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The destruction here in West Liberty truly cannot be put into words that can describe it. I have seen it first hand, total devastation of a town. It came out of Menifee county over the hills directly behind my house at approx. 100 yards. We headed directly for the basement and all you could hear was the sound a "jet plane" would make taking off. We were fortunate the tornado veered to the left, missing my home. In the spot the tornado touched down, it cleared a path of total destruction, flattening trees, barns, and communities. It went over the hills from my house and crossed over into the community of Woodsbend destroying the boys camp, tree nursey and alot of the community, lives were lost. It headed from Woodsbend over the hills directly into the the town of West liberty. Destroyed the hospital, grade school and many homes and cars before it went directly into town. West liberty looked lterally as if a bomb had hit it. The devastation to local buildings, businesses, restaurants, banks, churches, stores....completely flattened. Several lives lost, a town destroyed by this thing that there was no defending against. People lost their homes, alot of good people lost everything they had, some very sadly lost their lives. The community has rallied to help these people, a couple of grade schools have been designated as shelters for those who lost their homes. The national guard is helping with the cleanup and any way they can. Many other counties have sent in many good people to help in the wake of this tragedy Morgan county has suffered.