Tennessee mother nearly lost her toddler and baby after a 150 mph tornado ‘sounded like a roar…
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mother A young Tennessee was left shaken after losing her home, car and most of her two sons when a 150 mph tornado lifted her trailer off the ground as the family The family is inside.
Sydney Moore, 22, was in the living room with her boyfriend Aramis Youngblood just before strong winds slammed into their trailer, located on a deserted road in Clarksville.
Đi cùng cặp vợ chồng là hai con trai của họ, Lord bốn tháng tuổi và Princeton một tuổi.
‘Bạn trai tôi nói: “Nó giống như một chiếc máy bay”, Moore nói với WZTV . Cô ấy nói rằng cô ấy không nghe thấy bất kỳ tiếng còi báo động nào cho đến khi cô ấy ‘đã ở trên không’.
Khi những bức tường trong nhà bắt đầu rung chuyển dữ dội, cô tóm lấy đứa trẻ. Youngblood cố gắng tiếp cận Lord, người đang nằm trong nôi của anh ấy.
Sydney Moore đang ở trong phòng khách với bạn trai Aramis Youngblood khi chiếc xe kéo ở Clarksville, Tennessee của họ bị gió giật 150 dặm/giờ và bị nhấc lên khỏi nền móng
Cặp vợ chồng tranh nhau giành lấy đứa con sơ sinh của họ, Princeton một tuổi (trái) và Lord bốn tháng tuổi (phải)
The powerful storm ejected Youngblood from the home and trapped Moore beneath a fallen wall (pictured: debris in the West Creek Farms neighborhood in Clarksville)
‘He tried to grab him, but he couldn’t and the tip of the tornado sucked them both up,’ Moore said.
Youngblood and the baby were tossed from the home as Moore found herself trapped beneath a toppled wall.
Still holding on to Princeton, she managed to wriggle out and began searching for the remaining members of the family.
‘We were screaming for each other,’ she said. ‘I just remember asking, “Where’s my baby!” and my child’s father said he didn’t know.’
Youngblood found Lord yards away from their ruins of their trailer.
‘He found him laying in a tree, like somebody placed him in this tree,’ Moore said. ‘All he had was a gash on the side of his face. It had to have been God.’
As their car had been destroyed, the 22-year-old walked a mile to reach an ambulance. Doctors tended to Lord’s ear and assessed Princeton’s injuries, which were only minor.
The family is staying with relatives for the time being and Moore’s sister, Caitlyn, created a GoFundMe to support them.
As Moore clung to Princeton (pictured), she began a desperate search for the remaining members of her family. She and Youngblood found Lord in a tree nearby
The 22-year-old walked a mile to reach an ambulance. Her boyfriend was left with a broken collarbone and Lord suffered a gash on his face, but Princeton’s injuries were only minor
The family moved in with relatives after they lost their home, car and belongings including supplies like diapers and formula for their children
Youngblood, who operates machinery at Clarksville-based battery manufacturer Hankook & Company, is currently unable to work.
‘Their (trailer) rental company has graciously put them in a hotel for a month,’ Caitlyn wrote. ‘They did not have insurance on their car, so unfortunately that is a total loss.’
She added that the tornado took baby supplies including formula, diapers, wipes and clothing. The family is also missing their cat, Balue.
So far, the campaign has raised $2,440 of its $5,000 goal.
‘This disaster has affected more than just this family, so I would like to extend my thoughts and prayers to everyone affected,’ Caitlyn wrote.
She also left a message on Facebook, offering a prayer to the community at large.
‘God please wrap your arms around this town and all the victims of this devastating tornado,’ she wrote.
‘Keep the emergency responders covered as they try to sort through the debris and help each injured person. Please grant them the strength to rebuild and overcome from this loss.’
The storms were labelled as EF-3 in Clarksville, with estimated wind speeds between 136 and 165 miles per hour, and EF-2 in Madison and in Sumner County
Thousands remain without power and at least six people are confirmed dead across the region
Moore’s sister set up a GoFundMe to support the young couple and their two children, as Youngblood is currently unable to work
The young mother was shocked to find Lord virtually unharmed. ‘It had to have been God,’ she said (pictured: Moore at Princeton’s baby shower in 2022)
Shocking close-up look as tornados rips through Tennessee
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Moore and Youngblood were eager to welcome their first child in August 2022 and shared several photos of Princeton’s baby shower to social media.
In one picture, the young mother grins and holds her pregnant stomach in front of a banner reading ‘A little prince is on the way.’
The couple’s Facebook pages are filled with photos of their two children. Lord, the youngest, was born in July.
Their family is just one impacted by the tornado, which knocked over trees and lifting buildings from their foundations.
The National Weather Service labeled the storms as EF-3 in Clarksville – meaning estimated wind speeds between 136 and 165 miles per hour – and EF-2 in Madison and in Sumner County.
Thousands remain without power and at least six people are confirmed dead amid an ongoing state of emergency issued by Governor Bill Lee.
As many as 100 military families have been displaced from Fort Campbell housing in Clarksville, and nearly 80 people have been hospitalized across the region.