My House Hit By Tornado - North Carolina

Very sorry to hear this Rich.
All my best to you, yours and your community.

Thanks Spacey.  I'm kinda anxious to get home to prevent further damage to my home in the event of rain and such.

That's so sad, Rich. Sorry to hear that.  It must be tough being away at this time.  I was just looking at the tornado damage in OK.  Seems like they're everywhere.  I should quit complaining about the non-damaging wind we're having around here. 

I hope you can get home safely and get things cleaned up and replaced quickly. So glad it wasn't worse. 

I just listed your family and people in your community in our church's prayer list...take care...

oh man, that's awful, Rich!  my prayers for your safe return and for you and your brother's situation!~

 
Maybe we should all be praying for no more tornadoes, period.
 
 
 

All people are OK - that's the most important.  The rest is just "stuff" though it can definitely be a pain in the ass to fix and replace everything.

That said, if you HAVE to survive a tornado, I can't think of a better place to be than in another state!

Keepin you and your familys in our prayers all you in the affected areas.  That was one of our reasons for moving farther north, Arkansas really gets hammered by them with these weather changes.  Stay safe everyone.

Oh, Rich! So sorry to hear this, but so thankful that you and yours are safe.... Stay that way... Tornadoes are the most horrid things.

Sorry to hear about the tornado.  You and your neighbors have my best wishes and prayers. 

Good luck.

Sorry to hear this Rich, so glad you're safe.

Youtube video of the tornado that hit Wilson, just a few miles from my house.

Tornado video

Rich, looks like you were fortunate, A few broken window and shingles off the roof.

So many lost everything. As the damage reports and pictures are coming in from all across the state, it is clear that we had a major event last night.

I had been here at the house all day recording and working on some music. Around 5pm, I was getting hungry and thought about a steak or something similar. My wife and daughter are on a school trip to NYC so I'm here alone. I almost got in the car to drive to town to eat but decided to cook some noodles with sauce instead. It's amazing how God works to protect us because I would likely have been near the tornado touchdown area at 5:30pm, the approximate time the storms with their mayhem were happening.
As it turned out, I was totally oblivious to what was happening in Wilson until my phone rang and my mother in law asked if everything was OK in Sims, since she had heard about the tornado's in Wilson and other communities. That's when I turned on the TV for the first time since my family left and saw the damage that had occurred all over the state.

Tornadoes can totally destroy the house next to yours and leave your house basically undamaged. Even so, when your neighbor's house is damaged or destroyed, it affects you in many ways as well. 

It looks like this will be a busy week coming up. I have several customers that are in the touch down area, so I expect I will be getting some calls tomorrow.

Link to some pics from the newspaper web site: Here

Thank you to everyone for your support and prayers.
 
My home and personal belongings are just stuff.  I am greatful to God that I wasn't home.  Had I been home there is no doubt my 7 year old daughter would be trumatised for life.  I probably would have been impailed with debris trying to do something foolish.  Two homes behind me are gone and half of the one to my right is destroyed.  The damage to my home is very minor compared to others.
 
Thanks to the folks at Delta airlines I am returning home tomorrow without incurring and change fees.  I anxous to get hometo help my community.
 
Regards,
Richard.

As long as you're okay thats all that matters.   Be safe my friend!

Kev