By the time the tornado siren sounded one week ago, the roof of Sydney Moore’s mobile home in Clarksville, Tennessee, had been sheared off and her 4-month-old son Lord sucked up by the twister.

“There was no warning,” said Moore, 22, who immediately moved to shield her 1-year-old son, Princeton, with her body.

Moore’s boyfriend, Aramis Youngblood, 39, rushed to protect Lord, who was sleeping in a bassinet swept up in a swirl of wind and debris Saturday evening as a series of powerful tornadoes and storms tore through the state.

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      7 months ago

      Seems it protected the little guy this time, at least.

      “Boss, I ran the tornado as planned and the system is saying we’ve accidentally picked up the Lord.”

      “Oh my me, turn it off immediately!”

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    7 months ago

    Hope baby is ok. Hope it doesn’t get ptsd or something or starts to chase the high of intense speed and turbulence.

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    7 months ago

    So, like, yeah, holy shit, that’s crazy, but what concerns me is…

    “There was no warning"

    Is this just a case of negligence where they ignored the sirens or something, or is there a bigger issue with the warning system?

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      7 months ago

      Just to add to the other comment… Mobile homes. There’s a reason why the poor and infirm live there. No structural integrity. Light up like a match. Little protection against any serious weather. Mobile homes are notorious for uping kill counts for natural disasters.

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      7 months ago

      Read the first sentence in the description, it literally says it all started going down before any sirens or anything.