[STORMREPORTS] South Texas Church Damaged by Tornado 5/11/04
SOURCE: Associated Baptist Press
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In about 90 seconds, the tornado tore off a 20-foot-by-30-foot section of
The winds bent a large portion of the building’s metal frame, including the
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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (ferrell{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Fri May 14 2004 - 20:24:07 EDT
http://www.abpnews.com/abpnews/story.cfm?newsId=4269
"CONROE, Texas (ABP) – A tornado slammed RiverPointe Baptist Church in
Conroe, Texas, north of Houston, May 11, ripping off a large section of the
sanctuary roof and damaging much of the facility’s interior.
the sanctuary roof and turned the inside of the building into a wind
tunnel, said Pastor Dane Riddle, who was the only person in the church when
the storm hit.
supports for a glass atrium. Riddle estimated the congregation will not be
able to use the building for several months, and church services will be
moved to a shopping center next door."
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