Grace Ann and I nearly died in the tornado, but we miraculously survived unhurt. We were on the way to the Deck 2 on Old Highway 98, but at the last second we decided to stop off just before it at Woodlawn Cemetery to see Grandpas grave. Right then the wind and rain picked up and we could barely see a thing from the car. I kept driving trying to leave the way we came in. Then trees started breaking off at the trunk and flying all around us. The wind became deafening and visible, and we were both sure we were in the tornado. I was driving blind at this point and the road was blocked by debris so we stopped and got down low hoping not to be crushed or sucked up into it. The Lincoln was shaking and bouncing up and down from the rear. Something busted the back left window. After 30 seconds or so it faded a little so we resumed trying to escape this cemetery. Every path was blocked so I went off-road across graves. Eventually I was cut off by trees, but I tried through a risky gap anyway and got the Lincoln stuck teetering on a footstone. After pushing from the front and back in pouring down rain we made a run for it, hopped a fence and ended up at the Crown Home industrial laundry building where many of their workers were hiding out. They gave us dry clothes, blankets, and towels and we waited for two hours for the flooding to die down. I was told THE DECK 2 IS GONE along with the other stores in that shopping center. We saw ambulances coming and going from there. Our mom was finally able to pick us up, but the power is still out. We were very lucky today, and I hope everyone else has stayed safe. Thank you to William Breedon for helping us while we were trapped at the factory.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 00:54:39 +0000
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