Brooklyn Porter, right, and her mother, Kelly Porter, on Sunday stand in front of the rubble of what a day before had been the single-wide mobile home that Brooklyn shared with a boyfriend and two dogs. In the background, utility workers repair poles and power lines damaged by the F-1 tornado. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)
At about 4:47 p.m. Saturday, Brooklyn Porter could see a funnel cloud beyond the distant tree line in an open farm field across the road from her property.
Moments earlier, an emergency weather alert tone and message on her cellphone had warned of impending danger. The area was already under a tornado watch, but this was different.
