In fact , I sat there trying to think of good things for a long time before my dad said , `` For every bad thing the tornado has done , think of a good thing , too . A tornado that hit Joplin , Missouri , in May destroyed parts of town and killed more than 150 . The home of Lydia McAllister , a senior at Joplin High School , was destroyed . She said she had to leave her belongings behind when the storm blew through. Lydia : `` I think about the tornado every day , but it gets easier ''
A tornado that hit Joplin , Missouri , in May destroyed parts of town and killed more than 150 . The home of Lydia McAllister , a senior at Joplin High School , was destroyed . She said she had to leave her belongings behind when the storm blew through. Lydia : `` I think about the tornado every day , but it gets easier ''