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After all the terrible news from yesterday morning's tornado destruction swath through northern and western Tennessee, we hear of an 11-month old child who was deposited, unharmed, in a field. Completely safe, already released from the hospital to his father and grandparents, but

"The child's mother Kerri Stowell, 23, of Castalian Springs died in the storm....Other people the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said died in the storm from Sumner County were: Ramona A. Justice, 52, of Bethpage; Roger L. Perry, 57, of Castalian Springs; Dallas Warner, 33, of Castalian Springs and Lawrence Lampkin, 63, of Castalian Springs."

From the NCP, this photo, and the news that the tornado in Macon county (where 12 people lost their lives) stayed on the ground for 25 miles. That's very unusual for this area; a couple years ago one 'skipped' over my neighborhood, having touched down before and after. I still had to replace my roof.

As of late yesterday, the confirmed death toll for the entire state was 31 with one person still unaccounted for. Nearly 150 people have reported injuries across the state.

Scary and unpredictable, especially those that come in the dark of night.

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