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I watched five minutes (of videotape), and (my assistant coaches) had to dry my eyes. I was crying. (The Tornadoes) are incredibly athletic and big, and long arms. It's almost scary.

Tim Short

With downbursts, they can be as damaging or as destructive as tornadoes.

Barry Gooden

We decided to raise money for the American Red Cross. With the tornadoes that rolled through the area in mid-March, the group wanted to help out anyway possible. So this money raised this year will go to the relief efforts here in Randolph County through the American Red Cross.

Brian Snider

They're scared. They think that the weather is changing because we had more tornadoes in the last few years then usual. They are just scared.

Karen Olsen

The rain is coming down sideways. We've had a handful of tornadoes. We're still in the middle of this hurricane so we're not sending anyone out right now.

Jaime Sarbaugh

I've seen devastation from earthquakes to hurricanes to tornadoes, (but) I've never even imagined destruction like is there in Louisiana and Mississippi, ... This storm was 90,000 square miles and entire cities (and) neighborhoods, one after the other, had been reduced to nothing more than kindling wood.

Rod Parsley

We could see another round of large hail, damaging winds and possible tornadoes. We're right in the thick of the severe weather season here.

Jason Puma

Hurricanes Floyd and Irene were cruel reminders that hurricanes can produce tragic loss of life and devastating economic disruption from inland flooding beyond a hurricane's damaging wind, storm surge or tornadoes.

D. James Baker

But we're comparing tornado reports, which are probably inflated, with confirmed tornadoes for previous years.

Daniel Mccarthy

The sirens are an outdoor warning system. They're not effective late at night when most people are indoors asleep. And because of atmospheric conditions, tornadoes are more likely to form at night.

Barry Gooden

We thought we had a compromise Friday that Piney Woods could participate in the tournament, but Coach Brent could not coach or be in the building (for games). We were surprised as well as shocked (when the Tornadoes were removed from the playoffs Monday).

Lee Unger

Everything went extremely well and everyone followed protocol. (Hall County) has an unfortunate history with tornadoes and our administrators take this very seriously.

Gordon Higgins

For all the tornadoes Arkansas has, and the ones that have hit around Little Rock, we never had one just basically come down Main Street.

Chelsea Clinton

We haven't had nine tornadoes that I can ever remember by the 19th of April.

Dan Fulscher

We have major pipelines, a major trucking system and rail systems though the county. We can get tornadoes and storms that can cause buildings to collapse. It's all not about terrorism, though it certainly can happen here.

Tom Powers

There are a lot of false reports about tornadoes, when people are simply seeing dark clouds.

Alan Moller

Through our experience with the tornadoes, we became a model of how a community should reach out to its own.

Charles Farmer

Here's your proof they don't. (Tornadoes) can form quickly and go down to the ground, no matter where you are.

Steve Nelson

We're preparing for potential inland flooding and tornadoes.

Kathy Walt

This is where I was actually standing when the tornado came over and you can see where it passed by and hit this water tower and see if you can notice how it knocked the paint off the water tower; that was freshly painted. Three tornadoes that came within 10-minutes of each other and I'm guessing time.

David Kenney

In the South there seems to be two seasons where tornadoes mostly occur: in the late fall and then sometimes in the late winter into early spring. We don't get as many down this close to the Gulf Coast as they do more inland, but it's not unheard of.

Tim Destri

I took an umbrella around with me all day and never used it. Actually, I worried about the weather all day. I kept hearing about tornadoes. I was worried for my children.

Michelle Landry

We have earthquakes, we have tornadoes, we have floods, we have windstorms and we definitely have winter storms.

Kathy Davis

I think Elijah was trying to show up a little bit for him, That's another thing you lied to me about in recruiting - you told me there were no tornadoes (in Iowa City).

Bret Bielema

There were more houses damaged by the tornadoes, but fewer houses totally destroyed. The tornado doesn't compare.

Sam Olens

We can't predict tornadoes until they happen, but we're looking for strong storms with hail and damaging winds (today). It should be an interesting day.

Ray Visneski

We have tornadoes [nationwide] 180 days a year, every other day, and we have significant tornadoes probably about 60 days a year. It requires a fairly delicate balance: Even if you have a thunderstorm, you don't necessarily have a tornado.

Harold Brooks

We are looking at the possibility of tornadoes and a very good chance of damaging winds. Strong wind gusts will be happening throughout eastern Mississippi and western Alabama.

Joe Schaefer

It is important that people who live in this region be aware that a major earthquake can occur at any moment -- day or night -- and be prepared for it when it does. Unlike hurricanes and tornadoes, earthquakes occur without warning -- and once they do, it's too late to prepare for them. The time to get ready is now.

Karen Armes

We don't have tornadoes out here in this area too much. This was one of the few.

Terry Larson

The potential for damage by this storm is significant, and the risk of flooding and tornadoes exists after the hurricane has begun to dissipate. ... Texas has learned from Louisiana's example. No one wants to repeat those mistakes.

David Mcentire

You're right in the way of some serious hurricanes, and I don't think I'd be waving those flags in God's face if I were you. ... A condition like this will bring about the destruction of your nation. It'll bring about terrorist bombs. It'll bring earthquakes, tornadoes and possibly a meteor.

Gay Talese

It is very perplexing how an intrepid frontier people, who fought a wilderness, floods, tornadoes, and the Rockies, cower before criticism, which is regarded as a malignant tumor in the imagination.

Edward Dahlberg