"After deadly twisters, devastated towns struggle to recover" by Associated Press | April 13, 2009
MENA, Ark. - Easter Sunday prayers were offered for victims of deadly twisters that hit western Arkansas and the Southeast last week....
Residents of Rutherford County in central Tennessee also were cleaning up yesterday from Friday's storms, which left two dead, seven hospitalized in critical condition, and more than 40 injured, according to officials. A fund was set up for the Bryant family in Murfreesboro. Kori Bryant and her 9-week-old daughter, Olivia, were both killed, and husband John was hospitalized with a broken back, officials said.
In Arkansas, an early-morning thunderstorm dumped torrents of rain on Mena, a Ouachita Mountain town of 5,700 people just across the state line with Oklahoma. The rain soaked electrical linesmen struggling to restore power in Polk County and slowed relief efforts.--more--"
"After days of rain, high winds hit South" by Associated Press | April 14, 2009
ATLANTA - Severe weather moved across a storm-weary South yesterday, killing at least two, downing trees, and cutting power to thousands of homes.
The storm system that hit Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, and northern Florida brought torrential rain, flooding, hail, and gusty winds to states reeling from strong storms and tornadoes last week.
Those states braced for more rough weather expected late yesterday. Tornado watches or warnings were in effect in several states. In eastern Tennessee, McMinn County Sheriff Steve Frisbie said Michael Aaron Byers Jr., 18, was killed in Etowah early yesterday when a tree fell on his family's home as he slept. An unidentified person was killed in Atlanta after a tree fell on a car.
Many areas that were spared from yesterday's rain and hail were hit with high winds that blew over trees weakened by several days of soaking rain. "The ground is so wet that the root system is loose, so it doesn't take a lot to blow the trees over," said Nate Mayes, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Ga.
High winds on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama blew the roof off covered boat slips at the Guntersville Yacht Club, causing floating docks to pull apart and blow onto US Route 431, said Anita McBurnett, emergency management director for Marshall County. Four people who live on big sailboats and yachts stored at the marina had to be rescued after their vessels blew into the river.Like I give a damn about some richers yachts!!
God, the pro-richer elite AmeriKan MSM sucks!!!!
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