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Storms Leave Mark On Williamson County

Damage Widespread, But No Deaths Reported

POSTED: 4:47 pm CST February 6, 2008
UPDATED: 9:00 pm CST February 6, 2008

The storms didn’t kill anyone in Williamson County, but four people were hurt plenty of damage could be found in its wake.

Video: Over 30 Homes Destroyed In Williamson County

As soon as everyone figures out everyone's OK, they start looking for the same thing.

Last night in Fairview, it took a while to get to the family photo albums, because there were missing families for a while.

By Wednesday morning, every person in Fairview was accounted for.

“You don't know how lucky you are to have a home and then it be gone. A house can be replaced, but a human life can’t be replaced,” said Eric Russell.

Sue Russell said she was watching Channel 4 News when the TV and the room disappeared.

“She was here in this room right here and got knocked down with Sheetrock and stuff,” Archie Russell said.

Russell said he thinks the drywall saved her life by being a barrier from all the flying debris that took their well and gave it a buzz cut right to the ground.

Across the street, a house was completely destroyed and blown for 20 yards.

There were strange images all over Fairview: An injured horse was bandaged with duct tape. A tractor-trailer smashed into a house, and a sea of trees was tangled in a sea of wires.

Russell said he won’t rebuild where his home is now. He said he will find a new location that will hold a basement.


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