The roof was ripped off by the tornado, and then that front wall, concrete, fell. They understand that, as the tornado came toward that store, people ran from the parking lot inside to seek shelter, huddled down against the front wall, which is a big slab of concrete. ![]() And he was telling me that, you know, they're not very optimistic. That's what was happening out at the Home Depot today. SHELTON: Well, of course, you know, people are really still thinking search and rescue at this point. It's really difficult to tell what that store was.ĬONAN: And talking to people there, what are they saying? What's the reaction? And, you know, the remarkable thing is you wouldn't even know it was a Home Depot if you couldn't see part of one wall and the big orange swath of Home Depot paint across that wall, because other than that, it's just a pile of twisted metal and broken up concrete. I am on Rangeline Drive at the Best Western Hotel, and I'm just south of the most significant area of devastation, just south of some of the big-box stores that got flattened by the tornado.ĬONAN: And I understand you spent much of the time today at one of those big-box stores, Home Depot. ![]() Thanks for taking the time.ĬONAN: And where are you right now and tell us what can you see there. Missy Shelton is a reporter at member station KSMU in Springfield, Missouri. That's at npr.org, click on TALK OF THE NATION. Email us: You can also join the conversation on our website. How do you get tornado warnings in your town, and what do you do? 80. Tornado warnings and sirens rang out about 20 minutes before the twister touched down, but still that was not enough time for many to escape. ![]() The number of people killed by the tornado that flattened parts of Joplin, Missouri is now at 117, which makes it the deadliest to hit the United States in almost six decades.
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