Manti Tornado

2002-9-9 03:40:00

I just heard on the news that there was a tornado in Manti, Utah and became concerned because we have several members in the area. Susan Carter in particular, lives right in the area and we hope she will post and let us know she is OK at the first opportunity.

Her son-in-law, Sterling, sent the following to several on his mailing list.

[I just looked at the clock as I began composing this, and the clock reads 11:11 (per message sent earlier today).]

"http://www.greaterthings.com/News/Tilley/commentary/020908Manti_Tornado.htm

"As some of you have heard in the news, there was a Tornado in Manti-Ephraim Utah today, which is where I live. I happened be a few miles north in Fountain Green at the time, but I did see the clouds building as we drove up there. It was awesome to see. I commented to my wife several times how incredible it was huge clouds, with big gaps between, almost like looking down into the Grand Canyon, except up. One cloud would be brightly illuminated by the sun, and just a little ways away would be the blackest cloud. And thus it was all over the sky. All kinds of shapes and sizes of clouds. It looked like the billowing smoke at some places. Other places looked like a calm sea. It was the most unusual and awesome cloud cover I've ever seen. I think I saw the beginnings of the funnel cloud, but it was behind me, and I was driving down the road north, so I did not keep an eye on it. I almost said to my wife, "that looks like it could turn into a funnel cloud." When I drove home, I was expecting to see some refuse, but nothing seemed out of place. The streets were clean, not limbs on the ground. I did not drive into Manti where apparently the greatest damage was incurred."