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Post by 36fan on Apr 3, 2023 19:10:08 GMT -5
We were driving back from FL and all hell broke loose on us as we got to Franklin. I had heard it was supposed to be windy with some storms around, but had no idea the severity. To make a long story short, we had to shelter in the truck up against the leeward side of a gas station building under the canopy. I wanted to get to the hospital that was about 0.5 mile away, but couldn't make it. I could barely get off 31. Heading to a ditch was a no-go due to overhead power lines. The lightning lit up the sky a color of green I've never seen before. The NWS came over the radio and said a confirmed tornado had touched down in Franklin and was moving east at 60 mph. Turns out we were between the two tornadoes that hit Johnson County. Luckily we had no damage or injuries, although the power was our between Franklin and White River, with debris on the road and a couple of trees down on the east bound lane of 144. I can't say my brother's baby momma/my niece's mom was so lucky. They live in Sullivan, and there house was destroyed. The had trouble getting out of the basement because of the debris. Glad all involved are okay. That color of green is something you will never forget. I don't know the explanation for it, but it is distinctive. Yes it is!
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Post by duff on Apr 4, 2023 2:56:07 GMT -5
Here's a pic of there house, or what was there house: I work with a few folks from Sullivan Co. They all faired ok but had friends and family that had similar damage. It was a bad storm.
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Post by firstwd on Apr 5, 2023 11:00:33 GMT -5
Did anybody see the aerial photo the DNR released yesterday? It's simply scary the damage it shows, and a direct hit on the campground.
I don't use any type of photo sharing, so I can't post it.
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Post by jman46151 on Apr 5, 2023 21:32:11 GMT -5
Did anybody see the aerial photo the DNR released yesterday? It's simply scary the damage it shows, and a direct hit on the campground. I don't use any type of photo sharing, so I can't post it. There is also a drone video. I saw it on the Weather Channel app.
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Post by firstwd on Apr 6, 2023 10:16:02 GMT -5
Did anybody see the aerial photo the DNR released yesterday? It's simply scary the damage it shows, and a direct hit on the campground. I don't use any type of photo sharing, so I can't post it. There is also a drone video. I saw it on the Weather Channel app. I saw that this morning
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Post by steiny on Apr 8, 2023 8:09:39 GMT -5
Drove through Sullivan yesterday to see for myself. Tornado took a narrow strip through south end of town and really wiped that area out.
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