Family members recognized the girl as Jamie Brown, 46.
HOUSTON — Relations have recognized the girl killed by a twister in Brazoria County.
Official storm experiences point out the EF-2 twister moved from the southwest finish of County Street 172 to the japanese fringe of Hillcrest, with a path size of 8.8 miles, destroying a number of constructions in its path.
Family members mentioned Jamie Brown, 46, died within the twister after the storm ripped by the household’s property close to County Street 191 and Freeway 35.
Stafnie Brown, Jamie’s spouse, informed KHOU 11 Information that they moved to the Alvin space in August to assist handle Stafnie’s mom. Jamie, Stafnie and Stafnie’s mom lived in a crimson home on the property, whereas Stafnie’s brother and his household lived in the principle, modular home.
Stafnie mentioned Jamie was within the modular home making lunch when the twister hit.
“I assume my mother’s home hit their home, and it form of knocked it off, and I assume the twister picked it up. Based mostly on what I perceive, it picked it up complete, threw it over there, dropped and exploded,” Stafnie mentioned.
Stafnie mentioned the modular house, with Jamie nonetheless inside, was tossed greater than 100 ft away. Stafnie ran towards the wreckage to try to discover her spouse.
“I searched and I searched and I hollered, and I searched and I hollered,” Stafnie mentioned. “I walked that manner, and that’s when I discovered her.”
Jamie was lifeless when Stafnie found her physique.
“I attempted to do CPR, however she was already gone. She obtained pummeled by stuff and the home,” Stafnie mentioned.
Stafnie mentioned she remains to be processing Jamie’s loss of life. The 2 had been married for six years and shared numerous reminiscences collectively – reminiscences that Stafnie is now clinging to.
“I can’t put it collectively. It’s nonetheless not. I nonetheless suppose I’m going to get up in the midst of the night time and he or she’s there, or she’s going to return strolling by the door or no matter, however it’s not going to occur,” Stafnie mentioned.
Billy Foster, Stafnie’s brother, his spouse Erica Ackerman and their two children lived within the modular house, however none of them had been there when the twister got here by. All that’s left of their house is its base and the picket stairs that lead as much as it.
“Our home is now behind the neighbor’s home, utterly shredded to nothing,” Billy mentioned. “We don’t even know what we’re going to do. Now we have insurance coverage. However the final two storms we’ve had, Hurricane Harvey and all that, our insurance coverage refused to assist us.”
The kindness of neighbors helps all six displaced relations keep in a lodge till Jan. 1. However after that, the long run is unclear.
“Made it by three hurricanes, and a twister got here and took every thing,” Erica mentioned. “It nonetheless doesn’t even really feel actual. It does however it doesn’t, and it’s nonetheless attempting to course of every thing.”
The household mentioned the American Purple Cross got here to the property and obtained their data and mentioned they might contact them in just a few days. Within the meantime, the household has arrange a GoFundMe marketing campaign to assist them get by this tough time.
4 different individuals had been harm in Saturday’s storms, however officers mentioned they had been all non-life-threatening accidents and everybody is anticipated to be okay.
The Brazoria County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned a minimum of 40 constructions had been impacted by the twister, together with a minimum of 30 houses. The opposite impacted constructions had been companies, together with a daycare, and Walt Disney Elementary College – which is a complete loss.
A spokesperson for the sheriff’s workplace mentioned the Purple Cross and the Texas Division of Emergency Administration are at the moment engaged on full injury assessments.
