NC officials: Fatal twister could have been worse
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080508/capt.cef594a6caeb47f789efcbabcb960407.severe_weather_msrm101.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=NnuJJ_YmOeHwY.TIKzMk.A--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Mississippi Department of Transportation road crews work to clear downed trees and power lines from streets in Tupelo Miss. after a line of sever weather moved through the area Thursday, May 8, 2008. A number of northeast Mississippi counties and portions of northwest Alabama were under tornado watches or warnings until midafternoon Thursday. (AP Photo/Ryan Moore)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_re_us/severe_weather)AP - Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. Then, when the roaring wind outside suddenly fell silent, she grabbed her two toddlers and rushed to get under the stairwell.</p><br clear="all"/>
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