??Motber Nature Shows Her Strength?? ?? ????????Tornadoes(龙卷风) and heavy thunderstorms moved across the Great Lakes and into TrumbullCounty on Saturday evening: The storms were dramatic and dangerous. ?? GeorgeSnyder was driving the fire truck down Route 88 when he first noticed that afunnel(漏斗状的)cloud was behind him. "I stopped the truck and watched thefunnel cloud. It was about 100 feet off the ground and I sawit go up and down for a while. It was moving toward Bradley Road and then suddenly itdisappeared. Snyder said.?? ?? Snyderonly saw one of the funnel clouds that passed through northeastern Ohio on Saturday.In Trumbull County,a tornado turned trees onto their sides. Some trees feel onto houses and cars.Other trees fell into telephone andelectrical wires as they went down. ?? AmandaSymcheck was having a party when the storm began. "I knew something waswrong, "she said. "I saw the sky go green and pink (??粉红色). Then it sounded like a train rushing toward the house. I started crying and told everyone togo to the basement for protection. "???? ?? Thetornado caused a lot of damage to cars and houses in the area. It will take along time and much money to repaireverything. There was also serious water damage from the thunderstorms.The heavy rains and high wind caused thepower to go out in many homes.???? ?? Thestorms caused serious flooding in areas near the river. More than four inchesof rain fell in parts of Trumbull County. The river was sohight that the water ran into streets and houses. Many streets had to be closedto Cars and trucks because of the high water. This made it difficult for firetrucks. police cars,and other rescue vehicles to help people who were introuble.?? ?? Manypeople who live near the river had to leave their homes for their own safety.Some people re- ported five feet of water in their homes. Local and stateofficials opened emergency shelters for the people who were evacuated(撤走). The Red Crossserved meals to them.?? ?? "This was a really intense storm. "said Snyder. People wereafraid. Mother Nature call be fierce. We were lucky this time. No one waskilled. " The weather was nice in Trumbull County on Saturdayevening.????????????