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"It's a miracle we didn't have a loss of life," he said. "Things could be much worse. You can replace inventory. We'll get through this." tration building streamed into the basement as a shrill tornado alarm went off. "It was tight and hot, but we made it," she said.

The tornado hit a strip of shopping centers and restaurants on nearby Highway 378, crushing some and leaving others untouched. Across town, Stephen Trewhel- Mill Pond Irrigation I jindMiiping Trr Karrn Pre-Season Specials Through our University Transfer Program, students complete their freshman and sophomore years here and then transfer to a four-year college or university. Our transfer students have gone on to graduate from institutions nationwide. We feature high-quality instruction at an affordable price. A nearby mobile home lot escaped without damage.

Lexington County Master Deputy Darren Amick was patrolling about two miles south of Lexington when the storm hit. "The car started shaking real bad," he said. "And I looked up and saw the funnel cloud in the direction of headquarters. I went to phone in, and just then the mike went dead. I knew it had touched down." About that time, Darron Kenley received a call alerting the five employees in the auxilary building where he worked downtown that a tornado had been spotted.

The assistant purchasing agent for Lexington County said, "I went onto the back porch and noticed the trees swirling. Then I heard the sound of the train and winds started up like in the Wizard of Oz. That's when I knew this was something serious." Seconds after he went inside, the back door was ripped off its hinges, shattering the glass. He and the other workers got into a room in the middle of the building as the wind vented its fury around them. Portions of the building, including the office where he worked, were crushed.

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