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In 1967 we had a cat 3 tornado that leveled quiet a large section of the south side (Joliet Il). In 197? I was in a hurricane (Bob was it's name) on the Misssissippi Gulfcoast while doing time in the Navy. In 1990 there was a cat 5 tornado the flattened most of Plainfeild Il. and tore apart a good section of the west side of Joliet Il.

There has been way to many other smaller tornados around here to even try to list.

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Its not nice to remember natural disasters and its consequences. But here is my 2 cents.

In December 1999, Venezuela (north of South America, with shore in the Caribean sea) suffered one of its biggers natural disaster in its history: a flooding in the coastal area due to excees water running on the rivers down the mountains, because non-stop rain. The water-mud-rocks rivers cleared miles of towns and killed many, many people.

I was not on the disaster area, but I did participate with the volunteers the very next day both at the headquartes and down in the disaster zone. I will not go into details about it, but it was like a war zone. After the event, I also participate doing the census (accounting) of the people rescued, and its was one of the saddest moments of my life. So many people that lost their loved ones.

For many years, Venezuela was free of natural disasters of magnitude. An earthquake 40yrs ago was the last big event I heard about. Floods occurs sporadically, but small in magnitude, usually. A flood this magnitude caught every authority by surprise. And still, Venezuela dont have anough experience or equipment to work after a natural disaster. They still think that the country is "disaster free", as it once was. It used to be a paradise.

On August 29, 2005 I experienced natural and man-made disasters simutaneously. The winds from Hurricane Katrina lifted my roof, and the waters from the breeched levee of the London Avenue Canal, which is three blocks away, left the house in a toxic marinade for three weeks. The flood water reached about 9.5 feet in my neighborhood. Also, I worked in the special needs shelter at the Superdome during the storm where I watched the wind blow, the waters rise and people suffering.

Tornado in Charles County MD, I think it was 2003 F-5 for a short time when it went 1/4 mile behind my house I just moved into.

http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/scienceques2001/20020510.htm

heres a better link,if you look at the pics of la plata I live behind the CVS and KFC.

http://www.weatherbook.com/laplatamain.html

LINK

Nasa Link

The only things that come to mind are my wedding, the purchase of a Plymouth K car and listening to a set of Bose speakers that had the price tags still afffixed.

Also, the first diaper I changed for my oldest daughter after she was introduced to solid food. I don't remember the food smelling like that when she ate it.

Oh, and let's not forget ANY picture of Jack.

I guess that about covers it.

>>> the purchase of a Plymouth K car <<<

Ouch, that must have been a bad one indeedy.

And here I was thinking the master toilet overflowing into two rooms of the house several months back was a disaster to be reckoned with (can we say shop vac!!), but that K car thing...that's terrible. Glad to hear you survived Ray.