Damage is seen following severe weather on Sandy Ridge Road in Colfax, N.C., Friday, May 9, 2008. Authorities began combing through the wreckage Friday caused by a reported tornado that killed one person and injured three others in central North Carolina.
CLEMMONS, N.C. Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. Then, when the roaring wind outside suddenly fell silent, she grabbed her two toddlers and rushed to get under the stairwell.







