Stacey Barnett Buck says she’s been living with PTSD since a tornado tore through her home in Van Zandt County in 2017.
and then to get up and not to know if I’m going to find them alive or at all, it’s not anything I want for anybody. It still haunts me to this day.”“After the tornados of 2017, everybody is pretty much weather aware especially on First Monday. Now, I don’t know why God hates us on First Monday, but it always seems this bad stuff happens,” joked longtime Canton Mayor Lou Ann Everett.
Texas SkyRanger flew over Kaufman and Van Zandt counties Thursday, a day after four tornadoes touched down in the areas near Kemp, Mabank and Canton.National Weather Service“We are aware, and we are alert and hope just by being ready we don’t need anything,” said Everett.“My husband says the metal roofs on First Monday either attract tornados or repel rain, so we’re just waiting,” she said.Her underground storm shelter is stocked with chairs, crackers, water and important documents.
She hopes people across the region avoid panicking but remain vigilant, and prepared at a moment’s notice. “Pray,” she said. “And if you get that feeling, if that hair on the back of your neck sticks up or you think ‘maybe we better get somewhere,’ don’t second guess it. Get somewhere.” She advises those who seek shelter in their home to have football helmets inside their closet to protect their head in case of falling debris.Authorities also encourage having shoes with you in case of scattered debris.
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