Two tornados left a path of destruction in eastern Iowa on Saturday night May 25, 2008. The first tornado was rated as an EF 5 with wind speeds up to 205 MPH. The tornado was nearly 3/4s of a mile wide as it moved through the southern end of Parkersburg and grew to near 1.2 miles wide north of Dunkerton leaving 100's of homes and businesses destroyed. This is the first EF5 tornado in Iowa since June 13, 1976. The second tornado, rated as an EF3, moved through Hazelton and ended somewhere near Oneida.
The following photos are from the areas around Aurora, Hazelton, Fairbank, and Dunkerton, Iowa.
Just click on the photos below to see a larger image.
The following photos are from the areas around Aurora, Hazelton, Fairbank, and Dunkerton, Iowa.
Just click on the photos below to see a larger image.
Tornado damage near Aurora, Iowa.
May 26, 2008
May 26, 2008
Tornado damage near Aurora, Iowa.
May 26, 2008
May 26, 2008
Tornado damage near Aurora, Iowa.
May 26, 2008
May 26, 2008
Tornado damage near Aurora, Iowa.
May 26, 2008. This is whats left of a house that use to sit here.
May 26, 2008. This is whats left of a house that use to sit here.
Tornado damage near Aurora, Iowa.
May 26, 2008
May 26, 2008
Tornado damage between Aurora and Hazelton, Iowa.
May 26, 2008
May 26, 2008
Tornado damage between Aurora and Hazelton, Iowa.
May 26, 2008
May 26, 2008
Tornado damage between Aurora and Hazelton, Iowa.
May 26, 2008
May 26, 2008
Tornado damage between Aurora and Hazelton, Iowa.
May 26, 2008
May 26, 2008
Tornado damage between Aurora and Hazelton, Iowa.
May 26, 2008
May 26, 2008
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