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Old Mar 30, 2020 | 12:02 AM
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Has anyone heard from Not Red Rob? Just saw there was a tornado in his town and was wondering if he is okay?
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Old Mar 30, 2020 | 10:09 AM
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Got in touch with Rob. He’s okay but lost a new building under construction.
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Old Mar 30, 2020 | 10:43 AM
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While losing the building sucks, if the humans are OK that's all that matters. Glad to hear he's all right.
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Thanks for checking on me guys, Steve from Dynamic just called as well. The F3 tornado dropped right in the middle of our town and stayed on the ground for miles and miles. Our Construction company was finishing a new 7,500 SF commercial building that was completely destroyed, I attached a drone pic of the slab where the building was, and some of the damage, of it and the Mall, countless homes were destroyed, with only about 20 injuries.

Our town was very fortunate to not have fatalities, the COVID-19 outbreak was the only reason many of these stores were not full of people.


This is where it hit our building

drone pic of the damage

cars in the adjacent Academy Sports

Back of Turtle Creek mall Dillard's Store

Inside the Mall

Best Buy Mall at Turtle Creek

Barnes and Noble Turtle Creek Mall
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Old Mar 30, 2020 | 04:54 PM
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Good to hear from you Rob. Certainly glad that you and others weren't injured. How did your other shop fare?
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Old Mar 30, 2020 | 05:41 PM
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Good to hear from you Rob. Certainly glad that you and others weren't injured. How did your other shop fare?
The other shop was south of the storm, really appreciate you guys checking on us.
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Old Mar 30, 2020 | 07:42 PM
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Wow, that's several tons of damage right there. Very fortunate no one was killed!

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Old Mar 30, 2020 | 07:56 PM
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I used to live nearby in Newport, and I remember the severe storms that came through. Glad to hear that there were no fatalities.
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Old Mar 30, 2020 | 09:48 PM
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Nothing short of a miracle no one was killed. Total devastation.
Relieved to hear you and your family were unscathed.
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