Survivors 'glad to be alive' after deadly storms ravage the South
- 8 years ago
Residents are picking up the pieces after a series of storms slammed parts of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, leaving at least fourteen people dead amid torrential downpours, damaging winds and several tornadoes.
"My ears are still ringing," Tony Goodwin said Thursday as he recounted how he and seven family members ran for a homemade storm shelter right before a tornado hit Perry County, Tenn.
This small community in southern Middle Tennessee was one of the hardest hit Wednesday night when a wave of deadly tornadoes swept through the region.
The storm killed six people in Tennessee and tore through houses and businesses along a path that stretched across several counties.
Unseasonably warm weather Wednesday helped fuel twisters from Arkansas to Michigan.
The line of springlike storms continued east Thursday, dumping heavy rains that flooded roads and caused a mudslide in Georgia.
"My ears are still ringing," Tony Goodwin said Thursday as he recounted how he and seven family members ran for a homemade storm shelter right before a tornado hit Perry County, Tenn.
This small community in southern Middle Tennessee was one of the hardest hit Wednesday night when a wave of deadly tornadoes swept through the region.
The storm killed six people in Tennessee and tore through houses and businesses along a path that stretched across several counties.
Unseasonably warm weather Wednesday helped fuel twisters from Arkansas to Michigan.
The line of springlike storms continued east Thursday, dumping heavy rains that flooded roads and caused a mudslide in Georgia.