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Bad weather a'comin'

Bad weather a'comin'

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16 Jun 2016 160
Minutes later, high winds and sheets of rain reduced visibility to near-zero, and numerous streets were flooded, with parts of one major street under half a foot or more of water. Within an hour the water had drained away, the streets had dried, and the heat had returned, now more humid than before.
Surveying the wreckage

Surveying the wreckage

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06 Oct 2010 195
Doug Witham points out the damage to his 110-year-old house.
Firemen search for the injured

Firemen search for the injured

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17 Sep 2010 137
While residents search for their belongings.
At Athens High School

At Athens High School

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17 Sep 2010 144
There was substantial damage at and around the school's athletic field. A soccer game was underway there when the storm hit, but there were only a few injuries, all minor.
Power lines were a tangled mess

Power lines were a tangled mess

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17 Sep 2010 185
Yes, that's a transformer at eye-level.
The world's biggest cartop carrier . . .

The world's biggest cartop carrier . . .

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17 Sep 2010 149
. . . had been a doublewide mobile home a few hours earlier.
Not even new structures escaped

Not even new structures escaped

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17 Sep 2010 160
Residents began the job of cleaning up and rebuilding.
What used to be . . .

What used to be . . .

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17 Sep 2010 166
. . . the bleachers at the high school.
The high school's scoreboard

The high school's scoreboard

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17 Sep 2010 163
The trunk held . . .

The trunk held . . .

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17 Sep 2010 164
. . . but the roots didn't.
Like dominoes

Like dominoes

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17 Sep 2010 1 173
The front window was blown out of Lindsey Johnson's collectibles shop, and it sent glassware on shelves at a side window toppling.
This is a 110-year-old house

This is a 110-year-old house

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17 Sep 2010 124
It held strong -- until a neighbor's garage smashed into it. If you look closely you can see how the wind peeled away the very paint on the house's front.
There was a lot of this

There was a lot of this

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17 Sep 2010 121
The stuff stuck to the front of the house is debris; part of its roof was also gone.
This was more typical

This was more typical

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17 Sep 2010 129
A fellow tries to find his possessions amid what used to be his home.
And this house got off easy

And this house got off easy

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17 Sep 2010 138
Just part of the roof missing and a tree down.
Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

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08 Sep 2010 1 217
East of Amarillo, Texas. The radio was going crazy -- yup, there is a tornado in there someplace. Nikon F3, 18mm Nikkor, Kodachrome