An aerial view of a residential neighborhood in Parkersburg, Iowa, is seen a day after a tornado struck the town, Monday, May 26, 2008. This year is already the deadliest for tornadoes since 1998 and is on track to break records for the number of twisters too, the National Weather Service says. (AP Photo/Kevin Sanders)
The National Weather service survey team made it official today, the tornado that devastated Parkersburg, IA was a EF5 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale, meaning it packed winds of 200+MPH. This is the first F5 tornado in Iowa since 1976. Earlier, there were some rumors saying that the town of Parkersburg would be bulldozed over. Those rumors are not true, according to Parkersburg city officials. Here is a video taken of the tornado by storm spotters, including what they saw when rolling into Parkersburg: Video
Here is the official release from the NWS in Des Moines, IA.
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