Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi • Page 5

Monday, October 12, 1992 The Clarion-Ledger 5A Storms From 1 A MUW begins to assess storm damage By J. Lee Howard Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer damaged, but none of them were used to house prisoners, Miller said. Gas pipes were ruptured, roofs were blown away and power was cut off to most of the city. In some areas, the storm also dumped nearly 10 inches of hail, described as ranging from quarter to golf-ball size. With the help of emergency crews from Alabama and neighboring Clay, Noxubee, Oktibbeha and Monroe counties, most roads were cleared by mid-afternoon.

Power in most of Lowndes County also had been restored after noon, Miller said. "We were awfully lucky," Hays-lett said. "All the systems that were supposed to work worked." If a potential tornado did in fact come through Columbus, Brown said, the city should be glad the damage wasn't worse. "I know it's hard to tell people with their windows blown out and their roofs gone that they're extremely lucky," Brown said. "But if it had touched ground, we would have been blown off the map.

It scares me to think about the deaths that would have been involved in this thing." Omundson said the powerful thunderstorm that spurred Saturday's damage came in advance of a 'cold front that swept through the jarea. Although the National Weather Service did not have exact recordings of air speeds associated with the storm, Omundson said wind speeds pf close to 100 mph would have been necessary to cause some of the damage seen in Columbus, i The freakish storm uprooted 'trees and damaged churches and businesses, including Leigh Mall in Columbus. Some outbuildings at the Lowndes County Jail also were ing hall, 300 yards away, Rent said. "It will have to be restructured and the roof put back on," Rent said. "It will be assessed over the next few weeks.

It is very doable." Meanwhile, the 123 students who had been housed at Callaway will be scattered among other dorms, including Frazier, Jones and Kincannon halls. The Old Maid's Gate dates back to 1886. Though larger pieces of the concrete rectangular portal have been salvaged, students were seen pocketing small pieces as souvenirs. Tom Richardson, vice president for academic affairs, said damage on the campus was being assessed Sunday. "There's a lot of superficial damage," Richardson said.

"There were a lot of roofs blown off and trees blown clown, but not a lot of structural damage." Students and faculty at the Mississippi University for Women were picking up the pieces Sunday after a storm Saturday bashed two campus landmarks. Winds estimated as high as 100 mph toppled the top of the historic clock tower at Callaway Hall and reduced the "Old Maid's Gate" at the front of the school to rubble. Still, school officials remained optimistic that The W's treasures can be restored. They gave no estimates Sunday on the cost of repairs. MUW President Clyda Rent said the winds pushed the clock face into the tower.

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