected by this. But yeah, They are still trying to clean everything up and get people's lives back together.
phatcatholic Posted November 7, 2005 Author Posted November 7, 2005 the number of deaths has risen to 21 does anyone know if Fr. Pontifex is ok?
franciscanheart Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 actually i heard on the news it is now at 23.... maybe my news source is wrong but its just what i heard....
Sojourner Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 [quote name='hugheyforlife' date='Nov 7 2005, 02:34 PM']actually i heard on the news it is now at 23.... maybe my news source is wrong but its just what i heard.... [right][snapback]781570[/snapback][/right] [/quote] It was 22 this morning, and they just found another possible victim, so your source is probably correct.
franciscanheart Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 [quote name='Sojourner' date='Nov 7 2005, 02:51 PM']It was 22 this morning, and they just found another possible victim, so your source is probably correct. [right][snapback]781581[/snapback][/right] [/quote] unfortunately.
Sojourner Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 They've just released the names of 17 of the victims. May they rest in peace. Isaiah Lee Blaylock, 5. Brandon Blaylock, 25, his father. Beverly J. Blaylock, 56, and Warren Eugene Blaylock, 59, Brandon Blaylock's parents and Isaiah Lee Blaylock's grandparents. Julie Dean, 46. Emily Celeste Donner, 6. Jesse Donner, 26, Emily Donner's father. Kiyoko Duncan, 46. Amy Michelle Holbert, 31. Patricia Jones, 60. Claude John Martin, 2. Jean Martin, 61, Claude Martin's grandmother. Matthew Todd Polk, 38. Glenn Reed, 54. Hilda Simmons, 78. William C. Skaller, 64. Glenda Sprinkle, 67.
Sojourner Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 All the news reports I've seen today are saying 22. I'm assuming the other person they found wasn't technically a tornado victim.
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