Saturday, April 23, 2011

Sanford Tornado

I've always wondered what a tornado actually sounded like. A week ago on April 16th I heard that sound. An F3 tornado came crashing through the St. Andrews community just outside of Sanford and chewed it's way through the Jonesboro township on then on out through the Poplar Springs area before heading  across the Cape Fear River and beyond.
The sound was unreal. I'd always head it was like a train...but to me it was exactly like several large jet engines lined up and throttling up at the same time. I was even able to snare a few minutes of video of the storm. There was a moment or two when I began thinking I was way too close for safety, but it passed four or five city blocks to the south of me on it's way to devestate the  local Tractor Supply and Lowe's Home Improvement Center.
Now that I've seen and heard one, I'd just as soon never hear nor see another for the rest of my life.

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