'Every window in the house exploded' | Woman describes Mayfield tornado
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Thank you for sharing these stories. In a world where we see too much division and ugliness it's touching to see a community coming together. The compassion, love, shared grief and willingness to help others really touches the heart during a very difficult time. May God bless all of those affected, turn their tears to joy, beauty from ashes and bring them peace during this trial.
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God Bless these folks, my heart goes out to them.
My humble prayers for all of you... to loose what one had to work for, it is heart bracking, God give them courage , and hope....
GOD BLESS YOU ALL 🙏🏽
We always went in a corner in the basement, under a very stable industrial work table made of thick planks of wood. The table was placed next to the wall from where most tornados would come. I thank my Dad for setting that up for us. My Mom said that the windows should be open even if it rained in, so that the wind could go through. It was long ago but I believe that she told me that houses implode in those storms. She also fought, before buying, for a brick house in case of storm or fire. She wanted to have something left in a crisis. I thank her for those directions because I was often alone with my siblings and had to gather them from wherever they were playing outside. In the night, you can't see any funnel clouds although I tried. On those evenings we just stayed in the basement, relaxed and watched the weather report. My brother has no basement. I can hardly believe it. He must have some type of shelter though. He is a smart guy. Being prepared doesn't always work but we tried. We know the fear for sure. I never slept in those cases. I stayed on alert, the oldest born of 4 kids and 2 tired parents. Am so happy to see all of the helpers. Be proud that you are alive.
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Mom told us the exploding house thing too. She was like a tornado watch dog. At the drop of a hat she was throwing open windows, tell us to get into the tub and hunker down, all while cussing saying she would have a tornado shelter at her next house. Thankfully, we were never hit by a tornado, but we had a lot of wet windowsills.
@@melindaunknown6411 that’s me to a tee but never knew of the open windows, thank you
I've heard of the window thing also. It's not really true and can actually make it worse because it allows swift winds inside and that increases the likelihoodof the roof coming off. The theory came about by thinking houses would explode due to the pressure drop that accompanies tornados (which is why your ears pop) and could cause a house to "explode", so opening the windows might prevent that from happening. That theory was never really possible because houses are not a airtight structure to beging with. We now know that the key to keeping a house intact during tornado has to do with the roof. If you can keep the roof on, your home should (in theory) stay somewhat intact. Not undamaged, just relatively intact which leads to be a better outcome for the occupants of the structure. Here where I live in Louisiana all new construction are required to have the roof anchored by Hurricane straps. These anchors are drilled several feet into the ground and are designed to help keep the roof on the structure during hurricanes and depending on how close you live to the coast determines how many straps you need and how deep they need to go. Now when you're dealing with a monster like this tornado was, it's really just luck. Most structure don't stand a chance unless you live in a bank vault or underground.
Thank God President Biden is in the White House so that these victims can receive timely, proper help. Traitor trump only sent helped to states whose governors were loyal to his cult.
God Bless each & every one 🙏
💔 Praying for those who lived through this 💔 that they will get all the help they need 💔
What a bunch of beautiful people
Kentucky‘a best asset is her people, kindest I’ve ever known
I went thru this in the 60s in florida 7 tornadoes at once lost my house everything we owned had to start over ..you will and you can all with Gods help
We know. God will be gracious to us. He will bind up our bruises and heal our wounds. Thank you for your kind words.
Imagine that. We can be gone in a split second and all our valuable possessions stripped away. Pay attention my peoples.
Tornado shelters. Invest in a shelter then a 75 inch tv.
Diving the speed limit.
Put the cell phone down when driving.
Kids wear helmets when riding 3 -4 wheelers.
Common sense.
I'm so relieved that I don't live in a country where anythings like this can happen.
I live in Denmark, We literally don't experience any kind of destructive Natural forces like in the US.
No Earthquakes, No Tornadoes, the worst storm we have ever experienced was something called the (storm of the century) in 1999 Only happens every 100 years. And it was only considered a category 1 Hurricane. That is it, Of course we get floods but its more of Materiel cost. Nobody dies from them.
I feel for you my American friends, Take care.
Interesting how America is the focus of climate change. Our government blaming it's own people when the rich elite have profited from cars all these decades. We the people of America have been used & abused (taxed, shamed, jailed) where is the American dream now?
There have technically been tornados in denmark, they just aren’t as common as they are here. It is very fortunate that you live in a country that doesn’t have weather as severe as this
@@Ellie-qq9zm seriously when?
I have never heard about it, but yeah Denmark is as safe as it gets.
No animals that can kill you!
No extreme weather events!
Our highest point is mountain “hill” is 490ft.
It really flat 😁
@@commonsense31 In 1962 a tornado struck Holstbro in western Jutland; 2019 a tornado near the hospital in Aabenra; September 2020 a probable tornado in the Copenhagen suburb of Albertslund, according to CPH Post online.
@@scottfw7169 holy shit I didn’t know that 😂
Although they aren’t 100% sure but they are suspecting it is true. 😁
My Dad always opened windows and as children we thought he was crazy. We ran to the basement. We lived in Indiana!
As someone who survived events like this I cannot fathom what they’re feeling right now because everything is changed in a second it is hard when I survived Hurricane Katrina I didn’t understand or grasp what was happening at the time for me as a young child at the time and my hearts go out to these people who lost everything this is going to be years to recover from
We had an after work dentist appointment. We almost got home... We took a bus, after waiting a long time.... but under a bridge, just one stop further it was flooded. The bus driver told us to leave the bus, he could not go further. 3 of us held onto each other to have more weight against the winds, we were already soaked from waiting so we walked home through flooded river-like streets and decided that only trees and parts of rooves would present the most danger. Our jackets, under layers of clothing and shoes were so wet and heavy that we could hardly walk. I told the kids, hang on, don't let go. We got home and I was so glad. Katrina got to our area so suddenly. We won't do that again.
@@cefcat5733 I remember being in a hotel room and watching my home be destroyed on TV and learning that we were homeless and lost everything through the news and watching my mom become someone completely different
@@natashacoffey5227 Glad you are safe. That is the best part of an experience like that. Did you relocate far away or locate again, there?
@@cefcat5733 we moved to Oklahoma a few days after we found out we were homeless and had help from my dads foster family and Red Cross .
@@cefcat5733 and I’m so glad y’all are safe to I was so young yet it still left an impact on me and my family to this day. Kids are resilient but something this big will always leave you shaken no matter how old you are
Praise God theres donated items to help
That was fast they're all set up and organized they worked fast🌱
Whenever we go through something & feel disappointed that things didn't go our way, we need to think about these people & all they've lost. I can't even imagine the devastation they must be going through. I pray for the Holy Spirit to comfort them.
Where is that duracell truck with power for cell phones and batteries???
Prayers for you all!
so lazy
Emotional. My condolences to the families. Rip for many Amen 🙏.
Happy that thoes people had a safe warm place to go!😘💗
May God's light shine through those serving, bringing warmth, love, encouragement, and strength to the victims and may families have swift healing over lost loved ones. All things that are seen as good, come from the heavenly father. He is at work in this broken world.
My prayers go out to all people animals 😾 and tree's 🎄😓🙏🏼🙏
Oh dear God help these people, this is the worst ever.
so very sorry 😭
man made storm haarp
Prayers to all ...
We should start building, tornado resistant homes, especially those who are on the path. With crazy weather like lately, I see it happening more. I am in Wisconsin, it's almost Christmas, no single snow fall, and today I found my lilac tree have new leaves blooming.
That 4 year old is eating, playing and singing with the Lord in Paradise with many others. My thoughts go out to the family. I'm so sorry for your loss. I can't compute your hurt, I hope you will confine in the Lord over this
Omg I live only 5 minutes away and my best friend witnessed this tornado omg I need to see her but we don’t have school this week
This is so sad.
God bless you and your families.❤ it's going to be ok.😌
I wish I could go there and help
OK. Can pray, also if u able donate money. They will use the money fir food and supplies.
Diane, THANK YOU for wanting to help. 🤗 I made a video of the resources available. It's on my channel. Just pray for them.
The way a church should be.
God bless each and every one of you! Prayers, prayers and more prayers!
Praying 🙏🏽
Plus it's cold there to boot omg
We have so many clothes we could donate but we are all the way is WA. How could we get them there?
I would check out the Governor Beshear's facebook.
That's why I try to leave a couple of windows open during a tornado warning. The vacuum created inside during a tornado makes the walls breath in and out until they explode like a bomb.
After a 1979 tornado in Wichita, KS, that was declared the wrong thing to do since open windows allowed winds to come in and pressurize the home interior while outside wind flowing across top of roof created lower pressure, essentially subjecting the roof structure to airplane wing type lift forces, thereby lifting the roof off and allowing increased home interior pressure to push the walls outward.
Continuing prayer for everyone involved.
Hi dear Jenny. How are you doing. I will love to ask you a question. If you don’t mind??
It's a good thing they don't have the coronavirus in Mayfield on top of the disaster that has hit them. Stay well and be safe.
That's not Relevant....terribly ridiculous to mention a virus
I'm in Mayfield and I thought of that. Thanks for the kind thoughts and prayers.
@@jenmailsouth4155 I hope you are doing well, the dust may have settled but where do you go from here?
@@FullaTeeth Thank you. I'm doing okay. I am blessed in that my house is still standing. It's a bit messed up but standing. I think one big issue is going to be housing for lower income folks. Some of the apartment complexes were hit. People are still being housed at the state parks. Some are having to drive over an hour back here to work every day. There are going to be blocks and blocks with nothing on them when the rubble is all removed. Looks like a war zone!
Always be prepared build bunkers in tornado areas
This is really a time for thy government to come out and help thy American people's out now
Looking at folk in this video just points out the utter stupidity of much of life in the UK right now. Our "health Hitlers" would have every citizen (the world over) muzzled in gimp masks if they could. Our hearts go out to the dear folk who have lost so much in the tornadoes. The hope you give each other, and the rest of the world too, shines out in comparison to the madness in so much of life today...
If this was California or New York it WOULD be that way. Thankfully, these aren't authoritarian states. I'm so sorry for what you're going through. We are behind you! ❤️
@@bcc7777 Indeed. Looking from over 3,000 miles away, one of the enigmas concerning the USA and covid is that States without strict mandates appear to be doing the same or better than those with strict mandates! The expectation is that experts would point this out and action be taken! But, this hasn't happened... Our world has descended in to madness, yet few care...
What do you mean??
@@nurcahyaningrum Although the video here is the follow-up to a disaster, it's delightful to see folk going about business without masks, that's all. It's all about clutching at rays of light in the darkness. Thank you for your concern...
UK USA and NATO are gearing up to do this same thing in FOREIGN COUNTRIES instead of wind, using MILITARY WEAPONS TO KILL PEOPLE. HEARTBREAKING FOR OTHERS AS WELL
Exactly what happened during and after American carpet bombings in Afghanistan and Iraq. Every window of houses exploded and lot of people lost their families.
Some might say this is divine retribution.
You gotta open a few windows.
so debris can fly in and kill you ? crazy sh!t your talkin
@@tcply9450 To regulate the pressure and let the house "breathe"
Damn, didn't do very good in 7th grade science class did you?!?! LOL
@@tcply9450 That tornado had 200* mph winds. It can easily break glass and much worse. A term they don't use much is centrifuged hail. It won't break through brick but it will break through wooden roofs, and walls. A taxi driver I knew told me that in his part of town where I live, also in Tornado Alley, big ass hail was actually breaking through roofs and walls.
@@69adrummer lol better than you did .. back in the early 1900's they found out that is bullsh!t
@@robertterrell3065 what are you trying to say ?
I had so many nice used clothes but police department wasn't accepting used stuff, broke my heart because I know it's needed there. Prayers to all! 🙏🙏
Hardly anyone takes used clothes anymore. It's because of widespread bed bugs. If you're local maybe set it up like a yard sale? Bless you.
@@jenmailsouth4155 I took it all to a church. I understand, I just know my stuff is clean & looks new most of it so it's hard when I know someone has lost everything & could really use it. It's all donated now so I just pray it's gone to someplace needed
@@BlessedTruly2014 Good. God bless you!!
@@jenmailsouth4155 I did see a post saying all the junk clothes, dishes, & what not that is complete junk dropped off for the victims so I do understand & unfortunately those people messed up for good stuff..
I stopped the video. I cant watch this.
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This is great news about community, can we have water, food, clothes, basic toiletries and toys for kids delivered today. Come on broadcast news, where is the help.
Do a story on Francisco Starks!!!
This is very late in the year for such, must be pretty cool around there, just look at everyone wearing sweaters and jackets, where did all the warm air come from to create such storms.
Gulf of Mexico
Here in Colorado we have not gotten a real snow yet. One dusting that did not last a day. It is 60° right now at 11am and has been this way so far. I have never seen it this warm in winter ever.
The worse tornadoes for the area and east of there occur December thru the end of April. If we can make it to May the severity isn’t usually as bad.
@@laurie7689 , north Alabama was 72. A different feel of moisture in the Air
These crazy weather patterns around the world are human manipulated...chemtrails, cloud seeding, HAARP and who knows what else!
Do you folks have a go fund me? AMERICANS want to send money.
Where is the tornado happened
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build concrete homes
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Best to avoid fema camps etc, you'll understand someday !😐
Hi Lonely how are you doing. I will love to ask you a question if you don’t mind??
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Anyone fly out like that movie twister?
This is the perfect time for all Rand Paul supporters to refuse federal disaster aid and only use Kentucky taxpayer funds instead. Here on the East Coast, funding was held up by Paul and Ted Cruz until they got their way. Now the country can show what its like to be ignored in a time of need.
Some similarities with Irak
Hands off Ethiopia
Nam mô a di đà phật
like syria and iraq
I hope you can understand
Excellent, but both are more then a few thousand miles away from Western Kentucky 🤷♀️
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@@ml8452 don't give trolls like this any of your time. There are always disgusting and worthless people that just have to spew their ignorance even when a tragedy like this happens.
@@ml8452 and both were bombed based on lies…
@@jeremiahallyn4603 triggered by the truth 😂
Lol lol lol lol Great Job Tornado lol lol lol lol lol
You are sick. How dare you make fun of people who list family members or everything they have. May God forgive you for what?you said. It is not a laughing matter.
Gonna be a lot of Republican climate deniers from those states looking for government aid and handouts whilst refusing to acknowledge this the result of their own ignorance and refusal to see this as anything but a consequence of their own actions. Absolutely horrific way to learn these lessons.
Are you a scientist or a follower? If your a follower go back & read how the government made a mission of manipulating the weather. Look no further than Bill Gates obsession of doing so. Don't be so confident. Weather is unpredictable, but if it is being manipulated that is treason against the American people. Why is American only seeing these extreme weather events? Where else in the world is this happening?
@@ohsugar5431 Just because you saw the episode of Family Guy where Stewie made a weather control machine with his baby toys doesn't mean it's real, honey. It was just a TV show.
@@ohsugar5431 And just because you're unable to see past your own country doesn't mean other countries don't experience this. Like Peru very recently. But you're right, if it didn't happen in America it didn't happen at all lol
I feel bad for the people. Where are they going to get their clothes now with the camo factory gone?
*An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 American concert/documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate people about global warming*
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What does that have to do with tornadoes?
should be called a inconvenient lie , so al and his cronies can make a wad of cash and tell us how to live at the same time .. most people know weather has been weather since time started a very long time ago , never going to change ,, now is not the time to push this foolishness'
The weather is controlled/engineered.. It's so sad to see people brainwashed like this.
@No Name angels dont this haarp advances in tesla technology
@No Name its called cycles , it gets cold it gets hot, since time started , no hoax , just something that happens , we didnt cause it, was happening before we came along will happen after were gone