On Thursday March 1, 2007, 9:15 PM Eastern Time, an F3 tornado touched down in southwest Georgia. 36 miles later, the longest tornado track in history, it hit Americus Georgia where my son attends College. I found him about 11:30 PM and he also worked Search and Rescue with me. The thing stayed in contact with the ground longer than any other tornado in history. To end it's run, it cut a 1 mile wide by 3 mile long path, right through Americus. Ground zero for Americus was the only Hospital in the town.
I arrived there at about 10:45 PM with the Crisp County Fire Rescue and we performed, along with hundreds of others, search and rescue until about 6:00 AM in the morning when relief arrived.
Lots of damage here:
http://www.americusradio.com/Tornado%20index.html
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RAF 617 Squadron, The DamBusters
AHC COS Retired
AHC CinC Staff, Retired
BEF CinC, Retired
RAF CO, Retired
Apres Moi Le Deluge!
After me, the flood!
"The DamBusters - not just a squad, a game imbalance"
gators1 wrote:I think a battalion of Georgia rednecks can easily take a bunch of Vermont hippies with peace symbols on their uniforms.
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I was a bit unclear... I mean I don't give a sh..t what I'm bombing - as long as I fly with my friends.
I'm a happy bomber
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I was a bit unclear... I mean I don't give a sh..t what I'm bombing - as long as I fly with my friends.
I'm a happy bomber
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hiiamben wrote:umm i think he's wrong about it being longest on ground our may 3rd tornado of 99 was on the ground for almost 40 miles and a lot more damage. I tell you you don't know fear until ur looking at 1 of those suckers coming ur way!!
You havent met my wife ! Now thats fear.
Looks around to see if she is near as i write this.
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Bundyrum wrote:You havent met my wife ! Now thats fear.
HAHAHAHAHA... right on the spot bundy! I know what you meen.
I need to hide my computer after this.
Thor
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RAF 617 The DamBusters
I was a bit unclear... I mean I don't give a sh..t what I'm bombing - as long as I fly with my friends.
I'm a happy bomber
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Pilot Officer
RAF 617 The DamBusters
I was a bit unclear... I mean I don't give a sh..t what I'm bombing - as long as I fly with my friends.
I'm a happy bomber
Gulden Kunstverk.com | Gulden Kunstverk.no | Nettgalleri