Mother's Day Tornados

15 tonados ripped through Georgia on Mother's Day. 10 of those were here in central Georgia. The one that cause the most damage was in Macon, less than a mile from my home. Luckily myself & all of my family came out of it alright, and I've only heard of two deaths. Many people lost their homes and busniesses and everywhere you look it's like a war zone. I have never seen anything like this except on TV. We were without power for 65 hours at my house, and less than 200 homes are still without power almost a week later. Here are some facts about the tornado that went through my city:

This tornado ran an 18 mile path
Winds up to 135 mph (almost an F3)
Width of the twister reached 100 yards
Estimated $125 million in insured losses
Estimated $11 million in damages at Macon State College
Approx 2,000 buisnesses damaged
Approx 1,200 homes damaged
More than 700 power poles replaced
More than 68 miles of new wire run

We have crisis responce teams stationed at churches and power trucks & debris trucks from 5 different states using empty parking lots for bases & being shuttled to hotels in other cities during their shift changes. Red Cross and the Salvation Army are handing out thousands of meals and we've been very lucky with all the help recieved. It'll be a long time before my city is back to normal but I'm glad it wasn't any worse.

***All of the photos except the last 3 were taken by me. Those 3 are from 13WMAZ.com***