North Dakota Residents Begin Cleanup After Deadly Tornado

NORTHWOOD, N.D. (AP) _ Emergency operations spokesman Kevin Dean says there was an ``eerie silence'' in Northwood overnight. <br/><br/>He says the quiet was broken only by the occasional sound

Tuesday, August 28th 2007, 8:44 am

By: News On 6

NORTHWOOD, N.D. (AP) _ Emergency operations spokesman Kevin Dean says there was an ``eerie silence'' in Northwood overnight.

He says the quiet was broken only by the occasional sound of an emergency generator.

The northeastern North Dakota town was devastated by a tornado Sunday night. Dean says an 8:00 curfew last night kept traffic to a minimum -- and there were no problems.

This morning -- people involved with cleanup are being directed by National Guard soldiers.

The ranks of volunteers will be bolstered by people and equipment that left Fargo in a convoy earlier this morning. The group includes student-athletes from Mayville State.

Officials say nearly every building in Northwood had some damage from the mile-wide tornado that packed winds of more than 150 miles per hour. It killed one man who lived in a mobile home park and left 18 people hurt.