Scrap wood and insulation is all that remains of a vacant mobile home on Kimberly and Jeff Willson’s property near Ripley after a strong F1 tornado touched down Monday. Photo by J. D. Meisner
Bits of fiberglass insulation clings to a barbed wire fence as Kimberly Willson surveys the damage to her livestock pens Tuesday morning. Photo by J. D. Meisner
What meteorologists are calling a strong F-1 tornado lashed across about a quarter mile of land Wednesday, destroying a pair of mobile homes, three garages and several sheds south of Ripley Monday.
Kimberly Willson said she, her husband and her daughter were in her home, about a half mile south of Ripley on the east side of SH 18, with the TV tuned to a movie. She said she had no idea that storm ch…
