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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

08 May 2003

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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 08, 2003

Page

3

Tornado Leaves One Dead as Neighbors Describe Destruction

Residents recount a deadly tornado that destroyed a neighborhood. Brenda Crockett and family escaped with injuries. Brenda Copley and husband Tom faced life threatening moments protecting their children under a deck. Christie Neill suffered cuts while her husband bore four broken ribs. nearby Becks faced a shattered home foundation amid mangled walls.

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Crockett Home Brenda Copley Trey Tom Copley Copleys Twister Christie Neill Neill Bruce Tim Charla Beck Hug Nuvara Sarah Goddard Joppa Bruce Jr
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Tornadoes Leave Damaged Homes and Search for Belongings

Dwight Beggs and Jamie Mizell search a storm wreckage where a garage and flooded pond outline the scene. Residents Tim and Charla Beck’s Honda Civic lay overturned outside the debris field as family members seek salvaged items and any clues.

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Dwight Beggs Tim Jamie Mizell Tim and Charla Beck Becks Mizell
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Hard headed son saves Massac County family from tornado

Nathan McNichols urged his mother to evacuate their Massac County mobile home as a tornado neared. The family reached grandma’s within 25 minutes as the storm tore through the area, destroying the mobile home and damaging nearby homes. The Quints, longtime residents, faced loss of property but praised survival and began cleanup.

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Massac County Nathan McNichols Vicky McNichols Colton Nathan Sidney Vicky Grandma’s McNichols Evelyn Gussie Quint Harmon Lois Quint Lois Quints
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