The tornado then crossed Highway 501, two miles NW of Youngers Store, and then immediately moved across Liberty Road at peak intensity. Here, three mobile homes were obliterated. Rachael Coleman, her five kids, and her boyfriend Garnett Lloyd were in one of the trailers. They saw the tornado as it approached, so they ran outside and dove under the structure. It was thrown 50 yards and disintegrated. All seven sustained injuries. Garnett was struck in the head by a flying lawnmower, and Rachael was knocked out when a tire rim hit her. 55-year-old Shirleen Howard was in a neighboring mobile home. She was thrown from the house as it was vaulted onto the road. Tragically Shirleen was killed. Further northeast on Liberty Road, no less than four houses sustained varying degrees of damage. Outbuildings were destroyed, and significant tree damage was observed.
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