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