I have driven through Parkersburg several times each year since the tornado. The town has been mostly rebuilt and looks strangely new now. One of the local TV stations did a nicely done tribute for the 14th anniversary of the tornado.
My post from the day of the tornado.
I was lucky enough to be just out of the path
15 year anniversary of the Parkersburg-New Hartford EF-5 tornado
It has been 15 years since the last EF-5 tornado in Iowa. The Parkersburg-New Hartford tornado is permanently etched into Iowa’s weather history.
www.kwwl.com
My post from the day of the tornado.
Tornado in Parkersburg Iowa
I'm at my home town in Iowa this weekend. The next town to the south was hit by a very strong tornado at about 4:30 this afternoon. We drove about 5 minutes to a friend's house to make sure they were ok. They were safe, but their house was completely destroyed. We carried as many large items to...
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I was lucky enough to be just out of the path
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