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The home of Rodney Williams and his wife Crystal was destroyed by a tornado Wednesday night. Staff photo / Galen Holley
 
Thursday morning relatives consoled Williams as he surveyed the damage. Staff photo / Galen Holley
 
Chad Whitten saws a downed tree and removes it from the roadway just off Hwy. 51 near the I-55 overpass on Thursday. Supervisors in Grenada County removed 15 downed trees from roadways after Wednesday night’s storm. Staff photo / Galen Holley
 
No injuries; twister was 1.5 miles long

By GALEN HOLLEY
Staff Writer

   The cracking sound of a breaking tree brought Rodney Williams outside, and moments later his house was destroyed.
   “I heard the crack, then ran outside to try to move my work truck, and I saw the house coming to pieces,” said Williams, referring to the cruiser he uses to patrol Mississippi highways as a state trooper.
 
   For complete details, read the print edition or subscribe to the online edition of the GrenadaStar.


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