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Monday, November 14, 2005
Morning Papers - concluding
The weather in Antarctica is (Crystal Ice Chime) is warm:
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORMWATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATEMONDAY NIGHT FOR GLACIER BAY AND EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND NORTHOF TENAKEE INLET AND FOR THE JUNEAU BOROUGH NORTH OF HOLKHAM BAY.SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTOMONDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH10 TO 15 OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS TO CANADA LIKELY. THE SNOWWILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN FROM THE SOUTH LATEMONDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW OVER NORTHERN GLACIER BAY MAY NOT MIXUNTIL LATE MONDAY.
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More about the Iowa Tornado:
Residents sift through tornado rubble
Published: 11/13/2005 10:55 AM
By: Associated Press - Associated Press
WOODWARD, IA - Jackie Seeman began sifting through the rubble of what was once her family's home Sunday, a day after a tornado swept through this central Iowa town, leveling as many as 40 houses.
Woodward was one of at least 10 Iowa towns hit by tornadoes on Saturday. Woodward and Stratford, where as many as 32 homes were destroyed and an elderly woman killed, were the hardest hit.
Seeman, 47, said she was in bed when her house collapsed around her.
''I heard a big whoosh and a big boom and then my house just came in on me,'' she said.
She and her husband Bill, who was grocery shopping in a nearby town when the storm hit, sorted through the debris and were delighted to find a few of their NASCAR collectibles. Their car was covered in rubble. Their boat was thrown hundreds of feet away by the storm.
''We'll probably stay here, although I'd like to go somewhere without a tornado,'' said Seeman as she began crying.
Dallas County Sheriff Brian Gilbert said there were no reports of serious injuries in Woodward, but search dogs were being brought in to search the rubble as a precaution.
''We are 98 percent sure we have accounted for everybody ...'' he said.
''It's amazing. If you've seen the damage here, we had homes that were just obliterated and they had people in them at the time it came through,'' Gilbert said.
Gilbert said roads to Woodward were being reopened Sunday to allow access to utilities, which were shut off following the storm.
The town of 1,200 people was nearly still Sunday morning as a cold, blustery wind replaced the unseasonably warm temperatures of the day before.
A few people drove around the areas damaged by the tornado while some residents, such as the Seemans, began to search for belongings.
Boats, lawnmowers and board games littered lawns. Debris hung from trees.
Sean Wolfe, whose Woodward home was destroyed, was walking his two dogs past the city's fire station Sunday morning.
He was at the Iowa State football game when he received a call from his brother that the storm had hit.
''I didn't wait for the game, I just came back here,'' he said.
When he returned, his home was gone.
''It's done,'' he said.
He was relieved that his dogs, which were in his garage, were unhurt.
''They're my kids,'' Wolfe said.
Travis Pugh, 21, of Granger, was helping his parents after their modular home in Woodward was blown off its foundation and across the street where it overturned.
He said his brother and a nephew were in the home but escaped moments before the storm struck.
Family pictures and his mother's wedding dress were among the items pulled from the debris, Pugh said.
His family was still in shock Sunday as they surveyed the damage.
''We're still trying to get with it,'' he said as tears formed in his eyes.
City Councilman Ron Schappaugh, 46, said a garage at his mother's home was damaged, but the home itself was mostly untouched.
''You could have been sitting in the dining room and you would have heard it all but you wouldn't have gotten hit,'' he said.
In Stratford, a town of about 746 people, residents were being asked not to return Sunday morning as crews worked to restore utilities, said Chris Segar, a communications supervisor with the Hamilton County sheriff's office.
''They are still trying to get gas restored and we're asking people not to return to town yet,'' Segar said. ''Later, we're hoping to get everyone back in.''
She confirmed that one person was killed in Stratford, but she did not know of any other reports of injuries.
Segar said volunteers were being sought to help serve meals and the Red Cross had set up a relief center to offer assistance to resident affected by the storm.
Tornadoes also caused minor damage in Pilot Mound, Ames, Madrid, Minburn, Luther, Gilbert, and Radcliffe, said Gary Foster, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines.
A tornado also touched down in Hospers, in northwest Iowa, officials with the Sioux County sheriff's office said.
http://www.crgazette.com/2005/11/13/Home/tornado.htm
Fatal Tornado
Woodward homes damaged
At least one death is reported after tornadoes swept across central Iowa on Saturday.
The twisters damaged homes in several towns and sent college football fans running from a stadium for shelter.
Authorities are evacuating part of Stratford, a town of about 746 residents, 50 miles northwest of Des Moines, because of a gas leak. Search and rescue teams found the body of an 82-year-old Stratford resident.
In Woodward, 30 miles to the south, 20 to 40 homes were severely damaged. Dalls County Sheriff Brian Gilbert says emergency crews had searched house-to-house and hadn't found any victims by evening.
The National Weather Service says it appears that at least three tornadoes touched down Saturday afternoon.
In Ames, football fans gathering for the Iowa State-Colorado game were cleared from the stands and told to take shelter in the nearby basketball arena as the tornado sirens sounded.
http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/1856471.html
Iowa picks up pieces after deadly tornado
03:16 PM EST on Sunday, November 13, 2005
By AMY LORENTZEN / Associated Press
WOODWARD, Iowa — Jackie and Bill Seeman sorted through the wreckage of their home Sunday to see what was spared by a tornado that killed one person and damaged dozens of homes.
They were delighted to find a few collectibles, but their car was covered in rubble and their boat had been thrown hundreds of feet away.
"We'll probably stay here, although I'd like to go somewhere without a tornado," Jackie Seeman said as she began crying.
Twisters swept across two counties north and west of Des Moines late Saturday afternoon, ripping up farms in the towns of Stratford and Woodward. At least one person was killed in Stratford.
Bill Seeman was shopping in a nearby town when the storm arrived but Jackie Seeman, 47, said she was in bed when her house collapsed around her.
"I heard a big whoosh and a big boom and then my house just came in on me," she said.
Dallas County Sheriff Brian Gilbert said no serious injuries were reported in Woodward, but search dogs were being brought in to check the rubble as a precaution. "We are 98 percent sure we have accounted for everybody," he said.
"It's amazing. If you've seen the damage here, we had homes that were just obliterated and they had people in them at the time it came through," Gilbert said.
Roads to Woodward were being reopened Sunday to allow access to utilities, Gilbert said.
In Stratford, a town of about 746 people, residents were asked to stay away to give repair crews room to work Sunday, said Chris Segar, a communications supervisor with the Hamilton County sheriff's office.
Segar said the Red Cross set up a relief center for residents affected by the storm.
High wind also broke windows on the outskirts of Ames, where tornado sirens had already sent college football fans gathered for the Iowa State-Colorado game running for shelter.
When Sean Wolfe, of Woodward, returned from the game, his home was gone. "It's done," he said.
However, his dogs were unhurt in his garage. "They're my kids," he said Sunday as he walked them past the town fire station.
Tornadoes also caused minor damage in several other towns, said Gary Foster, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines.
Tornadoes aren't common this late in the year. Iowa has had just 23 November tornadoes since 1950, according to weather service records.
The conditions were right, though, with unseasonably warm weather in the way of a fast-moving cold front, experts said. Last weekend, another tornado ripped through western Kentucky and Southwest Indiana, killing 22 people.
http://www.whas11.com/topstories/stories/111305cckkcwnatIowa.585ac196.html
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Scott Base
Cloudy
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Updated Monday 14 Nov 8:59PM
The weather at Glacier Bay National Park (Crystal Ice Chime) is FREEZING :
32 °F / 0 °C
Clear
AKZ020-021-025-141500-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH...JUNEAU
400 PM AST SUN NOV 13 2005
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATEMONDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORMWATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATEMONDAY NIGHT FOR GLACIER BAY AND EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND NORTHOF TENAKEE INLET AND FOR THE JUNEAU BOROUGH NORTH OF HOLKHAM BAY.SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTOMONDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH10 TO 15 OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS TO CANADA LIKELY. THE SNOWWILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN FROM THE SOUTH LATEMONDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW OVER NORTHERN GLACIER BAY MAY NOT MIXUNTIL LATE MONDAY.
A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OFWINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULDBEGIN NOW.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCALWEATHER NEWS SOURCE FOR UPDATES ON THIS STORM.
Windchill:
24 °F / -4 °C
Humidity:
69%
Dew Point:
23 °F / -5 °C
Wind:
9 mph / 15 km/h from the ENE
Pressure:
30.20 in / 1023 hPa
Visibility:
25.0 miles / 40.2 kilometers
UV:
0 out of 16
Clouds:
Clear -
(Above Ground Level)
More about the Iowa Tornado:
Residents sift through tornado rubble
Published: 11/13/2005 10:55 AM
By: Associated Press - Associated Press
WOODWARD, IA - Jackie Seeman began sifting through the rubble of what was once her family's home Sunday, a day after a tornado swept through this central Iowa town, leveling as many as 40 houses.
Woodward was one of at least 10 Iowa towns hit by tornadoes on Saturday. Woodward and Stratford, where as many as 32 homes were destroyed and an elderly woman killed, were the hardest hit.
Seeman, 47, said she was in bed when her house collapsed around her.
''I heard a big whoosh and a big boom and then my house just came in on me,'' she said.
She and her husband Bill, who was grocery shopping in a nearby town when the storm hit, sorted through the debris and were delighted to find a few of their NASCAR collectibles. Their car was covered in rubble. Their boat was thrown hundreds of feet away by the storm.
''We'll probably stay here, although I'd like to go somewhere without a tornado,'' said Seeman as she began crying.
Dallas County Sheriff Brian Gilbert said there were no reports of serious injuries in Woodward, but search dogs were being brought in to search the rubble as a precaution.
''We are 98 percent sure we have accounted for everybody ...'' he said.
''It's amazing. If you've seen the damage here, we had homes that were just obliterated and they had people in them at the time it came through,'' Gilbert said.
Gilbert said roads to Woodward were being reopened Sunday to allow access to utilities, which were shut off following the storm.
The town of 1,200 people was nearly still Sunday morning as a cold, blustery wind replaced the unseasonably warm temperatures of the day before.
A few people drove around the areas damaged by the tornado while some residents, such as the Seemans, began to search for belongings.
Boats, lawnmowers and board games littered lawns. Debris hung from trees.
Sean Wolfe, whose Woodward home was destroyed, was walking his two dogs past the city's fire station Sunday morning.
He was at the Iowa State football game when he received a call from his brother that the storm had hit.
''I didn't wait for the game, I just came back here,'' he said.
When he returned, his home was gone.
''It's done,'' he said.
He was relieved that his dogs, which were in his garage, were unhurt.
''They're my kids,'' Wolfe said.
Travis Pugh, 21, of Granger, was helping his parents after their modular home in Woodward was blown off its foundation and across the street where it overturned.
He said his brother and a nephew were in the home but escaped moments before the storm struck.
Family pictures and his mother's wedding dress were among the items pulled from the debris, Pugh said.
His family was still in shock Sunday as they surveyed the damage.
''We're still trying to get with it,'' he said as tears formed in his eyes.
City Councilman Ron Schappaugh, 46, said a garage at his mother's home was damaged, but the home itself was mostly untouched.
''You could have been sitting in the dining room and you would have heard it all but you wouldn't have gotten hit,'' he said.
In Stratford, a town of about 746 people, residents were being asked not to return Sunday morning as crews worked to restore utilities, said Chris Segar, a communications supervisor with the Hamilton County sheriff's office.
''They are still trying to get gas restored and we're asking people not to return to town yet,'' Segar said. ''Later, we're hoping to get everyone back in.''
She confirmed that one person was killed in Stratford, but she did not know of any other reports of injuries.
Segar said volunteers were being sought to help serve meals and the Red Cross had set up a relief center to offer assistance to resident affected by the storm.
Tornadoes also caused minor damage in Pilot Mound, Ames, Madrid, Minburn, Luther, Gilbert, and Radcliffe, said Gary Foster, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines.
A tornado also touched down in Hospers, in northwest Iowa, officials with the Sioux County sheriff's office said.
http://www.crgazette.com/2005/11/13/Home/tornado.htm
Fatal Tornado
Woodward homes damaged
At least one death is reported after tornadoes swept across central Iowa on Saturday.
The twisters damaged homes in several towns and sent college football fans running from a stadium for shelter.
Authorities are evacuating part of Stratford, a town of about 746 residents, 50 miles northwest of Des Moines, because of a gas leak. Search and rescue teams found the body of an 82-year-old Stratford resident.
In Woodward, 30 miles to the south, 20 to 40 homes were severely damaged. Dalls County Sheriff Brian Gilbert says emergency crews had searched house-to-house and hadn't found any victims by evening.
The National Weather Service says it appears that at least three tornadoes touched down Saturday afternoon.
In Ames, football fans gathering for the Iowa State-Colorado game were cleared from the stands and told to take shelter in the nearby basketball arena as the tornado sirens sounded.
http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/1856471.html
Iowa picks up pieces after deadly tornado
03:16 PM EST on Sunday, November 13, 2005
By AMY LORENTZEN / Associated Press
WOODWARD, Iowa — Jackie and Bill Seeman sorted through the wreckage of their home Sunday to see what was spared by a tornado that killed one person and damaged dozens of homes.
They were delighted to find a few collectibles, but their car was covered in rubble and their boat had been thrown hundreds of feet away.
"We'll probably stay here, although I'd like to go somewhere without a tornado," Jackie Seeman said as she began crying.
Twisters swept across two counties north and west of Des Moines late Saturday afternoon, ripping up farms in the towns of Stratford and Woodward. At least one person was killed in Stratford.
Bill Seeman was shopping in a nearby town when the storm arrived but Jackie Seeman, 47, said she was in bed when her house collapsed around her.
"I heard a big whoosh and a big boom and then my house just came in on me," she said.
Dallas County Sheriff Brian Gilbert said no serious injuries were reported in Woodward, but search dogs were being brought in to check the rubble as a precaution. "We are 98 percent sure we have accounted for everybody," he said.
"It's amazing. If you've seen the damage here, we had homes that were just obliterated and they had people in them at the time it came through," Gilbert said.
Roads to Woodward were being reopened Sunday to allow access to utilities, Gilbert said.
In Stratford, a town of about 746 people, residents were asked to stay away to give repair crews room to work Sunday, said Chris Segar, a communications supervisor with the Hamilton County sheriff's office.
Segar said the Red Cross set up a relief center for residents affected by the storm.
High wind also broke windows on the outskirts of Ames, where tornado sirens had already sent college football fans gathered for the Iowa State-Colorado game running for shelter.
When Sean Wolfe, of Woodward, returned from the game, his home was gone. "It's done," he said.
However, his dogs were unhurt in his garage. "They're my kids," he said Sunday as he walked them past the town fire station.
Tornadoes also caused minor damage in several other towns, said Gary Foster, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines.
Tornadoes aren't common this late in the year. Iowa has had just 23 November tornadoes since 1950, according to weather service records.
The conditions were right, though, with unseasonably warm weather in the way of a fast-moving cold front, experts said. Last weekend, another tornado ripped through western Kentucky and Southwest Indiana, killing 22 people.
http://www.whas11.com/topstories/stories/111305cckkcwnatIowa.585ac196.html
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November 13, 2005. 0430z.
The very same phenomina that caused the deaths of people in Kentucky and Indiana has caused deaths in Iowa. This is the vortex that litterally touched the ground through a tornado in Iowa. Same phenomina as two weekends ago. The heat conduit in the Mid-Atlantic has sustained for several days. Noteworthy is the advancing cold front in the western USA that was on the heels of the vortex as it moved eastward.
Morning Papers - concluded
Natural Disasters
Tornado took woman from son's arms
11:11 PM CST on Sunday, November 13, 2005
Associated Press
WOODWARD, Iowa – Residents in central Iowa returned to what they hoped would still be intact homes after twisters swept through and killed one person on Saturday.
AP
Robert Carlson surveyed the damage in Stratford, Iowa, on Sunday, a day after a tornado ripped the roof off his home. Tornadoes tore through at least 10 Iowa towns on Saturday.
Tornadoes also caused damage in a number of other areas, said Gary Foster, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The governor declared the two hard-hit counties north of Des Moines disaster areas.
Lucille Runyan, 84, of Stratford, was killed.
Her son, Ron Runyan, said he was trying to get his mother into her basement when the wind "took her away from me," he said. "It was so dirty, I couldn't see her, and that was it."
Officials in Hamilton County said as many as 30 homes in Stratford were destroyed. In Woodward, at least 40 were severely damaged.
"It's amazing. If you've seen the damage here, we had homes that were just obliterated, and they had people in them at the time it came through," Dallas County Sheriff Brian Gilbert said.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/111405dnnatstorm.74c072c.html
Tornado demolishes homes; football fans seek shelter in Hilton
A tornado roars through an Ames neighborhood after leveling one home, damaging several others and downing trees and power lines Saturday. Several tornadoes touched down in central Iowa causing at least one death and destroying several homes and businesses. The storm caused fans at the Iowa State-Colorado football game to evacuate Jack Trice Stadium.
http://www.iowastatedaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/11/14/437806f51cf8e
Iowa residents find homes destroyed by tornado, belongings scattered
21:58:00 EST Nov 13, 2005
WOODWARD, Iowa (AP) - Jackie and Bill Seeman sorted through the wreckage of their home Sunday to see what was spared by a tornado that killed one person and damaged dozens of homes across central Iowa.
They were delighted to find a few collectibles, but their car was covered with rubble and their boat had been tossed hundreds of metres away.
"We'll probably stay here, although I'd like to go somewhere without a tornado," Jackie Seeman said, and started to cry.
Twisters swept across two counties north of Des Moines on Saturday afternoon, ripping up farms and dozens of homes in the towns of Stratford and Woodward. Tornadoes also caused damage in a number of other areas, said Gary Foster, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The governor declared the two hard-hit counties disaster areas.
One person, Lucille Runyan, 84, of Stratford, was killed.
Her son, Ron Runyan, said he was trying to get his mother into her basement when the wind "took her away from me," he said.
"It was so dirty, I couldn't see her, and that was it."
His sister, Nancy Runyan, 53, fell under the stairs and was hospitalized with a broken hip, he said.
Officials in Hamilton County said as many as 30 homes in Stratford were destroyed. In Woodward, at least 40 were severely damaged. Search dogs were brought in to check the rubble, but authorities said they believed all residents were accounted for.
"It's amazing. If you've seen the damage here, we had homes that were just obliterated, and they had people in them at the time it came through," said Dallas County Sheriff Brian Gilbert.
In Stratford, a town of about 750 residents, people were asked to stay away Sunday to give repair crews room to work, said Chris Segar, a communications supervisor with the Hamilton County sheriff's office. The Red Cross set up a relief centre for those affected by the storm, he said.
Gov. Tom Vilsack declared both Hamilton and Dallas counties as disaster areas, making them eligible for state assistance. David Miller, administrator of the state Department of Homeland Security, said the cleanup and rebuilding could take up to a year.
"Tornadoes in November in Iowa just aren't supposed to happen," Vilsack said.
Iowa has had just 23 November tornadoes since 1950, according to weather service records, but the conditions were right Saturday, with unseasonably warm weather in the way of a fast-moving cold front.
The previous weekend, another tornado ripped through western Kentucky and Southwest Indiana, killing 22 people.
Officials with the National Weather Service said assessment teams were travelling through Iowa's damaged communities to determine the strength and number of tornadoes that hit.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/051113/w111352.html
Tornado blows through Bay of Plenty
Nov 14, 2005
A mini tornado has passed over the eastern Bay of Plenty, uprooting trees in its path.
Between 11am and midday on Monday a hail storm and strong winds swept through Whakatane setting off car alarms, flooding roads and pulling tiles off roofs.
Sergeant Andrew O'Reilly of Whakatane police says there have been tropical-style downpours every two hours. He says no major property damage has been reported, but at least five trees were blown over.
MetService forecaster Allister Gorman says a tornado was not unexpected as there have been storms across the North Island from Masterton to Auckland.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/626904
Officials say Hamilton hit by a tornado
CTV.ca News Staff
It was a very rare occurrence – a tornado in November. Investigators confirm the funnel cloud Hamilton residents saw Wednesday was a twister.
"The track that we seen here and the damage is consistent with an F1 tornado, so we're confirming that … with speeds of 120 to 170 kilometres per hour," said Environment Canada's Ron Bianchi.
Tornado strength is measured on the Fujita scale, from F0 to F5, where F5 is the strongest.
Environment Canada's investigators will give a complete report on the storm Thursday afternoon.
The sudden storm ripped the roof off a school, sending a boys' volleyball team scrambling for cover.
Two students at Lawfield Middle School suffered minor injuries from debris flying around the gym. One student needed treatment for a gash above his right eye and another was struck in the back of his head.
It was a frightening experience for the students who ran from wind and flying debris in their gymnasium.
"I was just sitting there and then I seen the windows start cracking, and then … all the wind came through. And then all the pieces of ceiling came down and we were trying to dodge it and not get hit before we got out of the gym," one student told CTV News.
Lawfield sustained extensive damage when the twister struck, at about 4 p.m. Much of the school's roof was torn off and many of the building's windows were shattered.
While the school appears to have sustained the most damage, strong winds also uprooted trees, mangled cars, blew out windows and damaged homes. Power outages were also reported in the area.
Hamilton radio reporter Jamie West told CTV Newsnet that just before the winds hit, the temperature suddenly got warmer, and the sky became black as night.
"The next thing I knew there was a huge pipe shaped funnel cloud coming across my path, sending debris, 200 or 300 feet in the air," West reported.
Debris settled all over Hamilton neighbourhoods. Some homes were damaged by both high winds and falling objects. Sean Perry told CTV News that he cannot live in his house.
"All the work we've done. New windows, new everything in the house and it's just toast," said Perry.
Meanwhile, Lawfield Elementary remains closed, as is a neighbouring elementary school. An industrial building in nearby Stoney Creek was also severely damaged.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20051110/hamilton_tornado_claims_051110/20051110?hub=CTVNewsAt11
Tornado rips through area
Sunday storms destroy Kentucky, Indiana towns
By Jim Burress
Published: Friday, November 11, 2005
A pile of debris is all that remains of John Rich's Matoon home after an F-2 tornado ripped it apart Sunday morning.
As Rich stood on the home's foundation, the only part of the house left intact, he talked about living through the storm.
He and his girlfriend had just enough time to stand up and get out of bed before the tornado hit.
"When we did, the house buckled and popped (and) it exploded," Rich said. "Stuff was just going by me, and I could feel it just beating me as it went by. In just a few seconds it was done."
Afterward, Rich found himself on the ground, thrown from his second story bedroom. His girlfriend, who had been at his side just seconds before, was on the other side of what used to be their house with a broken leg. His father crawled from beneath the rubble with cuts on his face.
Everything but the house's basement was destroyed. Rich's mattress, which still had sheets on it, was found lodged in a tree about 400 feet away. One of the house's doors remained twisted around a tree limb.
But they survived.
http://www.thenews.org/media/paper651/news/2005/11/11/News/Tornado.Rips.Through.Area-1054046.shtml
Tornado Rips Through Indiana and Kentucky
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 6, 2005
Filed at 10:01 a.m. ET
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- Fifteen people are confirmed dead after a tornado hit southwestern Indiana, the state's homeland security spokeswoman said Sunday.
The tornado ripped across southwestern Indiana and northern Kentucky early Sunday, wrecking homes and knocking out power to thousands, authorities said
Cecelia Hanley/Associated Press
A house in Newburgh, Ind., was damaged by the tornado.
Witnesses say the tornado touched down near Henderson, Kentucky, and hopped across the Ohio River into Indiana at around 2 a.m.
Vanderburg County sheriff's dispatcher Diane Duvall said five people were killed at the Eastbrook Mobile Home Park on the southeast side of Evansville.
Henderson County sheriff's dispatcher Michelle King said no deaths were reported in Kentucky.
At the Ellis Park racetrack between Evansville and Henderson, the Henderson County Sheriff's department said about half of the track's grandstands had been destroyed, along with horse barns and housing units.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Midwest-Tornado.html?hp&ex=1131339600&en=6afaf48f609b3677&ei=5094&partner=homepag
Deadly tornado rakes Kentucky and Indiana
At least 15 deaths reported; mobile home park severely damaged
Updated: 10:03 a.m. ET Nov. 6, 2005
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A tornado ripped across a wide swath of southern Indiana and part of northern Kentucky early Sunday, killing at least 15 people, wrecking homes and knocking out power to thousands, authorities said.
Witnesses said the tornado touched down first near Henderson, Ky., and hopped across the Ohio River into Indiana at around 2 a.m.
The Eastbrook Mobile Home Park on the southeast side of Evansville was heavily damaged. Five people were killed there, said Diane Duvall, a dispatcher at the Vanderburg County Sheriff's office.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9942171/
Another tornado victim dies
By JOHN MARTIN, Courier & Press staff 812-464-7594 or jmartin@evansville.net
November 11, 2005
EVANSVILLE -- Dressed in his black clerical clothing and white Roman collar with a cross around his neck, Bishop Gerald Gettelfinger solemnly walked through the remains of Eastbrook Mobile Home Park, speaking to residents as they combed through the wreckage that used to be their homes.
The death total from Sunday's tornadoes rose by one Thursday to 24.
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Thirty-nine remain in the hospital, nine of them in either critical or serious condition.
But after hearing survivors' harrowing stories and seeing the swarm of insulation, splintered wood, siding and shattered glass, Gettelfinger found blessings amid the destruction.
"It's amazing that so few people died," said Gettelfinger, bishop of the Diocese of Evansville. "People survived in rooms that are no longer there."
The deadly tornadoes, said Gettelfinger, were like "egg beaters scrambling eggs." The bishop's description would sound hauntingly accurate to Jennifer Watts.
Watts, her husband, Dustin, and their two children, Alex, 5, and Zach 2, were sound asleep when the tornado roared over the Ohio River from Henderson, where it obliterated much of Ellis Park.
The family heard no warning sirens. It was the pounding thunder and lightning that woke Jennifer Watts up. "I hate storms," she said.
"(Dustin) ran to try to get the kids. I ran to try to get to the bathroom. We didn't make it either way." The tornado picked up the Watts' home off its foundation and flipped it three times. Watts said she became a human pinball, careening off walls.
When the home finally came to rest, Watts said she heard an even more horrifying sound: the screams of Alex and Zach.
Alex, she said, was pinned between their neighbor's home and porch, while Zach was trapped under a bed. But their father tore through the home's mangled remnants and freed the boys, who were not seriously injured.
"My husband was my hero," Watts said. "You'd have thought he was Superman."
The Watts family found some pictures, some treasured mementos and legal papers on Thursday. Jennifer Watts said she's thankful her family is alive and eager to move on.
"We're going to leave this place and never look back. This place was a death trap."
Some families who lost homes in Sunday's storm were allowed their first glimpse at the scene Wednesday, while others returned Thursday. They were given large trash bags to collect items.
On Saturday, residents will be allowed to stay at the site from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., collecting larger items that they wish to take out in a vehicle.
Full-scale debris removal at the site could begin on Monday, said Vanderburgh County Highway Superintendent Mike Duckworth, who will lead that effort.
Danny Phingston picked through the leftovers of his home and recalled the desperate helplessness he felt Sunday morning, when he was working third-shift and television stations announced that Eastbrook had been hit.
Phingston left a houseful of people behind when he went to work: his girlfriend and their 5-year-old daughter, plus two teen-aged children from his first marriage, who were visiting.
Katherine Phingston, 15, who made it to bathtub as the storm hit, suffered a head wound that required 20 staples to mend.
William Phingston, 13, didn't reach the bathtub. It's believed that he flew about 200 feet and landed on his head. He remains in intensive care.
"We don't know (about William's prognosis)," Danny Phingston said. "He has several fractures in his neck ... they're basically giving it a little time. He's not moving anything from the waist down." Lisa Palmer, another tornado victim, said she and 5-year-old son, Gage Norman, weren't at the trailer park when the tornado struck. But their home was destroyed, and they're staying in Newburgh with family.
Palmer said the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp. is sending a bus every day to Newburgh to pick up Gage, and other EVSC students staying in Newburgh, and bring them to school.
"They've been so great," Palmer said.
Palmer and others picking through the debris for personal items wore protective face masks. Dewayne Caldwell, environmental officer for the Vanderburgh County Health Department, said the mobile home park is ripe with hazards.
"You can get lacerations from the debris, and there's fiberglass, household hazardous materials, pool chemicals, and cleaners turned over and released," Caldwell said. "The debris is harborage for rodents ... we have such a large scale."
http://www.courierpress.com/ecp/gleaner_news/article/0,1626,ECP_4476_4230046,00.html
Sunday tornado's damage, deaths high
Tornado, Indiana's worst since 1974, rips across state as well as Kentucky, killing at least 22
by Tonya Maxwell and Josh Noel
Chicago Tribune
November 10, 2005
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Hearing the winds whip outside his mobile home and the sound of breaking glass, Dustin Watts ordered his wife to get into the bathtub and then went to get his sons, ages 5 and 2.
Watts, 28, doesn't know what happened next. But he thinks the tornado that killed at least 22 people when it struck northern Kentucky and southern Indiana early Sunday tossed his home into the air.
"I don't know if it flipped over, but it felt like it did," Watts said as he sat on concrete steps that used to lead to his trailer but Sunday afternoon connected to nothing. The frame of his trailer sat about 20 feet away in Eastbrook Mobile Home Park outside Evansville, Ind.
http://www.nineronline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/11/10/43735c79aa874
Funerals begin for tornado victims
Associated Press
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The final goodbyes for those killed in the deadliest tornado to hit Indiana in 30 years began today with a slow walk past a tiny white casket that held a 4-year-old boy.
More than 100 people attended the funeral for Isaiah Blaylock, one of the youngest victims of the tornado that killed 22 people in southern Indiana on Sunday.
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“It’s just hard to believe that life could change so drastically, so quickly,” Jessica Hendricks, Isaiah’s mother, said before the funeral.
Isaiah, his father Brandon Blaylock, 25, and two grandparents were killed when the tornado struck the Eastbrook Mobile Home Park on Evansville’s southeast side 11 minutes after sirens warned the community of danger and two minutes after touching down.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051110/NEWS01/51110029/1006
Posted on: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 12:05 PM HST
"Screaming eagle" brings thunderstorms
The disturbance to the normal tradewinds is nicknamed that by weather forecasters
Helen Altonn
haltonn@starbulletin.com
Blame last night’s heavy rain, thunder and lightning storm on a “screaming eagle.”
That’s what a disturbance in the tradewind flow sometimes is called because of its appearance on satellite imagery, the National Weather Service said.
The low pressure system brought thunderstorms to Oahu, dumping more than four inches of water in some areas, and it was headed toward Kauai today.
The highest rainfall amounts for 24 hours up to 8 a.m. were at Wilson Tunnel, with 4.34 inches, Upper Nuuanu, 4.26 inches and Luluku, 4.16 inches. More than three inches were recorded in parts of Manoa.
Runoff from the heavy rain forced the closure of Kamehameha Highway near Waikane Valley on the windward side of Oahu from about 12:34 a.m. to 2 a.m., according to Honolulu police dispatch.
Kapaa Quarry Road in Kailua was also closed during the same period because of flooding. Police reported no other major problems.
A low level disturbance moving into tradewinds under an upper level low pressure system combined to create unstable conditions with thunderstorms, said forecaster Peter Donaldson.
He said the threat of heavy rain will subside temporarily as the low level disturbance moves to the west.
But tradewinds carrying heavy rain are expected to continue blowing over Hawaii during the week because of a high pressure ridge about 500 miles north of the islands.
The low level system in the trade flow with the “screaming eagle” image was moving west today toward Kauai, with possible flooding forecast.
The upper level low pressure system is more or less stationary but is expected to move slowly to the northwest, Donaldson said.
Unstable atmospheric conditions may continue all week with tradewind showers mostly over windward areas, he said. “But there should be sunshine for the most part over the leeward areas.”
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Rainfall dries up activities around town weather
Darren Meritz
El Paso Times
Showers and thunderstorms inundated the El Paso region Saturday morning, washing away activities for local athletes and activists and causing nearly twice as many traffic accidents as usual.
Because of the thunderstorms, the 11th annual El Paso Pride Day -- a volunteer neighborhood cleanup -- was cut short.
But despite the wet weather, by early afternoon an estimated 5,000 volunteers were hard at work helping to make El Paso a better place to live, said Katherine Palafox, executive director of Keep El Paso Beautiful.
"We were deterred a little bit by Mother Nature, but all in all I found that the community came out and took a lot of pride in El Paso," she said. "El Pasoans are very resilient, and they just pulled up their boot straps and got out in the soggy desert anyway."
http://www.borderlandnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051016/NEWS/510160344/1001
Possible tornado cuts swathe through Ali Curung
The Bureau of Meteorology says severe winds that blew roofs off buildings in Ali Curung yesterday could have been a tornado.
A senior forecaster at the bureau in Darwin, Don McGuffie, says the small community of Ali Curung, 180 kilometres south of Tennant Creek in central Australia, was hit by a severe storm about 11:00am ACST yesterday.
He says it is likely the community experienced wind gusts stronger than 90 kilometres an hour.
"There was a significant damage swathe in a line from the north-west to the south-east, so it was possibly a tornado," he said.
"One local reported that he hadn't seen anything like it in the 30 years that he'd lived there.
"Trees and branches were down everywhere, many fences were blown down, a roof was blown off a house and also off the school, the sign out the front of the police station was obliterated, houses were flooded under the doors and also through some windows."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1487239.html
The Hurricane Blues
Hurricane season cruising
Key tips and other news to use when planning your cruise vacation
Year-round Caribbean cruising's on an upswing as lines ranging from Princess to Carnival are keeping some of their biggest and splashiest ships sailing in the region throughout summer and fall. And yet, aside from experiencing slightly steamier tropical weather than in winter months, cruising the Caribbean during the summer and fall otherwise comes with one pretty big caveat: Hurricane season can wreak havoc on your vacation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8974616/
This was the leftovers of Katrina.
Major Storms Blow Through Vermont
POSTED: 6:26 pm EDT August 31, 2005
UPDATED: 6:37 pm EDT August 31, 2005
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Vermont is feeling and seeing the effects of what is left of Hurricane Katrina.
Major storms with heavy rain, thunder and gusty winds hit the state Wednesday afternoon with the Rutland area seeing some of the biggest thunderstorms.
A wind advisory was canceled late Wednesday afternoon, although a flood watch remained.
The National Weather Service said winds were gusting over 35 mph, but then began falling off and will continue to fall off through the evening.
http://www.thechamplainchannel.com/news/4921817/detail.html
Storm's rain may fall here today
Staff report
As Katrina loses strength, the storm's effects still might be felt in the region today.
The National Weather Service reported significant rainfall and severe thunderstorms are possible through today for much of Pennsylvania, including Franklin and surrounding counties.
The storm was expected to track through western New York late this morning. Warm, unstable air to the east of the storm could create the threat for severe thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes. The forecast calls for 1 to 2 inches of rain in the region.
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Tornado took woman from son's arms
11:11 PM CST on Sunday, November 13, 2005
Associated Press
WOODWARD, Iowa – Residents in central Iowa returned to what they hoped would still be intact homes after twisters swept through and killed one person on Saturday.
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Robert Carlson surveyed the damage in Stratford, Iowa, on Sunday, a day after a tornado ripped the roof off his home. Tornadoes tore through at least 10 Iowa towns on Saturday.
Tornadoes also caused damage in a number of other areas, said Gary Foster, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The governor declared the two hard-hit counties north of Des Moines disaster areas.
Lucille Runyan, 84, of Stratford, was killed.
Her son, Ron Runyan, said he was trying to get his mother into her basement when the wind "took her away from me," he said. "It was so dirty, I couldn't see her, and that was it."
Officials in Hamilton County said as many as 30 homes in Stratford were destroyed. In Woodward, at least 40 were severely damaged.
"It's amazing. If you've seen the damage here, we had homes that were just obliterated, and they had people in them at the time it came through," Dallas County Sheriff Brian Gilbert said.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/111405dnnatstorm.74c072c.html
Tornado demolishes homes; football fans seek shelter in Hilton
A tornado roars through an Ames neighborhood after leveling one home, damaging several others and downing trees and power lines Saturday. Several tornadoes touched down in central Iowa causing at least one death and destroying several homes and businesses. The storm caused fans at the Iowa State-Colorado football game to evacuate Jack Trice Stadium.
http://www.iowastatedaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/11/14/437806f51cf8e
Iowa residents find homes destroyed by tornado, belongings scattered
21:58:00 EST Nov 13, 2005
WOODWARD, Iowa (AP) - Jackie and Bill Seeman sorted through the wreckage of their home Sunday to see what was spared by a tornado that killed one person and damaged dozens of homes across central Iowa.
They were delighted to find a few collectibles, but their car was covered with rubble and their boat had been tossed hundreds of metres away.
"We'll probably stay here, although I'd like to go somewhere without a tornado," Jackie Seeman said, and started to cry.
Twisters swept across two counties north of Des Moines on Saturday afternoon, ripping up farms and dozens of homes in the towns of Stratford and Woodward. Tornadoes also caused damage in a number of other areas, said Gary Foster, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The governor declared the two hard-hit counties disaster areas.
One person, Lucille Runyan, 84, of Stratford, was killed.
Her son, Ron Runyan, said he was trying to get his mother into her basement when the wind "took her away from me," he said.
"It was so dirty, I couldn't see her, and that was it."
His sister, Nancy Runyan, 53, fell under the stairs and was hospitalized with a broken hip, he said.
Officials in Hamilton County said as many as 30 homes in Stratford were destroyed. In Woodward, at least 40 were severely damaged. Search dogs were brought in to check the rubble, but authorities said they believed all residents were accounted for.
"It's amazing. If you've seen the damage here, we had homes that were just obliterated, and they had people in them at the time it came through," said Dallas County Sheriff Brian Gilbert.
In Stratford, a town of about 750 residents, people were asked to stay away Sunday to give repair crews room to work, said Chris Segar, a communications supervisor with the Hamilton County sheriff's office. The Red Cross set up a relief centre for those affected by the storm, he said.
Gov. Tom Vilsack declared both Hamilton and Dallas counties as disaster areas, making them eligible for state assistance. David Miller, administrator of the state Department of Homeland Security, said the cleanup and rebuilding could take up to a year.
"Tornadoes in November in Iowa just aren't supposed to happen," Vilsack said.
Iowa has had just 23 November tornadoes since 1950, according to weather service records, but the conditions were right Saturday, with unseasonably warm weather in the way of a fast-moving cold front.
The previous weekend, another tornado ripped through western Kentucky and Southwest Indiana, killing 22 people.
Officials with the National Weather Service said assessment teams were travelling through Iowa's damaged communities to determine the strength and number of tornadoes that hit.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/051113/w111352.html
Tornado blows through Bay of Plenty
Nov 14, 2005
A mini tornado has passed over the eastern Bay of Plenty, uprooting trees in its path.
Between 11am and midday on Monday a hail storm and strong winds swept through Whakatane setting off car alarms, flooding roads and pulling tiles off roofs.
Sergeant Andrew O'Reilly of Whakatane police says there have been tropical-style downpours every two hours. He says no major property damage has been reported, but at least five trees were blown over.
MetService forecaster Allister Gorman says a tornado was not unexpected as there have been storms across the North Island from Masterton to Auckland.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/626904
Officials say Hamilton hit by a tornado
CTV.ca News Staff
It was a very rare occurrence – a tornado in November. Investigators confirm the funnel cloud Hamilton residents saw Wednesday was a twister.
"The track that we seen here and the damage is consistent with an F1 tornado, so we're confirming that … with speeds of 120 to 170 kilometres per hour," said Environment Canada's Ron Bianchi.
Tornado strength is measured on the Fujita scale, from F0 to F5, where F5 is the strongest.
Environment Canada's investigators will give a complete report on the storm Thursday afternoon.
The sudden storm ripped the roof off a school, sending a boys' volleyball team scrambling for cover.
Two students at Lawfield Middle School suffered minor injuries from debris flying around the gym. One student needed treatment for a gash above his right eye and another was struck in the back of his head.
It was a frightening experience for the students who ran from wind and flying debris in their gymnasium.
"I was just sitting there and then I seen the windows start cracking, and then … all the wind came through. And then all the pieces of ceiling came down and we were trying to dodge it and not get hit before we got out of the gym," one student told CTV News.
Lawfield sustained extensive damage when the twister struck, at about 4 p.m. Much of the school's roof was torn off and many of the building's windows were shattered.
While the school appears to have sustained the most damage, strong winds also uprooted trees, mangled cars, blew out windows and damaged homes. Power outages were also reported in the area.
Hamilton radio reporter Jamie West told CTV Newsnet that just before the winds hit, the temperature suddenly got warmer, and the sky became black as night.
"The next thing I knew there was a huge pipe shaped funnel cloud coming across my path, sending debris, 200 or 300 feet in the air," West reported.
Debris settled all over Hamilton neighbourhoods. Some homes were damaged by both high winds and falling objects. Sean Perry told CTV News that he cannot live in his house.
"All the work we've done. New windows, new everything in the house and it's just toast," said Perry.
Meanwhile, Lawfield Elementary remains closed, as is a neighbouring elementary school. An industrial building in nearby Stoney Creek was also severely damaged.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20051110/hamilton_tornado_claims_051110/20051110?hub=CTVNewsAt11
Tornado rips through area
Sunday storms destroy Kentucky, Indiana towns
By Jim Burress
Published: Friday, November 11, 2005
A pile of debris is all that remains of John Rich's Matoon home after an F-2 tornado ripped it apart Sunday morning.
As Rich stood on the home's foundation, the only part of the house left intact, he talked about living through the storm.
He and his girlfriend had just enough time to stand up and get out of bed before the tornado hit.
"When we did, the house buckled and popped (and) it exploded," Rich said. "Stuff was just going by me, and I could feel it just beating me as it went by. In just a few seconds it was done."
Afterward, Rich found himself on the ground, thrown from his second story bedroom. His girlfriend, who had been at his side just seconds before, was on the other side of what used to be their house with a broken leg. His father crawled from beneath the rubble with cuts on his face.
Everything but the house's basement was destroyed. Rich's mattress, which still had sheets on it, was found lodged in a tree about 400 feet away. One of the house's doors remained twisted around a tree limb.
But they survived.
http://www.thenews.org/media/paper651/news/2005/11/11/News/Tornado.Rips.Through.Area-1054046.shtml
Tornado Rips Through Indiana and Kentucky
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 6, 2005
Filed at 10:01 a.m. ET
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- Fifteen people are confirmed dead after a tornado hit southwestern Indiana, the state's homeland security spokeswoman said Sunday.
The tornado ripped across southwestern Indiana and northern Kentucky early Sunday, wrecking homes and knocking out power to thousands, authorities said
Cecelia Hanley/Associated Press
A house in Newburgh, Ind., was damaged by the tornado.
Witnesses say the tornado touched down near Henderson, Kentucky, and hopped across the Ohio River into Indiana at around 2 a.m.
Vanderburg County sheriff's dispatcher Diane Duvall said five people were killed at the Eastbrook Mobile Home Park on the southeast side of Evansville.
Henderson County sheriff's dispatcher Michelle King said no deaths were reported in Kentucky.
At the Ellis Park racetrack between Evansville and Henderson, the Henderson County Sheriff's department said about half of the track's grandstands had been destroyed, along with horse barns and housing units.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Midwest-Tornado.html?hp&ex=1131339600&en=6afaf48f609b3677&ei=5094&partner=homepag
Deadly tornado rakes Kentucky and Indiana
At least 15 deaths reported; mobile home park severely damaged
Updated: 10:03 a.m. ET Nov. 6, 2005
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A tornado ripped across a wide swath of southern Indiana and part of northern Kentucky early Sunday, killing at least 15 people, wrecking homes and knocking out power to thousands, authorities said.
Witnesses said the tornado touched down first near Henderson, Ky., and hopped across the Ohio River into Indiana at around 2 a.m.
The Eastbrook Mobile Home Park on the southeast side of Evansville was heavily damaged. Five people were killed there, said Diane Duvall, a dispatcher at the Vanderburg County Sheriff's office.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9942171/
Another tornado victim dies
By JOHN MARTIN, Courier & Press staff 812-464-7594 or jmartin@evansville.net
November 11, 2005
EVANSVILLE -- Dressed in his black clerical clothing and white Roman collar with a cross around his neck, Bishop Gerald Gettelfinger solemnly walked through the remains of Eastbrook Mobile Home Park, speaking to residents as they combed through the wreckage that used to be their homes.
The death total from Sunday's tornadoes rose by one Thursday to 24.
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Thirty-nine remain in the hospital, nine of them in either critical or serious condition.
But after hearing survivors' harrowing stories and seeing the swarm of insulation, splintered wood, siding and shattered glass, Gettelfinger found blessings amid the destruction.
"It's amazing that so few people died," said Gettelfinger, bishop of the Diocese of Evansville. "People survived in rooms that are no longer there."
The deadly tornadoes, said Gettelfinger, were like "egg beaters scrambling eggs." The bishop's description would sound hauntingly accurate to Jennifer Watts.
Watts, her husband, Dustin, and their two children, Alex, 5, and Zach 2, were sound asleep when the tornado roared over the Ohio River from Henderson, where it obliterated much of Ellis Park.
The family heard no warning sirens. It was the pounding thunder and lightning that woke Jennifer Watts up. "I hate storms," she said.
"(Dustin) ran to try to get the kids. I ran to try to get to the bathroom. We didn't make it either way." The tornado picked up the Watts' home off its foundation and flipped it three times. Watts said she became a human pinball, careening off walls.
When the home finally came to rest, Watts said she heard an even more horrifying sound: the screams of Alex and Zach.
Alex, she said, was pinned between their neighbor's home and porch, while Zach was trapped under a bed. But their father tore through the home's mangled remnants and freed the boys, who were not seriously injured.
"My husband was my hero," Watts said. "You'd have thought he was Superman."
The Watts family found some pictures, some treasured mementos and legal papers on Thursday. Jennifer Watts said she's thankful her family is alive and eager to move on.
"We're going to leave this place and never look back. This place was a death trap."
Some families who lost homes in Sunday's storm were allowed their first glimpse at the scene Wednesday, while others returned Thursday. They were given large trash bags to collect items.
On Saturday, residents will be allowed to stay at the site from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., collecting larger items that they wish to take out in a vehicle.
Full-scale debris removal at the site could begin on Monday, said Vanderburgh County Highway Superintendent Mike Duckworth, who will lead that effort.
Danny Phingston picked through the leftovers of his home and recalled the desperate helplessness he felt Sunday morning, when he was working third-shift and television stations announced that Eastbrook had been hit.
Phingston left a houseful of people behind when he went to work: his girlfriend and their 5-year-old daughter, plus two teen-aged children from his first marriage, who were visiting.
Katherine Phingston, 15, who made it to bathtub as the storm hit, suffered a head wound that required 20 staples to mend.
William Phingston, 13, didn't reach the bathtub. It's believed that he flew about 200 feet and landed on his head. He remains in intensive care.
"We don't know (about William's prognosis)," Danny Phingston said. "He has several fractures in his neck ... they're basically giving it a little time. He's not moving anything from the waist down." Lisa Palmer, another tornado victim, said she and 5-year-old son, Gage Norman, weren't at the trailer park when the tornado struck. But their home was destroyed, and they're staying in Newburgh with family.
Palmer said the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp. is sending a bus every day to Newburgh to pick up Gage, and other EVSC students staying in Newburgh, and bring them to school.
"They've been so great," Palmer said.
Palmer and others picking through the debris for personal items wore protective face masks. Dewayne Caldwell, environmental officer for the Vanderburgh County Health Department, said the mobile home park is ripe with hazards.
"You can get lacerations from the debris, and there's fiberglass, household hazardous materials, pool chemicals, and cleaners turned over and released," Caldwell said. "The debris is harborage for rodents ... we have such a large scale."
http://www.courierpress.com/ecp/gleaner_news/article/0,1626,ECP_4476_4230046,00.html
Sunday tornado's damage, deaths high
Tornado, Indiana's worst since 1974, rips across state as well as Kentucky, killing at least 22
by Tonya Maxwell and Josh Noel
Chicago Tribune
November 10, 2005
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Hearing the winds whip outside his mobile home and the sound of breaking glass, Dustin Watts ordered his wife to get into the bathtub and then went to get his sons, ages 5 and 2.
Watts, 28, doesn't know what happened next. But he thinks the tornado that killed at least 22 people when it struck northern Kentucky and southern Indiana early Sunday tossed his home into the air.
"I don't know if it flipped over, but it felt like it did," Watts said as he sat on concrete steps that used to lead to his trailer but Sunday afternoon connected to nothing. The frame of his trailer sat about 20 feet away in Eastbrook Mobile Home Park outside Evansville, Ind.
http://www.nineronline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/11/10/43735c79aa874
Funerals begin for tornado victims
Associated Press
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The final goodbyes for those killed in the deadliest tornado to hit Indiana in 30 years began today with a slow walk past a tiny white casket that held a 4-year-old boy.
More than 100 people attended the funeral for Isaiah Blaylock, one of the youngest victims of the tornado that killed 22 people in southern Indiana on Sunday.
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“It’s just hard to believe that life could change so drastically, so quickly,” Jessica Hendricks, Isaiah’s mother, said before the funeral.
Isaiah, his father Brandon Blaylock, 25, and two grandparents were killed when the tornado struck the Eastbrook Mobile Home Park on Evansville’s southeast side 11 minutes after sirens warned the community of danger and two minutes after touching down.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051110/NEWS01/51110029/1006
Posted on: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 12:05 PM HST
"Screaming eagle" brings thunderstorms
The disturbance to the normal tradewinds is nicknamed that by weather forecasters
Helen Altonn
haltonn@starbulletin.com
Blame last night’s heavy rain, thunder and lightning storm on a “screaming eagle.”
That’s what a disturbance in the tradewind flow sometimes is called because of its appearance on satellite imagery, the National Weather Service said.
The low pressure system brought thunderstorms to Oahu, dumping more than four inches of water in some areas, and it was headed toward Kauai today.
The highest rainfall amounts for 24 hours up to 8 a.m. were at Wilson Tunnel, with 4.34 inches, Upper Nuuanu, 4.26 inches and Luluku, 4.16 inches. More than three inches were recorded in parts of Manoa.
Runoff from the heavy rain forced the closure of Kamehameha Highway near Waikane Valley on the windward side of Oahu from about 12:34 a.m. to 2 a.m., according to Honolulu police dispatch.
Kapaa Quarry Road in Kailua was also closed during the same period because of flooding. Police reported no other major problems.
A low level disturbance moving into tradewinds under an upper level low pressure system combined to create unstable conditions with thunderstorms, said forecaster Peter Donaldson.
He said the threat of heavy rain will subside temporarily as the low level disturbance moves to the west.
But tradewinds carrying heavy rain are expected to continue blowing over Hawaii during the week because of a high pressure ridge about 500 miles north of the islands.
The low level system in the trade flow with the “screaming eagle” image was moving west today toward Kauai, with possible flooding forecast.
The upper level low pressure system is more or less stationary but is expected to move slowly to the northwest, Donaldson said.
Unstable atmospheric conditions may continue all week with tradewind showers mostly over windward areas, he said. “But there should be sunshine for the most part over the leeward areas.”
http://starbulletin.com/breaking/breaking.php?id=3860
Rainfall dries up activities around town weather
Darren Meritz
El Paso Times
Showers and thunderstorms inundated the El Paso region Saturday morning, washing away activities for local athletes and activists and causing nearly twice as many traffic accidents as usual.
Because of the thunderstorms, the 11th annual El Paso Pride Day -- a volunteer neighborhood cleanup -- was cut short.
But despite the wet weather, by early afternoon an estimated 5,000 volunteers were hard at work helping to make El Paso a better place to live, said Katherine Palafox, executive director of Keep El Paso Beautiful.
"We were deterred a little bit by Mother Nature, but all in all I found that the community came out and took a lot of pride in El Paso," she said. "El Pasoans are very resilient, and they just pulled up their boot straps and got out in the soggy desert anyway."
http://www.borderlandnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051016/NEWS/510160344/1001
Possible tornado cuts swathe through Ali Curung
The Bureau of Meteorology says severe winds that blew roofs off buildings in Ali Curung yesterday could have been a tornado.
A senior forecaster at the bureau in Darwin, Don McGuffie, says the small community of Ali Curung, 180 kilometres south of Tennant Creek in central Australia, was hit by a severe storm about 11:00am ACST yesterday.
He says it is likely the community experienced wind gusts stronger than 90 kilometres an hour.
"There was a significant damage swathe in a line from the north-west to the south-east, so it was possibly a tornado," he said.
"One local reported that he hadn't seen anything like it in the 30 years that he'd lived there.
"Trees and branches were down everywhere, many fences were blown down, a roof was blown off a house and also off the school, the sign out the front of the police station was obliterated, houses were flooded under the doors and also through some windows."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1487239.html
The Hurricane Blues
Hurricane season cruising
Key tips and other news to use when planning your cruise vacation
Year-round Caribbean cruising's on an upswing as lines ranging from Princess to Carnival are keeping some of their biggest and splashiest ships sailing in the region throughout summer and fall. And yet, aside from experiencing slightly steamier tropical weather than in winter months, cruising the Caribbean during the summer and fall otherwise comes with one pretty big caveat: Hurricane season can wreak havoc on your vacation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8974616/
This was the leftovers of Katrina.
Major Storms Blow Through Vermont
POSTED: 6:26 pm EDT August 31, 2005
UPDATED: 6:37 pm EDT August 31, 2005
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Vermont is feeling and seeing the effects of what is left of Hurricane Katrina.
Major storms with heavy rain, thunder and gusty winds hit the state Wednesday afternoon with the Rutland area seeing some of the biggest thunderstorms.
A wind advisory was canceled late Wednesday afternoon, although a flood watch remained.
The National Weather Service said winds were gusting over 35 mph, but then began falling off and will continue to fall off through the evening.
http://www.thechamplainchannel.com/news/4921817/detail.html
Storm's rain may fall here today
Staff report
As Katrina loses strength, the storm's effects still might be felt in the region today.
The National Weather Service reported significant rainfall and severe thunderstorms are possible through today for much of Pennsylvania, including Franklin and surrounding counties.
The storm was expected to track through western New York late this morning. Warm, unstable air to the east of the storm could create the threat for severe thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes. The forecast calls for 1 to 2 inches of rain in the region.
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050831/NEWS01/508310308/1002
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Sunday, November 13, 2005
Michael Moore predicted Enron with his insight of Corporate America.
BROWN: I'll buy all that. And we'll take one more look at the magazine and see. Thank you, Anne.
FLEMING: All right.
BROWN: As always, Anne Taylor Fleming in Los Angeles. We'll talk with Michael Moore in just a moment.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
BROWN: Well, it's one of those moments I'm glad to be the anchor and not the chief executive. Actually I'm always glad to be the anchor and not the chief executive. Michael Moore is probably best known for his documentary, "Roger and Me," a guy from Flint, Michigan unhappy with the decline of his hometown, spent a lot of time really trying hard to get an interview with the head of General Motors, the company. They cut a lot of jobs back in Flint.Moore's gone on to be a scathing critic of corporate America, how money corrupts politics, and generally, how the little guy always seems to get what the little guy always seems to get. His new book is called "Stupid White Men."And Michael joins us now. It's nice to see you.
MICHAEL MOORE, POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: Thanks for having me here, Aaron.
BROWN: What ever happened to liberals?
MOORE: Oh, I think they're still here.
BROWN: Are they? I thought you were the only one left.
MOORE: Oh, no, I think it's the majority of the country, in fact. I don't think people call themselves liberals, but if you look at any of the polls, if you ask people how they feel about the environment, on women's issues, the majority of the country is pro- environment. They're pro-women's rights. They're pro-labor.Last Labor Day, I saw a poll, 53 percent of the American public support labor unions. Go down the issues. They're very liberal on the issues. They don't like to vote for liberal leaders.
BROWN: Well, why is that then?
MOORE: Because it's almost an oxymoron, a liberal leader. Liberals are usually pretty wishy-washy and don't have a whole lot to -- I mean, the Republican leaders are -- these are people who like, you know, they believe in what they believe in. And they're not afraid of it. And the Democrats and liberals oftentimes are like, well I guess we could do that, you know.It's like, well we could give in a little bit to the president. Well, let's give in a lot, you know. But geez man, come on, it's like where do you find a liberal that has the courage of his or her convictions these days? That's the rare thing.
BROWN: All right, a little word association. Enron?
MOORE: I'm reconsidering my position on the death penalty.
BROWN: You've been thinking about it. You actually, I think it could be argued you were thinking about Enron before any of us was thinking about Enron.
MOORE: Yes, I wrote about it in my book.
BROWN Yes.
MOORE: And I wrote this book last spring and summer. I wrote about Enron, Arthur Andersen, all these things.
BROWN: Yes. The president?
MOORE: Waiting for him to resign.
BROWN: He's not going to, Michael.
MOORE: No, that's not going to happen?
BROWN: Why do you think he's going to resign? Why do you think he should resign? I don't think he's going to.
MOORE: Because I believe that somebody here at CNN, or some modern day Woodward or Bernstein is going pull it all together in terms of how this corporation, Enron, bought this administration, you know, Ken Lay and what he had to do there in terms of picking the regulatory people that were supposed to oversee Enron, the Arthur Andersen attorney that became the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Enron VP that's the Secretary of Army, the Enron lawyer that's the White House counsel. Are we running out of time?
BROWN: Not yet.
I mean, the list goes on forever. And this was a bought administration, bought by essentially now what we understand a phony company with phony stock prices. And frankly. when this all comes out, I think that, I don't think we're going to go through another impeachment, but I just hope that he has the good graces to say, you know what, this wasn't right. And I'm sorry. And I'm going to leave now. He better take Cheney with him.
BROWN: I'm not sure if you're thinking or wishing. About a minute left, tell me about the book. What's the book about?
MOORE: The book is sort of -- it's a book of political humor, the way I look at things these days and what's going on. And it's not just about Bush. It's about lots of things, like you know, I'm sitting next to a guy in an airport. He's an American Eagle pilot. And he says to me, you know, how much our first year pilots make? I says, "No." He says like $15,000-$16,000. I said, "You've got to be kidding me."
BROWN: Yes.
MOORE: And I'm thinking, "Oh, my God." He says, yes, one of our guys just applied for food stamps. I'm on a plane with a guy flying me up in the air, and he's making less than the kid at Taco Bell? I mean, I just think, what is going on here? I mean, so the book is full of a lot of good information like that, scary information. But at the same time, I think you'll have a good laugh at the expense of all the right people.
BROWN: Fifteen seconds, do you feel good or bad about your country these days?
MOORE: I love this country and I love the people in it. And I think that we've been through a very difficult time. And we're going to identify where the real evil is, root it out, and make this country a better place.
BROWN: It's always nice to see you.
MOORE: Thank you, Aaron. Thank you for what you do here.
BROWN: Well, thank you. You're very kind.We'll be right back, Segment 7 is next.
FLEMING: All right.
BROWN: As always, Anne Taylor Fleming in Los Angeles. We'll talk with Michael Moore in just a moment.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
BROWN: Well, it's one of those moments I'm glad to be the anchor and not the chief executive. Actually I'm always glad to be the anchor and not the chief executive. Michael Moore is probably best known for his documentary, "Roger and Me," a guy from Flint, Michigan unhappy with the decline of his hometown, spent a lot of time really trying hard to get an interview with the head of General Motors, the company. They cut a lot of jobs back in Flint.Moore's gone on to be a scathing critic of corporate America, how money corrupts politics, and generally, how the little guy always seems to get what the little guy always seems to get. His new book is called "Stupid White Men."And Michael joins us now. It's nice to see you.
MICHAEL MOORE, POLITICAL COMMENTATOR: Thanks for having me here, Aaron.
BROWN: What ever happened to liberals?
MOORE: Oh, I think they're still here.
BROWN: Are they? I thought you were the only one left.
MOORE: Oh, no, I think it's the majority of the country, in fact. I don't think people call themselves liberals, but if you look at any of the polls, if you ask people how they feel about the environment, on women's issues, the majority of the country is pro- environment. They're pro-women's rights. They're pro-labor.Last Labor Day, I saw a poll, 53 percent of the American public support labor unions. Go down the issues. They're very liberal on the issues. They don't like to vote for liberal leaders.
BROWN: Well, why is that then?
MOORE: Because it's almost an oxymoron, a liberal leader. Liberals are usually pretty wishy-washy and don't have a whole lot to -- I mean, the Republican leaders are -- these are people who like, you know, they believe in what they believe in. And they're not afraid of it. And the Democrats and liberals oftentimes are like, well I guess we could do that, you know.It's like, well we could give in a little bit to the president. Well, let's give in a lot, you know. But geez man, come on, it's like where do you find a liberal that has the courage of his or her convictions these days? That's the rare thing.
BROWN: All right, a little word association. Enron?
MOORE: I'm reconsidering my position on the death penalty.
BROWN: You've been thinking about it. You actually, I think it could be argued you were thinking about Enron before any of us was thinking about Enron.
MOORE: Yes, I wrote about it in my book.
BROWN Yes.
MOORE: And I wrote this book last spring and summer. I wrote about Enron, Arthur Andersen, all these things.
BROWN: Yes. The president?
MOORE: Waiting for him to resign.
BROWN: He's not going to, Michael.
MOORE: No, that's not going to happen?
BROWN: Why do you think he's going to resign? Why do you think he should resign? I don't think he's going to.
MOORE: Because I believe that somebody here at CNN, or some modern day Woodward or Bernstein is going pull it all together in terms of how this corporation, Enron, bought this administration, you know, Ken Lay and what he had to do there in terms of picking the regulatory people that were supposed to oversee Enron, the Arthur Andersen attorney that became the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Enron VP that's the Secretary of Army, the Enron lawyer that's the White House counsel. Are we running out of time?
BROWN: Not yet.
I mean, the list goes on forever. And this was a bought administration, bought by essentially now what we understand a phony company with phony stock prices. And frankly. when this all comes out, I think that, I don't think we're going to go through another impeachment, but I just hope that he has the good graces to say, you know what, this wasn't right. And I'm sorry. And I'm going to leave now. He better take Cheney with him.
BROWN: I'm not sure if you're thinking or wishing. About a minute left, tell me about the book. What's the book about?
MOORE: The book is sort of -- it's a book of political humor, the way I look at things these days and what's going on. And it's not just about Bush. It's about lots of things, like you know, I'm sitting next to a guy in an airport. He's an American Eagle pilot. And he says to me, you know, how much our first year pilots make? I says, "No." He says like $15,000-$16,000. I said, "You've got to be kidding me."
BROWN: Yes.
MOORE: And I'm thinking, "Oh, my God." He says, yes, one of our guys just applied for food stamps. I'm on a plane with a guy flying me up in the air, and he's making less than the kid at Taco Bell? I mean, I just think, what is going on here? I mean, so the book is full of a lot of good information like that, scary information. But at the same time, I think you'll have a good laugh at the expense of all the right people.
BROWN: Fifteen seconds, do you feel good or bad about your country these days?
MOORE: I love this country and I love the people in it. And I think that we've been through a very difficult time. And we're going to identify where the real evil is, root it out, and make this country a better place.
BROWN: It's always nice to see you.
MOORE: Thank you, Aaron. Thank you for what you do here.
BROWN: Well, thank you. You're very kind.We'll be right back, Segment 7 is next.
Saturday, November 12, 2005
George Walker Bush - Failure in Perpective
With the American Public demanding to know what exactly happened in the run up to the war in Iraq and the misuse of USA Intelligence the best the White House has to offer is '…well they agreed on the same intelligence, too."
Not exactly.
In addition where the American People had become indoctrinated into a "Culture of Fear" endorsed by some media services in the country it sadly compromised what the electorate would consider a 'strong' candidate who would take on the 'enemy' while people of peace would appear to be weak and ineffective.
Yet. Representative Dennis Kucinich who strongly opposes still today the war in Iraq is still in the House. Whether you support him or not you cannot ignore his statements.
http://kucinich.house.gov/
He has an independent website where he raises funds for future political endeavors. He questions the idea that the USA will never leave Iraq with the reality that it has spent upwards of $300 billion so far with the construction of many new military bases in Iraq. He currently has a House Joint Resolution 55 for the planned withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
House JR 55
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.j.res.00055:
Video link:
http://www.kucinich.us/messages/dk2005081801.php
Realizing the level of investment made by the USA along with the cronies of Bush/Cheney and the windfall profits from this region for those 'Favorite Son' businesses, only to be aware of the fact visiting Deputy Prime Minister from Iraq Chalabi (video at bottom of page) stated clearly in his address on C-Span that the most the Iraqi military now has is automatic weapons. If that is the case and the USA were to leave with expensive and sophisticated military bases in it's wake then what indeed is the potential for not only Iraq but it's neighbor to the north Iran?
George Walker Bush has designed this invasion to be a forever war and a forever presence in Iraq. That is why there is a determined opposition and insurgency and why their desperation has lead them to attacks on allied nations of the USA such as Jordan.
The only way to stop this insanity and bottomless pit spending is to remove all those that support USA aggression to date while still unable to secure the very villian that planned and implimented the attacks of 911, while replacing them with a 'regime' of peace determined to work within the fabric of the International Community and remove the terrorist networks that remain successful and growing under this current regime in DC !
We don't belong in Iraq.
We never did !!
Not exactly.
In addition where the American People had become indoctrinated into a "Culture of Fear" endorsed by some media services in the country it sadly compromised what the electorate would consider a 'strong' candidate who would take on the 'enemy' while people of peace would appear to be weak and ineffective.
Yet. Representative Dennis Kucinich who strongly opposes still today the war in Iraq is still in the House. Whether you support him or not you cannot ignore his statements.
http://kucinich.house.gov/
He has an independent website where he raises funds for future political endeavors. He questions the idea that the USA will never leave Iraq with the reality that it has spent upwards of $300 billion so far with the construction of many new military bases in Iraq. He currently has a House Joint Resolution 55 for the planned withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
House JR 55
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.j.res.00055:
Video link:
http://www.kucinich.us/messages/dk2005081801.php
Realizing the level of investment made by the USA along with the cronies of Bush/Cheney and the windfall profits from this region for those 'Favorite Son' businesses, only to be aware of the fact visiting Deputy Prime Minister from Iraq Chalabi (video at bottom of page) stated clearly in his address on C-Span that the most the Iraqi military now has is automatic weapons. If that is the case and the USA were to leave with expensive and sophisticated military bases in it's wake then what indeed is the potential for not only Iraq but it's neighbor to the north Iran?
George Walker Bush has designed this invasion to be a forever war and a forever presence in Iraq. That is why there is a determined opposition and insurgency and why their desperation has lead them to attacks on allied nations of the USA such as Jordan.
The only way to stop this insanity and bottomless pit spending is to remove all those that support USA aggression to date while still unable to secure the very villian that planned and implimented the attacks of 911, while replacing them with a 'regime' of peace determined to work within the fabric of the International Community and remove the terrorist networks that remain successful and growing under this current regime in DC !
We don't belong in Iraq.
We never did !!
"... the British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa, ..."
"But they voted for the war with the same intelligence as we did."
So, when Bush equates the information received by Congress/Senate were they the same?
It's Saturday Night.
It would seem not.
"Daschle had expressed reservations about a possible U.S. attack on Iraq, and he was not part of an agreement between the White House and other congressional leaders framing the resolution last week."
Senator Daschle was the Senate Majority Leader at this time, he basically agreed with Bush regarding Iraq with reservations regarding the invasion of Iraq. That reservation was best voiced by "Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, said the 133 votes against the measure were "a very strong message" to the administration.
"All across this land Americans are insisting on a peaceful resolution of matters in Iraq," he said.
"All across this land, Americans are looking towards the United States to be a nation among nations, working through the United Nations to help resolve this crisis."
How can George Walker Bush make the claim Democrats that voted for the War Powers Act of 2002 had the same intelligence he did when they weren't even included in the framing of the resolution. The Democrats had the same information as the UN by proxy of public proceedings but they were not included in high level information. They were lied to no differently than the American Public and the UN Security Council.
This was a very interesting observation by Senator Byrd.
Byrd had argued the resolution amounted to a "blank check" for the White House.
Sen. Bob Graham of Florida was one of 21 Senate Democrats voting against the resolution.
"This is the Tonkin Gulf resolution all over again," Byrd said. "Let us stop, look and listen. Let us not give this president or any president unchecked power. Remember the Constitution."
U. S. Anthrax Cases.
All are on the East Coast.
All are concentrated in the two cities of the strikes of 911, except for the office of American Media in Florida. American Media was chosen to focus a consensus of attention. It could easily be said this had the 'hallmarks' of al Qaeda and it's incideous assault on the American Psychi in choosing September 11th (9-1-1) as the date of their assault on the USA.
Yet, there were no matchs of this anthrax found in Afghanistan OR Iraq.
Where did the 'idea' of Weapons of Mass Destruction come from?
The Unsolved Mystery of the anthrax attacks.
Oct. 8: Environmental tests detect the anthrax bacteria at the American Media building in Boca
Raton, Florida. A co-worker of Bob Stevens who died October 5 from anthrax also tests positive
for the disease and the building where both worked is closed after the bacterium was detected
there. The FBI takes over the investigation into the Florida anthrax death after the germ was
found in the nose of a co-worker and on a computer keyboard in their office. American air
strikes on Taliban positions continue for the second day.
Oct. 9: FBI agents wearing bio hazard suits swarm over the American Media Inc. building in
Boca Raton, Florida. FBI and local law enforcement closed the building which houses the offices
of several supermarket tabloids. All 300 people who work in the building and anyone who spent
more than an hour inside since Aug. 1 were advised to visit health officials. American air strikes
on Taliban positions continue for the third straight day.
Oct. 10: FBI investigators spent their third day collecting evidence in the newspaper offices of
the two men whose exposure to anthrax has prompted heightened fear of bioterrorism across
America. American forces continue to strike military targets in Afghanistan, but the focus for
Americans is quickly turning to the anthrax scare.
Oct. 11: A third person employed by American Media tests positive for anthrax in Florida and
officials say the probe into the source of the disease is now a criminal investigation. President
George W. Bush speaks at a memorial service at the Pentagon. Bush vowed to destroy terror
with 'every weapon' in the U.S. arsenal as he marked one month since the Sept. 11 attacks at a
Pentagon speech. Air strikes continue for the fifth day. View Ground Zero images on Oct. 11th.
Oct. 12: New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks at a news conference and announces that an
NBC News employee in New York has tested positive for anthrax in tests done after the network
received suspicious mail addressed to NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw. CNN said the employee
was exposed to the bacteria after opening a suspicious package at the NBC's Rockefeller Center
headquarters 10 days ago. U.S. President George W. Bush, at the White House celebrating
National Hispanic Heritage Month, speaks about the anthrax scare sweeping the nation. In the
latest of threats upon the U.S., Bush tries to reassure Americans that they are safe. U.S.
Attorney General John Ashcroft holds a news conference at the Department of Health and
Human Services in Washington to discuss anthrax threats. Ashcroft said that people should be
cautious when opening suspicious items they receive in the mail. American forces continue
bombing strategic Taliban positions in Afghanistan.
Oct. 13: Afghanistan assesses the damage after a seventh straight night of U.S. bombing raids,
as the ruling Taliban defiantly snub U.S. demands to surrender Osama bin Laden. In a
statement broadcast on Qatar's al-Jazeera television network Al Qaeda spokesman Sulaiman
Bu Ghaith, warns Americans and Britons, especially Muslims, children and 'all those who oppose
U.S. policy, not to ride planes or live in high buildings.'
Oct. 14: Jalalabad, long surrounded by militant training camps including some for bin Laden's
al Qaeda network, sees particularly heavy bombardment since the United States launched its
first strikes one week ago. U.S. warplanes again pounded Afghanistan, beginning a second
week of strikes against Islamic Taliban rulers and loyalists of Osama bin Laden.
Oct. 15: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle talks to reporters on Capitol Hill after an
envelope containing a suspicious powder, believed to be anthrax was opened in his office.
Daschle staffers exposed to the substance are treated with antibiotics, a Capitol Hill physician
tells a news conference attended by Daschle and Capitol Hill police. Health and postal officials
said a small amount of anthrax spores had been found in a Postal Service mail sorting facility in
Boca Raton. Suspicious letters and powder are reported at Microsoft offices in Reno, Nevada,
and in several countries including Canada, Australia, France, and Germany.
Oct. 16: A 7-month-old son of an ABC producer tests positive for anthrax exposure after
visiting the building three weeks prior. Microsoft's Bill Gates said the software giant was
boosting security measures after six employees were exposed to a letter that tested positive for
anthrax. In the United States, the number of people exposed to the potentially deadly germ
rises to at least 12. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Pakistan President General Pervez
Musharraf meet in Islamabad. Powell arrived in the Muslim country amid protests by Islamic
groups that back Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and that are furious Musharraf is backing the
military action in neighboring Afghanistan. The U.S. military, which first dropped bombs, then
food, on Afghanistan, launches a paper propaganda assault by dropping nearly half a million
leaflets to convey a message that the United States is not the enemy, the Pentagon said. The
leaflet shows a photo of an Afghan man shaking hands with a Western soldier. American forces
strike Taliban positions for the ninth straight day.
Oct. 17: Palestinian gunmen assassinate far-right Israeli cabinet minister Rehavam Zeevi in
revenge for the killing of a militant leader, throwing U.S.-led peace efforts into turmoil. The
radical Palestinian Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) claimed responsibility for
shooting Zeevi, a 75-year-old former general who advocated the 'transfer' of Arabs from land
claimed by Jews. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said the killing marked a major change in
Israeli-Palestinian relations. "The situation is different today, and will not again be like it was
yesterday," he said.
Thirty-one staffers at Tom Daschle's office test positive for anthrax. New York Governor George
Pataki speaks to the media at a news conference in New York, and says his offices showed the
presence of anthrax in a test and has been closed for further testing and decontamination work.
Germany's Bayer company promises it will be able to deliver 200 million Cipro tablets in the
next three months. Ciprobay is used to treat anthrax. U.S. President Bush and Vice President
Dick Cheney meet with Congressional leaders prior to Bush's departure for a trip to the
21-nation gathering of Asian-Pacific leaders in Shanghai. The trip will take Bush out of the
country for five days.
Oct. 18: Two new cases of the skin form of anthrax are reported - one involving an assistant to
CBS anchorman Dan Rather and the other a postal worker in New Jersey. That brings to six the
total number of confirmed cases of anthrax infection. U.S. aircraft rain more bombs from the
skies above Afghanistan but a Taliban minister said Osama bin Laden and his hardline Islamic
protectors were all alive and well even as the toll rose. Victory in Afghanistan will require putting
troops on the ground in addition to bombing terrorist and Taliban targets from the air, Defense
Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said at a Pentagon press conference.
Oct. 19: U.S. ground forces battle in Afghanistan, opening a new phase of the war on terrorism
after nearly two weeks of fierce air strikes, a defense official said. President Bush meets with
Chinese President Zemin and Asian Pacific leaders in Shanghai. The anthrax strains surfacing
with terrifying impact in Florida, New York and Washington are all similar, said Bush officials,
likely indicating a single source. " We obviously are preparing for more," said homeland
security chief Tom Ridge. A second New Jersey mail carrier is confirmed to have skin anthrax.
Oct. 20: Elite U.S. Rangers launch raids into Afghanistan in the dark of night. Two U.S. soldiers
are killed when their helicopter crashes in Pakistan near the Afghanistan border. In China, Bush
says the soldiers "did not die in vain." Later Bush meets with Russian President Putin and
Chinese President Zemin. Anthrax is confirmed at the Ford building on Capitol Hill. The FBI
locates the mailbox in New Jersey where anthrax letters dropped. Paul McCartney and dozens
of stars perform at a benefit concert in New York City. Israeli tanks move into Palestinian cities.
Oct. 21: The 21-member APEC countries, meeting in Shanghai China, end their conference and
issue a joint statement denouncing terrorism. Israeli tanks enter several Palestinian cities in the
West Bank in response to the assassination of cabinet minister Zeevi. Israel insists that Arafat
hand over the killers. Several Palestinians are killed in street battles with Israeli troops. Mayor
Anthony Williams of Washington announces at a press conference that two postal workers at the
Brentwood postal facility in Washington D.C. are confirmed with anthrax and are hospitalized.
Tests begin on hundreds of Washington postal workers.
Oct. 22: Israeli tanks continue to roll into Palestinian controlled areas and engage in street
battles with Palestinians. President Bush returns to Washington from China. Bush administration
tells Israel to immediately leave the West Bank as Middle East tensions build. U.S. Defense
Secretary Rumsfeld scolds the press for troop movement leaks that may jeopardize lives or
missions. Air strikes in Afghanistan continue with a focus on Taliban troops in Northern
Afghanistan. Two Washington postal workers die mysteriously. Anthrax is the suspected cause.
Oct. 23: Two postal workers from the Brentwood postal facility in Washington are confirmed to
have died from inhalation anthrax. Many postal employees ask why they were not treated and
tested earlier, and why Capitol Hill staffers apparently received priority attention. Another New
Jersey postal worker is confirmed with anthrax. Anthrax is confirmed in a Washington facility
that sorts White House mail. Later President Bush emphatically tells reporters, "I don't have
anthrax." The FBI releases photographs of the letters, confirmed to carry anthrax spores, that
were sent to Tom Daschle, Tom Brokaw, and the Editor of the NY Post. U.S. Secretary of State
Colin Powell meets Israeli Minister Shimon Peres and asks Israel to withdraw from Palestinian
controlled areas. Earlier Israel tells US that withdrawal demands are "out of line." The IRA
promises to disarm "to save the peace process" in Northern Ireland.
Oct. 24: Israel continues to raid Palestinian controlled areas, and claims to have captured two
of the Zeevi assassins. U.S. Postmaster General John Potter tells Americans "There are no
guarantees that mail is safe." He also advises Americans to wash hands after handling mail. An
air strike in Kabul kills 22 Pakistani militants linked to Osama bin Laden. The U.S. House of
representatives overwhelmingly approves a domestic anti-terrorism bill giving police new
powers. Pentagon says they are "surprised at how doggedly" the Taliban are clinging to power.
Oct. 25: Under extreme pressure from the U.S. and other countries, Israel agrees to begin
withdrawal from occupied Palestinian territory. U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said homeland
security is not temporary, and "will become permanent in American life." Opposition Afghan
leaders indicate frustration that the 19-day bombing campaign has failed to weaken Taliban
troops. USA Today headline reads: "Rumsfeld: bin Laden may get away." Defense Secretary
Rumsfeld later clarifies statement and says finding bin Laden "is like finding a needle in a
haystack." Anthrax at Capitol Hill is described as very high quality.
Oct. 26: U.S. President George W. Bush signs the anti-terrorism bill into law. Britain announces
that 200 elite commandos were ready for action in the U.S.-led coalition. A small amount of
anthrax spores are found in a CIA mailroom. The CIA mail goes through the Brentwood mail
facility. A state department mail handler is hospitalized with inhalation anthrax, and anthrax is
found at a New York postal facility. Anthrax is confirmed in an off-site U.S. Supreme Court mail
facility. Taliban officials say that Afghan opposition figure Abdul Haq was captured after slipping
into Afghanistan and was executed by the Taliban for treason.
Oct. 27: Abdul Haq's execution is confirmed. Taliban officials said "anyone who assists the U.S.
is liable to be killed." Haq attempted to escape after radioing for U.S. military assistance.
Between 5,000 and 10,000 Pakistani warriors join a convoy of trucks and busses heading to the
northern Afghanistan frontier. The Pakistani "jihad brigade" vowed to fight a holy war against
United States. American warplanes strike Taliban targets with increased ferocity. Civilian deaths
in Afghanistan continue to mount, with the errant bombing of a village north of Kabul killing ten.
Israeli troops delay withdrawal from Palestinian areas citing ongoing battles with gunmen.
Oct. 28: For the second straight day civilians are killed in heavy U.S. air strikes in Kabul.
Gunmen stormed into a Christian church in Behawalpur Pakistan, during Sunday services, and
sprayed the congregation with gunfire, killing the minister and 15 others. Israeli tanks leave
Bethlehem after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon gave the green light for withdrawal despite attacks
by Palestinians that killed five people in Israel. A New Jersey postal worker is diagnosed with
inhalation anthrax. A WTC memorial service, attended by victim's families, is held in New York
City at "Ground Zero", amidst the still smoldering ruins.
Oct. 29: U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller hold a press
conference and tell Americans to be on the alert for a "credible threat" within the next week
against the United States. U.S. aircraft intensify their strikes around the strategic northern
Afghanistan city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Taliban Ambassador Abdul Salam Zaeef tells armed
Pakistani volunteers "we already have plenty of mujahedeen on the front line." Traces of
anthrax are found in mailrooms of the Supreme Court, the State Department, and the Health
Department. Two new cases of anthrax are reported in New Jersey, bringing the number of
confirmed cases to 15. The Skydeck at the Sears Tower in Chicago is re-opened.
Oct. 30: The Federal Aviation Administration imposes flight restrictions around U.S. nuclear
plants and advises 103 nuclear facilities to fortify security. Alert warnings issued on Oct. 29 are
based on information from Canadian intelligence officials. British PM Tony Blair arrives in Syria
to help in Middle East peace efforts. U.S. jets pounded several areas held by the Taliban. A
huge explosion north of Kabul creates a massive mushroom cloud. The Pentagon says it has
small amounts of ground troops in Afghanistan to coordinate air strikes and to open lines of
communication. A Manhattan hospital worker with inhalation anthrax is "struggling for survival."
Oct. 31: The French newspaper Le Figaro claims that Osama bin Laden stayed for 10 days in a
Dubai hospital in July, 2001 for treatment of a serious kidney ailment. Under heavy security,
two armored vehicles transported $200 million in gold from a Bank of Nova Scotia vault located
in the ruins of the World Trade Center. Taliban forces in northern Afghanistan are hit with heavy
bombardment from B-52 bombers, indicating possible preparedness for Northern Alliance troop
movements on Taliban positions. A NY hospital worker dies from inhaled anthrax, becoming the
first anthrax death not linked to the postal service or the news media.
Oct. 8: Environmental tests detect the anthrax bacteria at the American Media building in Boca
Raton, Florida. A co-worker of Bob Stevens who died October 5 from anthrax also tests positive
for the disease and the building where both worked is closed after the bacterium was detected
there. The FBI takes over the investigation into the Florida anthrax death after the germ was
found in the nose of a co-worker and on a computer keyboard in their office. American air
strikes on Taliban positions continue for the second day.
Oct. 9: FBI agents wearing bio hazard suits swarm over the American Media Inc. building in
Boca Raton, Florida. FBI and local law enforcement closed the building which houses the offices
of several supermarket tabloids. All 300 people who work in the building and anyone who spent
more than an hour inside since Aug. 1 were advised to visit health officials. American air strikes
on Taliban positions continue for the third straight day.
Oct. 10: FBI investigators spent their third day collecting evidence in the newspaper offices of
the two men whose exposure to anthrax has prompted heightened fear of bioterrorism across
America. American forces continue to strike military targets in Afghanistan, but the focus for
Americans is quickly turning to the anthrax scare.
Oct. 11: A third person employed by American Media tests positive for anthrax in Florida and
officials say the probe into the source of the disease is now a criminal investigation. President
George W. Bush speaks at a memorial service at the Pentagon. Bush vowed to destroy terror
with 'every weapon' in the U.S. arsenal as he marked one month since the Sept. 11 attacks at a
Pentagon speech. Air strikes continue for the fifth day. View Ground Zero images on Oct. 11th.
Oct. 12: New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks at a news conference and announces that an
NBC News employee in New York has tested positive for anthrax in tests done after the network
received suspicious mail addressed to NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw. CNN said the employee
was exposed to the bacteria after opening a suspicious package at the NBC's Rockefeller Center
headquarters 10 days ago. U.S. President George W. Bush, at the White House celebrating
National Hispanic Heritage Month, speaks about the anthrax scare sweeping the nation. In the
latest of threats upon the U.S., Bush tries to reassure Americans that they are safe. U.S.
Attorney General John Ashcroft holds a news conference at the Department of Health and
Human Services in Washington to discuss anthrax threats. Ashcroft said that people should be
cautious when opening suspicious items they receive in the mail. American forces continue
bombing strategic Taliban positions in Afghanistan.
Oct. 13: Afghanistan assesses the damage after a seventh straight night of U.S. bombing raids,
as the ruling Taliban defiantly snub U.S. demands to surrender Osama bin Laden. In a
statement broadcast on Qatar's al-Jazeera television network Al Qaeda spokesman Sulaiman
Bu Ghaith, warns Americans and Britons, especially Muslims, children and 'all those who oppose
U.S. policy, not to ride planes or live in high buildings.'
Oct. 14: Jalalabad, long surrounded by militant training camps including some for bin Laden's
al Qaeda network, sees particularly heavy bombardment since the United States launched its
first strikes one week ago. U.S. warplanes again pounded Afghanistan, beginning a second
week of strikes against Islamic Taliban rulers and loyalists of Osama bin Laden.
Oct. 15: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle talks to reporters on Capitol Hill after an
envelope containing a suspicious powder, believed to be anthrax was opened in his office.
Daschle staffers exposed to the substance are treated with antibiotics, a Capitol Hill physician
tells a news conference attended by Daschle and Capitol Hill police. Health and postal officials
said a small amount of anthrax spores had been found in a Postal Service mail sorting facility in
Boca Raton. Suspicious letters and powder are reported at Microsoft offices in Reno, Nevada,
and in several countries including Canada, Australia, France, and Germany.
Oct. 16: A 7-month-old son of an ABC producer tests positive for anthrax exposure after
visiting the building three weeks prior. Microsoft's Bill Gates said the software giant was
boosting security measures after six employees were exposed to a letter that tested positive for
anthrax. In the United States, the number of people exposed to the potentially deadly germ
rises to at least 12. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Pakistan President General Pervez
Musharraf meet in Islamabad. Powell arrived in the Muslim country amid protests by Islamic
groups that back Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and that are furious Musharraf is backing the
military action in neighboring Afghanistan. The U.S. military, which first dropped bombs, then
food, on Afghanistan, launches a paper propaganda assault by dropping nearly half a million
leaflets to convey a message that the United States is not the enemy, the Pentagon said. The
leaflet shows a photo of an Afghan man shaking hands with a Western soldier. American forces
strike Taliban positions for the ninth straight day.
Oct. 17: Palestinian gunmen assassinate far-right Israeli cabinet minister Rehavam Zeevi in
revenge for the killing of a militant leader, throwing U.S.-led peace efforts into turmoil. The
radical Palestinian Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) claimed responsibility for
shooting Zeevi, a 75-year-old former general who advocated the 'transfer' of Arabs from land
claimed by Jews. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said the killing marked a major change in
Israeli-Palestinian relations. "The situation is different today, and will not again be like it was
yesterday," he said.
Thirty-one staffers at Tom Daschle's office test positive for anthrax. New York Governor George
Pataki speaks to the media at a news conference in New York, and says his offices showed the
presence of anthrax in a test and has been closed for further testing and decontamination work.
Germany's Bayer company promises it will be able to deliver 200 million Cipro tablets in the
next three months. Ciprobay is used to treat anthrax. U.S. President Bush and Vice President
Dick Cheney meet with Congressional leaders prior to Bush's departure for a trip to the
21-nation gathering of Asian-Pacific leaders in Shanghai. The trip will take Bush out of the
country for five days.
Oct. 18: Two new cases of the skin form of anthrax are reported - one involving an assistant to
CBS anchorman Dan Rather and the other a postal worker in New Jersey. That brings to six the
total number of confirmed cases of anthrax infection. U.S. aircraft rain more bombs from the
skies above Afghanistan but a Taliban minister said Osama bin Laden and his hardline Islamic
protectors were all alive and well even as the toll rose. Victory in Afghanistan will require putting
troops on the ground in addition to bombing terrorist and Taliban targets from the air, Defense
Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said at a Pentagon press conference.
Oct. 19: U.S. ground forces battle in Afghanistan, opening a new phase of the war on terrorism
after nearly two weeks of fierce air strikes, a defense official said. President Bush meets with
Chinese President Zemin and Asian Pacific leaders in Shanghai. The anthrax strains surfacing
with terrifying impact in Florida, New York and Washington are all similar, said Bush officials,
likely indicating a single source. " We obviously are preparing for more," said homeland
security chief Tom Ridge. A second New Jersey mail carrier is confirmed to have skin anthrax.
Oct. 20: Elite U.S. Rangers launch raids into Afghanistan in the dark of night. Two U.S. soldiers
are killed when their helicopter crashes in Pakistan near the Afghanistan border. In China, Bush
says the soldiers "did not die in vain." Later Bush meets with Russian President Putin and
Chinese President Zemin. Anthrax is confirmed at the Ford building on Capitol Hill. The FBI
locates the mailbox in New Jersey where anthrax letters dropped. Paul McCartney and dozens
of stars perform at a benefit concert in New York City. Israeli tanks move into Palestinian cities.
Oct. 21: The 21-member APEC countries, meeting in Shanghai China, end their conference and
issue a joint statement denouncing terrorism. Israeli tanks enter several Palestinian cities in the
West Bank in response to the assassination of cabinet minister Zeevi. Israel insists that Arafat
hand over the killers. Several Palestinians are killed in street battles with Israeli troops. Mayor
Anthony Williams of Washington announces at a press conference that two postal workers at the
Brentwood postal facility in Washington D.C. are confirmed with anthrax and are hospitalized.
Tests begin on hundreds of Washington postal workers.
Oct. 22: Israeli tanks continue to roll into Palestinian controlled areas and engage in street
battles with Palestinians. President Bush returns to Washington from China. Bush administration
tells Israel to immediately leave the West Bank as Middle East tensions build. U.S. Defense
Secretary Rumsfeld scolds the press for troop movement leaks that may jeopardize lives or
missions. Air strikes in Afghanistan continue with a focus on Taliban troops in Northern
Afghanistan. Two Washington postal workers die mysteriously. Anthrax is the suspected cause.
Oct. 23: Two postal workers from the Brentwood postal facility in Washington are confirmed to
have died from inhalation anthrax. Many postal employees ask why they were not treated and
tested earlier, and why Capitol Hill staffers apparently received priority attention. Another New
Jersey postal worker is confirmed with anthrax. Anthrax is confirmed in a Washington facility
that sorts White House mail. Later President Bush emphatically tells reporters, "I don't have
anthrax." The FBI releases photographs of the letters, confirmed to carry anthrax spores, that
were sent to Tom Daschle, Tom Brokaw, and the Editor of the NY Post. U.S. Secretary of State
Colin Powell meets Israeli Minister Shimon Peres and asks Israel to withdraw from Palestinian
controlled areas. Earlier Israel tells US that withdrawal demands are "out of line." The IRA
promises to disarm "to save the peace process" in Northern Ireland.
Oct. 24: Israel continues to raid Palestinian controlled areas, and claims to have captured two
of the Zeevi assassins. U.S. Postmaster General John Potter tells Americans "There are no
guarantees that mail is safe." He also advises Americans to wash hands after handling mail. An
air strike in Kabul kills 22 Pakistani militants linked to Osama bin Laden. The U.S. House of
representatives overwhelmingly approves a domestic anti-terrorism bill giving police new
powers. Pentagon says they are "surprised at how doggedly" the Taliban are clinging to power.
Oct. 25: Under extreme pressure from the U.S. and other countries, Israel agrees to begin
withdrawal from occupied Palestinian territory. U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said homeland
security is not temporary, and "will become permanent in American life." Opposition Afghan
leaders indicate frustration that the 19-day bombing campaign has failed to weaken Taliban
troops. USA Today headline reads: "Rumsfeld: bin Laden may get away." Defense Secretary
Rumsfeld later clarifies statement and says finding bin Laden "is like finding a needle in a
haystack." Anthrax at Capitol Hill is described as very high quality.
Oct. 26: U.S. President George W. Bush signs the anti-terrorism bill into law. Britain announces
that 200 elite commandos were ready for action in the U.S.-led coalition. A small amount of
anthrax spores are found in a CIA mailroom. The CIA mail goes through the Brentwood mail
facility. A state department mail handler is hospitalized with inhalation anthrax, and anthrax is
found at a New York postal facility. Anthrax is confirmed in an off-site U.S. Supreme Court mail
facility. Taliban officials say that Afghan opposition figure Abdul Haq was captured after slipping
into Afghanistan and was executed by the Taliban for treason.
Oct. 27: Abdul Haq's execution is confirmed. Taliban officials said "anyone who assists the U.S.
is liable to be killed." Haq attempted to escape after radioing for U.S. military assistance.
Between 5,000 and 10,000 Pakistani warriors join a convoy of trucks and busses heading to the
northern Afghanistan frontier. The Pakistani "jihad brigade" vowed to fight a holy war against
United States. American warplanes strike Taliban targets with increased ferocity. Civilian deaths
in Afghanistan continue to mount, with the errant bombing of a village north of Kabul killing ten.
Israeli troops delay withdrawal from Palestinian areas citing ongoing battles with gunmen.
Oct. 28: For the second straight day civilians are killed in heavy U.S. air strikes in Kabul.
Gunmen stormed into a Christian church in Behawalpur Pakistan, during Sunday services, and
sprayed the congregation with gunfire, killing the minister and 15 others. Israeli tanks leave
Bethlehem after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon gave the green light for withdrawal despite attacks
by Palestinians that killed five people in Israel. A New Jersey postal worker is diagnosed with
inhalation anthrax. A WTC memorial service, attended by victim's families, is held in New York
City at "Ground Zero", amidst the still smoldering ruins.
Oct. 29: U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller hold a press
conference and tell Americans to be on the alert for a "credible threat" within the next week
against the United States. U.S. aircraft intensify their strikes around the strategic northern
Afghanistan city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Taliban Ambassador Abdul Salam Zaeef tells armed
Pakistani volunteers "we already have plenty of mujahedeen on the front line." Traces of
anthrax are found in mailrooms of the Supreme Court, the State Department, and the Health
Department. Two new cases of anthrax are reported in New Jersey, bringing the number of
confirmed cases to 15. The Skydeck at the Sears Tower in Chicago is re-opened.
Oct. 30: The Federal Aviation Administration imposes flight restrictions around U.S. nuclear
plants and advises 103 nuclear facilities to fortify security. Alert warnings issued on Oct. 29 are
based on information from Canadian intelligence officials. British PM Tony Blair arrives in Syria
to help in Middle East peace efforts. U.S. jets pounded several areas held by the Taliban. A
huge explosion north of Kabul creates a massive mushroom cloud. The Pentagon says it has
small amounts of ground troops in Afghanistan to coordinate air strikes and to open lines of
communication. A Manhattan hospital worker with inhalation anthrax is "struggling for survival."
Oct. 31: The French newspaper Le Figaro claims that Osama bin Laden stayed for 10 days in a
Dubai hospital in July, 2001 for treatment of a serious kidney ailment. Under heavy security,
two armored vehicles transported $200 million in gold from a Bank of Nova Scotia vault located
in the ruins of the World Trade Center. Taliban forces in northern Afghanistan are hit with heavy
bombardment from B-52 bombers, indicating possible preparedness for Northern Alliance troop
movements on Taliban positions. A NY hospital worker dies from inhaled anthrax, becoming the
first anthrax death not linked to the postal service or the news media.
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