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NewsSeptember 24, 2006
Severe Weather Devastates Crosstown, Mo.
On Friday afternoon, a storm ripped through the tiny Perry County Mo., community of Crosstown and destroyed 62 homes. The last day of summer was hard on Crosstown.
Don Frazier
Residents of Crosstown, Mo., sifted through the rubble as they searched for their personal belongings Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, after Friday's, destructive storms.
Residents of Crosstown, Mo., sifted through the rubble as they searched for their personal belongings Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, after Friday's, destructive storms.
Becky Noe, of Perryville, Mo., does what she can to help her grandmother sift through debris searching for personal belongings after Friday's severe storm destroyed Wanda Noe's Crosstown, Mo., home.
Becky Noe, of Perryville, Mo., does what she can to help her grandmother sift through debris searching for personal belongings after Friday's severe storm destroyed Wanda Noe's Crosstown, Mo., home.
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Trish Erzfeld of Perryville, Mo., carried a piece of bedroom furniture to an awaiting truck as she helped family members salvage what personal items they could from their storm damaged home in Crosstown, Mo.
Trish Erzfeld of Perryville, Mo., carried a piece of bedroom furniture to an awaiting truck as she helped family members salvage what personal items they could from their storm damaged home in Crosstown, Mo.
Dave Erzfeld, left, and Jason Austin carried antique furniture out of a relatives Crosstown, Mo., home after Friday's, severe storms destroyed the 131 year old brick home.
Dave Erzfeld, left, and Jason Austin carried antique furniture out of a relatives Crosstown, Mo., home after Friday's, severe storms destroyed the 131 year old brick home.
Overturned vehicles and destroyed homes were the common site in Crosstown, Mo, after Friday's, severe weather wiped out much of the tiny Perry County community.
Overturned vehicles and destroyed homes were the common site in Crosstown, Mo, after Friday's, severe weather wiped out much of the tiny Perry County community.
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View of Crosstown, Mo., as you enter from the west on Hwy. P in Perry County.
View of Crosstown, Mo., as you enter from the west on Hwy. P in Perry County.
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On Friday afternoon, a storm ripped through the tiny Perry County Mo., community of Crosstown and destroyed 62 homes. The last day of summer was hard on Crosstown.

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