Monday, May 26, 2008

Parkersburg-IA Joins Picher-OK As 2008 Tornado Victim



Survivors in Parkersburg-IA are cleaning up today after what may have been an EF-4 tornado slammed into that small north-central Iowa community of about 1900 people late Sunday afternoon.


Seven people reportedly died- 5 in Parkersburg and 2 in nearby New Harmony-IA.. Another tornado in Hugo-MN killed a child.

KCCI-TV in Des Moines has video of the tornado itself- as well as the incredible damage left by the storm.

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