Texas storms: 'I thought that lady was gonna die'
Beth Poledna walks through her garage Thursday in Cleburne, Texas, as she begins the cleanup process after a tornado hit the area.
May 17th, 2013
07:38 AM ET

Texas storms: 'I thought that lady was gonna die'

[Updated at 3:31 p.m. ET] Tina and Billy Clark saw the funnel cloud approaching and did what many of their neighbors did.

"We just ran and hid in the closet," Tina Clark told CNN after one of a swarm of tornadoes descended Wednesday night into their neighborhood in Hood County, some 30 miles southwest of Fort Worth, Texas.

"I was holding the door shut," Billy Clark told CNN. "You could feel the pressure from inside the house. It was like pulling on the door a little bit. The whole house was shaking really bad. It felt like the house was getting ripped apart, but we couldn't see anything from inside the closet, so we didn't know what exactly was going on."

"You could just hear stuff hitting the house," his wife said.

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  1. Hamsta

    Looks like those republicans were right, the lame stream media is involved in the coverup. There should be at least 3 stries everyday on this blog about the Obama/Nixon scandals. Drudgereport and Fox News are getting all the ratings, they are the only ones covering it. So much for pointing fingers and calling names such as Faux News, must be a guilty conscience.

    May 17, 2013 at 9:09 am | Report abuse |
    • Mary

      "He said he doesn't think the agents responsible were motivated by partisanship" Try this on for size
      "Coalition for Life of Iowa faced nearly 10 months of interrogation after applying for tax exempt status in October 2008. The society states that the 150-page document delivered to Congress on Friday shows the group was asked about its opposition to Planned Parenthood and that a female representative from the Cincinnati office of the IRS "unlawfully insisted that all board members sign a sworn declaration promising not to picket/protest Planned Parenthood" in the future."

      May 17, 2013 at 1:55 pm | Report abuse |
    • Mary

      "He said he doesn't think the agents responsible were motivated by partisanship" Try this on for size
      Why is it that I rep from the IRS unlawfully insisted that all board members of a right for life organization sign a sworn declaration promising not to picket/protest Planned Parenthood" in the future

      May 17, 2013 at 1:58 pm | Report abuse |
  2. saywhat

    not me at 12:27 pm.

    May 17, 2013 at 12:30 pm | Report abuse |
  3. saywhat

    the troll gets going folks. Today should be amusing.

    May 17, 2013 at 12:31 pm | Report abuse |
  4. 1608®

    @ Hamsta the stories you seek are on cnn's pol tic side. This site is for old news.

    May 17, 2013 at 12:32 pm | Report abuse |
  5. saywhat

    terrible loss of life and property in Texas. Our thoughts & prayers for those folks.

    May 17, 2013 at 12:32 pm | Report abuse |
  6. saywhat

    tragic loss of life and property in Texas. Our thoughts & prayers are with those folks braving this calamity.

    May 17, 2013 at 12:34 pm | Report abuse |
  7. saywhat

    Lets take a moment here to pray for the victims of Texas tornado havoc. Our thoughts are with their families.

    May 17, 2013 at 12:48 pm | Report abuse |
  8. saywhat

    As for these scandals. Indeed they should be thoroughly investigated by law makers and we should be kept informed. No one is above the law.

    May 17, 2013 at 12:51 pm | Report abuse |
  9. saywhat

    can't seem to get thru this morning. Hey CNN?

    May 17, 2013 at 12:52 pm | Report abuse |
  10. Greek American

    Hamster, you make no sense in any of your comments here. Please go lock yourself in a hole until the GOP gains the presidency again, which will be a very very very long time from now.

    May 17, 2013 at 12:52 pm | Report abuse |
  11. saywhat

    These scandals need thorough investigation by law makers. No one responsible should be allowed to get away.

    May 17, 2013 at 12:53 pm | Report abuse |
  12. saywhat

    Undoubtedly these scandals need to be thoroughly investigated by law makers. No exceptions.

    May 17, 2013 at 1:05 pm | Report abuse |
  13. saywhat

    Prelude to Iraq invasion, the lies, the fabrications, ensuing disaster, loss of American lives and national treasure, Carlyle Group & haliburton connection, missing billions, trillions missing from Pentagon coffers, Black water, profiteering. Enough to put GWB & cohorts in the dock for crimes against America.

    May 17, 2013 at 1:10 pm | Report abuse |
  14. Mary

    Yes @ hamsta, all the while she was accepting hundreds and thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from late term abortionists

    May 17, 2013 at 2:02 pm | Report abuse |
  15. chrissy

    I cannot even imagine going thru 16 tornados! My heart goes out to those people.

    May 17, 2013 at 2:19 pm | Report abuse |
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