Be sure to check out Steph’s story, including video, by clicking here.
Our thanks go to the History Center of Olmsted County for sharing their time, and photos of the 125-year-old disaster.
Before
After
Cascade Park
View from Coles Mill
Posted under KTTC, Natural Disaster, severe weather
This post was written by Randy on August 21, 2008
Image courtesy National Weather Service Des Moines
Click here for the survey summary and other details from the NWS in Des Moines
Click here for pictures from the survey
NWS personnel have rated the Parkersburg-New Hartford-Dunkerton tornado as EF 5 (correlated to wind speeds up to 205 MPH) on the Enhanced Fujita Scale at the locations of maximum damage. Additional details on path length, width, etc. will be posted on this webpage Wednesday, May 28. This is the first EF5 tornado in Iowa since the Jordan tornado of June 13, 1976.
Posted under Natural Disaster, weather
This post was written by Randy on May 28, 2008
