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Tornado strikes Fort Leonard Wood; civilian firefighters called for help
Pulaski County Daily News ^ | 12/31/2010 | Darrell Todd Maurina

Posted on 12/31/2010 10:38:16 AM PST by darrellmaurina

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (Dec. 31, 2010) — NOTE: Click "comments" for live updates of damage reports. A tornado has struck Fort Leonard Wood and fire personnel on post are requesting an emergency response from both Waynesville and Saint Robert firefighters. At 10:35 a.m., Fort Leonard Wood called for additional response from Crocker firefighters and from Tri-County firefighters in Richland. Detailed information isn’t yet available, but Waynesville firefighters have sent a brush truck and a fire engine with full crews armed with chainsaws to the post; St. Robert firefighters have sent one engine. The storm has now moved out of the Fort Leonard Wood area and is headed toward Rolla, currently 10 miles south of that city. A tornado watch remains in effect for the entire area until 3 p.m. today.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: army; leonardwood; tornado

1 posted on 12/31/2010 10:38:19 AM PST by darrellmaurina
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To: darrellmaurina

Call in the NG.


2 posted on 12/31/2010 10:43:46 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: darrellmaurina

My son is home on Christmas leave from Ft. Leonard Wood. Glad he’s here.


3 posted on 12/31/2010 11:01:05 AM PST by TexasRedeye (Eschew obfuscation)
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To: TexasRedeye

My son did his USMC training at Ft Leonard Wood
in 2001.


4 posted on 12/31/2010 11:07:42 AM PST by Myrddin
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To: Myrddin

I did my AIT at FLW in the 80’s. I liked the area.


5 posted on 12/31/2010 12:03:55 PM PST by NEPA (Give me liberty, not debt)
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