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THE FORUM
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20-Apr-23, 06:03:21 AM
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Anything Else / Totally OT / Re: storms in midwest and south
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on: 04-Mar-12, 04:50:22 PM
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I was in contact with Mary Tyson, she came through the day/night of the storms in Charlotte, NC just great, whew.
Thanx Carol, that happened to Joe's cousin in 2008 when a huge EF-5 tornado went through that part of Iowa and they did do well, they live near Dunkerton. I know it took them a long time emotionally though. The new house not only has a basement, but one part even has a cement storm shelter built in on one side down there.
Description: A large and destructive tornado - an EF-5 - moved across Butler and Black Hawk counties on Sunday May 25, 2008. The initial touchdown occurred near the Butler and Grundy county line, 2 miles south of Aplington at 4:48 pm CDT and quickly grew in size and intensity as it approached Parkersburg. The tornado was nearly 3-4s of a mile wide as it moved through the southern end of Parkersburg at 4:59 pm CDT. Significant structural damage occurred in the town of Parkersburg including 100 to 200 homes destroyed. The tornado maintained size and intensity as it move towards New Hartford. At 5:09 pm CDT the storm moved just north of New Hartford once again causing significant structural and tree damage. The tornado weakened around 3 miles east of New Hartford with lesser damage as it moved east to north of the Waterloo and Cedar Falls area. Significant straight line winds occurred along and just south of the tornado track with preliminary estimates of 90 to 100 mph. The tornado then grew in size to near 1.2 miles wide north of Dunkerton causing substantial damage to a farmstead there. The tornado continued to do damage as it moved into Buchanan County
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Anything Else / Totally OT / Re: storms in midwest and south
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on: 03-Mar-12, 11:50:25 PM
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Jeanne (& Patti), sorry to hear about your sister's news, I hope her other llamas show up! She's very lucky to have her house, I hope the frame isn't twisted or something like my husband's cousin's house here in Iowa. They have a farm and lost all building except the house, the attic was taken off, but rest looked intact other than windows and some siding, but it was determined there was some twist to it and it had to be torn down and they rebuilt.
The best news is that your sister is ok and so far most of the animals, buildings can be replaced. Hugs...
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