A recent story by Associated Press writer Holbrook Mohr tells a familiar story – in the night time hours tornadoes ripped through the Mississippi Gulf Coast and left a pile of destruction in their wake.

But, there is surprisingly very good news if you can read between the lines – no fatalities! Although 28 people were injured, and some were serious, nobody was killed. The article mentions that 46 homes, a church and some businesses were destroyed and another 146 structures were damaged. With so many structures within the paths of these tornadoes and since they hit at night when people were sleeping, it really is remarkable that nobody was killed.

The article did mention at least one mobile home was destroyed, and I’m sure there were more since mobile homes are extremely common in southern Mississippi. But, one of the reasons that no fatailities occured is because the article mentions “brick building” or “brick home” several times – an indication that this tornado hit an area with some well built structures.

The full article can be read here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090326/ap_on_re_us/severe_weather

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