Wayne County, Mo., family caught in path of powerful storm Wednesday

Friday, May 27, 2011

SILVA, Mo. -- When Sharon Russom woke up on the muddy ground Wednesday afternoon, halfway between her Silva, Mo., home and the storm cellar where her family had tried to take shelter from an approaching tornado, she feared the worst.

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