Posted on 05/25/2008 4:13:37 PM PDT by janetjanet998
Details sketchy but massive tornadoes have it towns in IA this are reports from scanners and spotters..no link yet
also north suburbs of Min-ST paul MN has taken tornado hits with lots of damage
MN MIN| Washington County (Hugo)| Search & Rescue| | US-61 IAO 159th St|U/D: MSP on Fenway St w/2 kids full code, many other reports of entrapment, 5 city blocks wiped out| ILL113| 17:26
MIN| Washington County (Hugo)| Search & Rescue| | 170th St @ Manning Trail|Multiple houses struck by tornado, searches in progress, FD O/S| ILL113| 17:10 QUOTE
MIN| Washington County (Hugo)| Search & Rescue| | US-61 IAO 159th St|Many houses struck by tornado, multiple entrapments & injuries, FD O/S| ILL113| 17:11 QUOTE
MIN| Washington County (Hugo)| Search & Rescue| | US-61 IAO 159th St|U/D: FD requesting as many squads as possible, reports area is demolished
1/2 MILE WIDE TORNADO REPORTED JUST 1 MILE WEST OF FAIRBANK, IA. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE ON STANDBY FOR CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE.
-*URGENT* A STATE OF EMERGENCY EXISTS IN PARKERSBURG, IA *URGENT*
-*URGENT* CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE IN NORTHERN DUNKERTON, IA *URGENT*
AT 5:44 PM CDT, A MAJORITY OF THE TOWN OF PARKERSBURG, IA HAS SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ACCORDING TO STORM SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
That's called 'speaking too soon'.
One of the mods really doesn't like tornado threads.
incredible aerial footage.
I can hear the thunder moving this way. A tornado has been sited about 20 miles West of here near Delta. Also spotters have identified funnel clouds near Victor on I 80.
I’ve been watching cable and fooling around on the net all day. If I hadn’t come back to FR, I would never have known there was a weather issue.
What terrible news about Parkersburg! I think I’m a little south of all the mess (Iowa City), but will stay up a bit longer to make sure.
As always, FR tells me everything I need to know.
There is nothing left of Parkersburg in that neighborhood. All gone.
Grandma, you need to get ready to get underground. These are F4s and 5s that are wiping out entire towns, 1/2 to a mile wide, and hour plus tracks on the ground.
Tornados AND Flash Floods. Dang. Do ya go down in the cellar or up on the roof? Prayers for your safety and everyone out there affected by this weather.
” can hear the thunder moving this way.”
I think that means head for the cellar. Probably sooner rather than later. Hang out with the radio and/or laptop and wait for it to pass. Growing up they always told us to head for the one of the corners in the south end of the basement. Southwest I think? Had something to do with how the winds rotate so you wouldn’t end up with the whole house on top of you I think.
Good luck tonight.
000 WFUS53 KDVN 260424 TORDVN IAC105-260530- /O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0025.080526T0424Z-080526T0530Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1124 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA... * UNTIL 1230 AM CDT. * AT 1122 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR MARTELLE...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANAMOSA...MOVING EAST AT 36 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ANAMOSA AND 6 MILES NORTH OF MORLEY AROUND 1130 PM CDT... LANGWORTHY AND 8 MILES NORTH OF OLIN AROUND 1140 PM CDT... CENTER JUNCTION AROUND 1145 PM CDT... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE LIKELY IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. LAT...LON 4218 9103 4198 9102 4197 9137 4219 9137 TIME...MOT...LOC 0424Z 251DEG 31KT 4207 9135 $$
000 WFUS53 KDVN 260408 TORDVN IAC113-260500- /O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0024.080526T0409Z-080526T0500Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1109 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA... * UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT. * AT 1108 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR WHITTIER...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF CEDAR RAPIDS... MOVING EAST AT 38 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... WHITTIER...WAUBEEK AND SPRINGVILLE AROUND 1115 PM CDT... VIOLA AROUND 1120 PM CDT... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. LAT...LON 4219 9138 4200 9138 4200 9164 4218 9164 TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 256DEG 33KT 4211 9153 $$
I’m hearing the death toll in Parkersburg is going to be in the neighborhood of 17, if my source is reliable.
Damage video and what I’ve heard indicate to me that it’s likely this will be rated an EF5.
Yeah, it was on the ground for about 100 miles, from what I’ve heard. I don’t think it will break any records, but it’s up there. The record for the widest tornado is about 2.5 miles, and the longest track was the tri-state tornado, but this one might have been in the top five or so.
I’m hearing the death toll will rise in Parkersburg to something closer to 20, unfortunately. From what I’m seeing and hearing about damage (and without having any engineering training), I think it’s likely that this will indeed be rated an EF5 tornado. It destroyed the high school in Parkersburg, and something like 200 houses were destroyed, most of them well-built.
It also did some damage in the town of Hazleton that looked like F5 to me, although it’s hard to say what the construction was like for those buildings. But there it didn’t even leave any debris; it was all just gone.
Paper debris from Parkersburg was reported falling out of the sky in Wisconsin, over 100 miles away.
This thing tracked a whopping 5 or so miles north of me, 10 miles at the most. If it had tracked just three or four miles south it would have come right through a metro area of 120,000 people - and it almost did; it was starting to make a right turn but then sort of veered around the north edge of town.
So as bad as it was, especially in Parkersburg, it could have been even worse; if it had come through urban areas of Waterloo and Cedar Falls it could have killed hundreds.
I’m monitoring kwwl this morning. It seems there will be some major flooding today.
Are you ok? Nothing major happened here but it was close. They're forecasting more rain for today.
Parkersburg took a severe direct hit.
The weather spotters in my area are great as are the local weathermen.
We are okay. There is some hail damage to the new corn which was just emerging. Some may need to be replanted. There are tree branches down, flower beds flattened. Just STUFF.
The nearest tornado was about 20 miles from here. The knats are horrible outside this morning.
Please let me know as soon as you hear from your daughter.
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