| This house, sitting on the northern edge of the tornado that marched through Joplin, Missouri, just three years ago, was pummeled with missiles, including this two-by-four. Can you imagine the sound of this things piercing your wall (not to mention the shotgun fire of other debris)? No one can capture the real feel of an EF5 tornado. People (including me) have written books to describe it, and people have filmed blockbuster movies to put you in the middle of the storm, but no one can adequately portray it for people who were not there. |
I will appear on Thursday's Good Morning Four States, early in the six o'clock hour (That's A.M., people!). If you can't sleep and don't have a good book to read, tune in to see my live interview with Alan Matthews. Good Morning Four States airs on KODE, channel 12 in the Joplin, Missouri, area.
A real and present concern following the 2011 EF5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri (or any other place that such a storm has attacked), was tire damage. Cars and trucks certainly experienced tire issues, as the tornado did not stack its prey neatly on the sides of the road. The pictures above are of thicker treads, which were no less vulnerable than standard car tires. The characters in Out of the Wind were concerned with their own tires.
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