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A World Turned Over
- 1. A World TurnedOver Book By: Lorian Hemingway Review By: Brent Monroe
- 2. “ ” Why do Istay here? I don’t know. I guess familiarity. I guess, you know, you get used to something and then the anxiety of it is relieved because you’re so accustomed to it. Refuge is really nothing more than what you can make yourself live with. Linda Flowers, Candlestick Tornado survivor
- 3. Summary • Ernest Hemingway’sgranddaughter • Recounts first the 1966 Candlestick Park Tornado • Jackson, Mississippi
- 4. • Only thesecond F5 tornado to hit Mississippi (first was on December 5, 1953) • $17.9 Million USD ($130 mil USD in 2015) • 57 Total deaths • Longest tracked tornado in Mississippi history
- 5. When? Occurred onMarch 3, 1966 Approximately 4 pm Hinds, Rankin, Scott, Leake, Neshoba, Kemper, Noxubee, Pickens AL, Tuscaloosa AL
- 6. “ ” Why do Istay here? I don’t know. I guess familiarity. I guess, you know, you get used to something and then the anxiety of it is relieved because you’re so accustomed to it. Refuge is really nothing more than what you can make yourself live with. Linda Flowers, Candlestick Tornado survivor
- 7. Response Acting Gov.CARROLL GARTIN ordered the state's National Guard on standby alert Boy Scouts were pressed into service to help direct traffic, freeing policemen for rescue work
- 8. Referecnes Associated Press(March 8, 1966). "Wind damage put at $17.9 million". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 42. Retrieved May 2, 2011. Associated Press (March 4, 1966). "Mississippi Counts 57 Tornado Dead". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2009)Candlestick Park Tornado Overview". National Weather Service Office in Jackson, Mississippi. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2011) Other Violent Tornadoes in Mississippi History". National Weather Service Office in Jackson, Mississippi.