Union University suffers damage from F1 tornado Daylight brings reality of storm’s impact at Union Union University students return to classes Tuesday - Union community participates in clean-up Union University community spirit shines in midst of crisis Students recall experiences from the Union Tornado of 2002 Cardinal & Cream Tornado Coverage Important Information Updated: 11/14/2002 - 8 a.m. All classes returned to their normal schedule on Tuesday, Nov. 12th All power & water is up & running in the residence life complexes Alternative housing assignments have been made for displaced students whose dorm rooms suffered minor to extensive damage After a day of helping others with tornado-related repairs, sophomore Leah Taylor from Siloam Springs, AR stops for a moment in her own room to begin the cleaning process.

Zachariah Herr, son of McAfee Residence Director Dan Herr, looks on as cleaning crews haul away trees that were downed by the tornado. Tornado Damage Photos Tornado Damage Clean-Up Photos An Update from President Dockery A few minutes after midnight on Sunday morning (November 10), the campus was hit by a tornado. The residential area of the campus was particularly hit hard. The married student apartments are in terrible shape. All four buildings will need new roofs, new carpet, and new windows. The McAfee Complex and Hurt Complex were also hit quite hard. Blythe Hall, Patton Hall, and the Hurt Commons suffered extensive damage. Hammons Hall and the baseball field experienced minor damage. Trees, power lines, and light poles were down all over campus. As I walked around in those early Sunday morning hours, the devastation seemed beyond belief. The campus was without power, water, phones, or technology for almost 18 hours. Initial power was restored around 6:00 p.m. on Sunday night. Full power, water, etc. was restored at noon on Monday (about 36 hours after the storm hit). The wonderful thing is that no lives were lost, no one was hurt. Indeed the Lord has taken care of us in an amazing way. Classes were cancelled on Monday. Students, staff, and faculty joined together to serve joyfully as we started to clean up the campus. It was an incredible sense of community—like watching “an Amish barnraising.” We have made great progress in the last 48 hours. We still have much work to do—weeks worth of work, but by God’s grace we will see it through. READ COMPLETE UPDATE A Letter to Parents from Dr. Dockery