| NWS confirms tornadoes in Sunday's storms
At least eight tornadoes swept through Middle Georgia as part of the storm system that caused millions of dollars worth of damage across the state early Sunday. The National Weather Service determined two twisters hit Dodge County, including a tornado that struck businesses along U.S. 23 and ripped the press box from the stands at the Dodge County High School football field. That tornado touched down at 1:23 a.m. and ran about eight minutes over a four-mile path about 100 yards wide. That storm had a maximum wind speed of about 80 mph and downed numerous trees and power lines on homes, the weather service reported. Dodge County schools Superintendent Aubrey Corbitt said he was out of town when the storm rumbled through, but there's no doubt in his mind a tornado is to blame for the damage at the football field and for ripping the roof off the old gym.
Flights grounded as east coast storms wreak havoc
Over 500 flights in and out of New York's three main airports were cancelled over the weekend as violent storms hit America's east coast.Rhode Island's TF Green Airport was shut down on Monday when high winds damaged a construction area near to a departure lounge.Regional transportation for visitors and residents was severely affected too, with many ferry services out of New York suspended and rail services halted until tracks could be certified as safe again.So far, the torrential storms besieging the east coast have caused three recorded deaths, with one person killed in their mobile home and two deaths in car accidents.Early indications rank the storm as the worst in the region since December 1992, when floods, gales and torrential rain inflicted millions of dollars' worth of damage on private property.As in 1992, floods, concentrated in West Virginia, have driven many residents out of their homes.West Virginian state governor Joe Manchin has called a state of emergency.Meanwhile, power cuts have spread across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.© Adfero Ltd .
Coming back to New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina's landfall on August 29, 2005 was the most catastrophic day in our country's history. In one day, 90,000 square miles of land, an area roughly the size of the United Kingdom was devastated. A total of 118 square miles of coast was lost forever and 1836 people were killed. The hurricane itself and the subsequent failure of the New Orleans levees led to the destruction of 851,000 homes. In Louisiana alone, 2.5 million people received FEMA assistance after the hurricane. Certainly more lives were lost on Dec. 6, 1941 and on Sept. 11, 2001 and both of these events served as catalysts for wars; but more was destroyed and more was lost on Aug. 29, 2005, a lot more. Before Hurricane Katrina, the scale of destruction seen on a single day in New Orleans and in Mississippi could have only been caused war.
Mother Refuses To Leave SLC Mobile-Home Park
SALT LAKE CITY A mother and son are refusing to leave a suburban mobile-home park that is being cleared to build 29 upscale homes. Jo Anne McVinnie, who lives in a 1971 single-wide home, wants $20,000, claiming the developer intentionally inflicted them with emotional distress. In response to the lawsuit, the developer started eviction proceedings Monday against her and son Jonathan. We hope to get a judicial hearing and order as soon as possible, said Michael OBrien, attorney for Arbor Development. For more than 50 years, Meadows Mobile Home Estates in Cottonwood Heights had 155 mobile homes. The 20-acre site changed hands last August, and the new owner plans to build homes as soon as the land is cleared. The water has been shut off, and electricity and gas will be next to go. Twenty mobile homes still need to be removed.
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