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000002484 02480 $$a050-002-219
000002484 037__ $$aGENERAL
000002484 245__ $$aDeb Murphy : Tornado Oral History.
000002484 260__ $$cMay 29, 2005.
000002484 336__ $$aOral History
000002484 500__ $$aSubmitted: May 29, 2005, Warren, Ohio.
000002484 533__ $$cLocal History & Genealogy Center
000002484 541__ $$aWarren-Trumbull County Public Library.
000002484 592__ $$aI was shopping at the Commodore 64 store that day in the Great East Plaza, Niles, Ohio. (Yes, the Great East Plaza had a store that was dedicated to the Commie.) After leaving the store, I noticed a LOT of car horns blowing -- continously, not beeping. It was one solid blow.  I looked over to where Tops is now and saw the tornado in the horizon.  It was huge and filled the sky. It was two shades of black and barrel shaped -- not pointed like some tornados I have seen photos of. The outer shade was rotating up along side of the tornado then coming back down. After looking at it for a while I realised that outer shade was large pieces of people's houses that had been blown apart.  The tornado moved very slowly across the horizon towards what was that roller skating rink.  Though I am a photographer, I did not have a camera with me that day.  I went through the parking lot telling folks to just leave. I remember one lady who frozen when I showed her what was behind her. I swore at her to get her and her child out of that parking lot. She moved then.  After it was all over, I left and went home.  For a few weeks afterwards, I had troubles sleeping -- I could see that tornado every time I closed my eyes.  I've never seen anything similar. It was huge. The closest thing to making that kind of impression on me was the Panama Canal when I saw it last year.
000002484 650__ $$aTornadoes—Trumbull County (Ohio)
000002484 650__ $$aTornadoes—Niles (Ohio)
000002484 651__ $$aNiles (Ohio).
000002484 655__ $$aOral history.
000002484 7001_ $$aMurphy, Deb.
000002484 980__ $$aTornado Memory Project