Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:53 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:53:31 GMT
A fire in Oran destroyed a 2-story house on Tuesday morning. According to the Oran Fire Department, it happened at 4:05 a.m. at 907 highway W, which is right in the middle of town. Firefighters
No one was living in the home at the time of the time. Fire crews tell Heartland News that the family had just moved out.
GALATIA, IL (KFVS) -
The freezing cold temperatures and falling snow on Thursday afternoon made for a chilly clean up for people in Galatia.
They're trying to recover from an EF-2 tornado that tore through the town of 1,000 on Tuesday night.
But, the sudden drop in the mercury made for some tough conditions to try to pick things up and begin putting their lives back on track.
"It's not livable. We've been staying with my parents for the past couple of nights," said Robyan Cooper. "We're in the process of getting to stay in my brothers house in Harrisburg. We've got a lot of broken glass and insulation inside our house."
The Cooper's neighbors carport tore loose from it's foundation in the 115 mph winds Tuesday night, and slammed into the roof of their mobile home.
"My landlord says ours is the worst that was hit that they own. But she did say that we don't have to pay rent this month," Cooper said with a chuckle.
Her neighbor stopped by his home on Thursday afternoon to check on things and see if he finally had power back on in his home.
"They said there was a storm coming. And then all of a sudden I heard a high wind," said Roger Withrow. "I just opened the front door a little bit and all of a sudden I seen something coming out of the darkness. It ended up being somebody's roof that ended up in my front yard and on top of my car, and my son's truck."
The clean up around town is being done by neighbors and families helping one another. And several Amish families are also helping out.
The Director of the Saline County Emergency Management Agency Allan Ninness says he's got the debris field figured out.
"We're looking at a length of more than six thousand feet and a width of just wider then a hundred yards in some areas."
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Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:50 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:50:22 GMT
MOORE, OK (RNN) – In one of the few positive stories to come from the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, an elderly woman was reunited with a four-legged friend she thought was dead. Barbara Garcia, a resident
Elderly resident Barbara Garcia frantically called for her dog after the tornado had leveled her house, but with no success.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:17 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:17:00 GMT
People affected by the massive tornado that killed at least 51 people and destroyed parts of Oklahoma still do not know where their loved ones are, but many of them are using social media to find out.
People affected by the massive tornado that killed at least 51 people and destroyed parts of Oklahoma still do not know where their loved ones are, but many are using social media to find out.
Monday, May 20 2013 9:30 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:30:20 GMT
A stop on a roadtrip turned one traveler's trip into a nightmare that lasted more than a month.. It happened in Marston, when Debbie Vallejo let her dog, Slick, go to the bathroom at Pilot's.
A stop on a roadtrip turned one traveler's trip into a nightmare that lasted more than a month.. It happened in Marston, when Debbie Vallejo let her dog, Slick, go to the bathroom at Pilot's.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:53 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:53:31 GMT
A fire in Oran destroyed a 2-story house on Tuesday morning. According to the Oran Fire Department, it happened at 4:05 a.m. at 907 highway W, which is right in the middle of town. Firefighters
No one was living in the home at the time of the time. Fire crews tell Heartland News that the family had just moved out.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:04 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:04:33 GMT
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular attention
The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine children.
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