Perryville Tornado
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Photos by Katelyn Mary Skaggs
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Lisa Best graduate from Southeast Missouri State University in 1992 picks up an Elf on the Shelf on Friday after a tornado damaged her house in Perryville, MO.
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A few pieces of clothing, a cover of a yearbook and family photos lay on the front porch.
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A power transformer lays between family cars. Best said on Tuesday night after the tornado was gone she thought it was her water heater originally.
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Parts of Best's garage after a tornado made its way through Perryville on Tuesday night.
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Best, her husband, two daughters and dog stayed in the basement praying when the tornado was going on.
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A few things remain in Best’s kitchen
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Glass and debris remain in the living room area of Best’s house.
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Debris lays in the hallway connecting the kitchen and living room area of the house.
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Thursday night around midnight Best’s daughter made signs to hang over a broken front window.
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Best sits on a part of a cut down tree on her back deck looking at her backyard.
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Best holds a sign that use to be in her daughter's room.
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A sweater, a gift from her sister, hangs in the tree in her backyard. Best said she only got to wear it once.
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A carpet from Best’s house hangs in the tree.
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Debris from her house and others in the area sits in her backyard.
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Best stands by a cut down, 200-year-old oak tree that stood in her backyard. Due to damages from the tornado on Tuesday night the tree was cut down.
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What is left of the chimney on the side of BestÂ’s house.
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Debris lays in the backyard of Best’s house.
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A view of Best’s backyard and what is left of her family home.