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May 25, 2008 Parkersburg-New Hartford EF5 Tornado

In Historical by Jeff Wilcox

A typical Memorial Day weekend was in the works across the state. It was a Sunday, many people were running around, graduation parties were taking shape, people were outside enjoying the warm weather that encompassed the state that day. Meanwhile the atmosphere was about to unleash a monster that would be the first catastrophic tornado to hit the state in …

Washington Tornado 1998

In Historical by Jeff Wilcox

Tornado Watch View Text 821 WWUS32 KDSM 152131 SLSIA IOWA AREAL OUTLINE FOR TORNADO WATCH 358 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 429 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 1998 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 358…VALID UNTIL 1100 PM CDT… INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF IOWA… NORTHEAST EAST CENTRAL SOUTHEAST SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE… BETTENDORF BURLINGTON CEDAR …

Dunkerton Tornado of 2000

In Historical by Jeff Wilcox

This tornado would be remembered more for being similar to the Parkersburg-New Hartford Tornado 8 years later. Some of the same areas were hit by this tornado and again in 2008. Here is the watch that was issued just after 6pm that Thursday Evening. View Text URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 264 STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK …