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    Richard Barbee, 39, of Kenly, holds the bumper of his overturned truck in the yard of his home. "The hand of The Lord was over us," he said. The double wide trailer he and his family had lived in for 10 years was destroyed overnight from a tornado. He and his wife and 3 children were in the home at the time of the incident and all survived. The storm ripped through Johnston and Wilson Counties in the early morning hours on Saturday. A woman was killed in Kenly and a child was killed in Wilson County, according to reports. Staff photo by Corey Lowenstein
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    Combing the woods across the road from his brother's destroyed double-wide home, Terry Barbee, of Kenly, salvages a North Carolina state flag belonging to the family down the road from their house. His brother, sister-in-law and their 3 children were in the home at the time of the incident and all survived. The storm ripped through Johnston and Wilson Counties in the early morning hours on Saturday. A woman was killed in Kenly and a child was killed in Wilson County, according to reports. Staff photo by Corey Lowenstein
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    Monica Barbee, of Kenly, leaves the remains of her home with some salvaged blankets that her grandmother had made for her. The double wide trailer she and her family had lived in for 10 years was destroyed overnight from a tornado. Barbee and her husband and 3 children were in the home at the time of the incident and all survived. The storm ripped through Johnston and Wilson Counties in the early morning hours on Saturday. A woman was killed in Kenly and a child was killed in Wilson County, according to reports. Staff photo by Corey Lowenstein
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    Combing the woods across the road from his brother's destroyed double-wide home, Terry Barbee, of Kenly, salvages a North Carolina state flag and guitar belonging to the family down the road from their house. His brother, sister-in-law and their 3 children were in the home at the time of the incident and all survived. The storm ripped through Johnston and Wilson Counties in the early morning hours on Saturday. A woman was killed in Kenly and a child was killed in Wilson County, according to reports. Staff photo by Corey Lowenstein
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    Cars and debris lie scattered after severe weather and tornadoes moved through the area overnight in Kenly, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, killing at least two people. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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    Volunteers help clean up a home destroyed by a tornado in Kenly, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 after severe weather moved through the area. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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    Volunteers help clean up a home destroyed by a tornado in Kenly, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 after severe weather moved through the area. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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    Hunter Stephenson, 14, carries his dog Parker from his destroyed home in Kenly, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 after severe weather and tornadoes moved through the area. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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    Volunteers help clean up a home destroyed by a tornado in Kenly, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 after severe weather moved through the area. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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    Hunter Stephenson, 14, carries his dog Parker from his destroyed home in Kenly, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 after severe weather and several tornadoes moved through the area, killing at least two people. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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    Volunteers help clean up a home destroyed by a tornado in Kenly, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 after severe weather moved through the area, killing at least two people and destroying a number of homes. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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    Onlookers stand by as volunteers clean up after a tornado in Kenly, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008. Officials said the severe storm killed at least two people and affected a half dozen counties, knocking down tress and power lines. A number of homes and buildings were damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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