![]() The American Red Cross found shelter for them at LaQuinta Inn in Joplin for a week. Friends and family began to arrive at their destryed home. ![]() We immediately received texts and replied "Got hit, but we are good". Together they exited the basement and saw "the entire upstairs portion of the home gone," states Lauren "My husband immediately walked over to check on the neighbors home, which was also gone." Not only did the Jones lose their home and belongings, but also their 3 vehicles were under the rubbish and destroyed. "All of the sudden we heard horrible noises, then we heard a car alarm and knew it must be safe to come out of the room," states Lauren. The Jones' carried their boys and 4 month old baby to the underground section of the home. The Jones heard Doug Heady announce the threat was over, then soon following, a separate announcement that a shift of weather occurred and it was time to take cover. The storm left only seven houses intact in Purvis, Mississippi, and also caused damage in Amite, Louisiana. She began gathering baseball helmets, blankets and a mattress, placing them in an underground section of the home. The Amite/Pine/Purvis Tornado killed 143 people and injured 770 on April 24, 1908. Lauren felt a sense of need to be prepared for a tornado and is unsure why that feeling caused her to take action she had never taken before. They had put their boys in bed and the Jones' were listening to Meteorologist Doug Heady Live. "We should have had renters' insurance, but it was just one of those things we had not yet taken care of", states Lauren following the disaster. ![]() Gatlin and Lauren Jones, along with 3 children had moved into their home only 2 weeks prior to the tornado in Carl Junction, MO.
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