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Storm Destroys Texas County Mobile Home, Sends Man to Hospital
By
Natalie Swallow
Story Created:
Aug 20, 2009 at 6:29 AM CDT
Story Updated:
Aug 20, 2009 at 5:31 PM CDT
ROBY, Mo. Violent overnight storms are being blamed for fallen trees and power lines across southern Missouri and for destroying a mobile home in Texas County, seriously injuring the man inside. Also a close call with a 9 month old was avoided.
Roby fire officials say the man suffered serious head injuries early Thursday morning when he and parts of the structure were flung a quarter mile away. He was taken to the Fort Leonard Wood Hospital.
A woman and 9 month old baby who also lived in the home were out of town at the time of the storms. A fortunate coincidence because Fire Chief Bill Monroe says the baby's bedroom was hard hit, most of the baby's items were wrapped around trees.
Monroe thought it looked like a tornado struck the home but the National Weather Service is calling it straight line winds of more than 60 miles an hour.
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