Home destroyed by tornadoes twice
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March 8, 2012. My wife's cousin Brian lives on Yarbrough Road in Harvest, Alabama USA. Before being developed into a residential area, the land was used for farming and belonged to Brian's grandparents. Eventually the farmland became a suburban neighborhood and Brian kept a small plot where he lived in a pre-fab home (a.k.a. single-wide trailer home) since 2002, approx. In a matter of 11 months, his home was destroyed twice by tornadoes that landed on the same spot. First on April 27th, 2011; and then after a new pre-fab home was put in place, on March 2, 2012. I think that's a very unfortunate coincidence.<br />
Here's a link to a local newspaper's coverage of the second tornado: http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/03/yarbrough_road_in_harvest_deal.html
Date submitted:Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:37:57 +0000Coincidence ID:6070
