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EDITORIAL: ...with little warning.(Editorial)

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| November 18, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The News & Observer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Nov. 18--Mobile homes didn't have a chance against the swirling monster that struck Columbus County. Despite three decades of manufacturing and installation improvements, the mobile homes in the path of Thursday's tornado were blown to bits.

The tragedy is that, without warning of the storm, the people inside those homes didn't have a chance, either. Continued research to improve storm warnings deserves the support of national leaders.

For many in the little town of Armour, the freight-train sound was the only alarm they heard before the tornado touched down at daybreak.

County building codes now require mobile homes to be able to withstand winds of…

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