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Published May 12, 2008 12:15 am - Derrick Clouse, of Newtonia, and his family thought Saturday night was a good time for a barbecue. But before they could enjoy any grilled entrees, they watched Newtonia’s City Hall explode. “There was no warning,” Clouse said. “The sky turned completely green, and clouds rolled in. I thought there would be rain, but then all the windows blew out of the houses.”  'There was no warning' w/ Carol Stark interview audio By Joe Hadsall and Derek Spellman news@joplinglobe.com Derrick Clouse, of Newtonia, and his family thought Saturday night was a good time for a barbecue. But before they could enjoy any grilled entrees, they watched Newtonia’s City Hall explode. “There was no warning,” Clouse said. “The sky turned completely green, and clouds rolled in. I thought there would be rain, but then all the windows blew out of the houses.” The storm destroyed most of Mill Street, ripping off roofs, uprooting trees and throwing debris around utility poles. Thirteen lives were taken in Newton County by the twister, said Keith Stammer, on behalf of the Newton County Emergency Management Agency. Authorities released the names of the Newton County dead on Sunday night. Five of those people were related to Zac Bilke, of Joplin. His grandfather-in-law, Paul Gallemore, was killed in his home north of Racine. The four others — a grandmother, aunt, uncle and cousin — were killed in their vehicle along Iris Road. “They were going to a wedding in Seneca,” Bilke said. “And they ran right into it.” Highway 43 and Iris Road Randy Lowe and 10 relatives, some as young as 8 months, had gathered in his 1,100-square-foot home Saturday night after a family reunion. Lowe lives a little more than a stone’s throw from Lant’s Bridal Garden and Lant’s Country Feed Store at Highway 43 and Iris Road. Both businesses were demolished by the storm. Lowe said he was with his family at about 6:30 p.m. when he heard a news report about the weather and walked out his back door to look. From his deck, he said, he could see what looked like clouds tumbling over one another on the ground and barreling toward his house. Lowe told everyone to get into the hallway by his bedroom for shelter. He said he can recall only fragments of what happened afterward. 
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