"A tattered American flag sits atop a mound of debris at a destroyed convenience store in Parkersburg, Iowa, on Monday, May 26, 2008, a day after a tornado struck the town.(AP Photo/Kevin Sanders)" A preliminary survey from the NWS in Des Moines, IA concluded that the tornado that affected the Parkersburg, IA area was at least an EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, possibly higher. The tornado's path was 43 miles long and up to 1.2 miles wide. Prilimanry fatalities stand at 7, preliminary injuries stand at around 70. At the end of the NWS preliminary statement it said: "ADDITIONAL DETAIL WILL BE ADDED TO THIS REPORT ON TUESDAY ALONG WITH FINAL EF SCALE RATING RESULTS." So, that basically means that tomorrow we will know the exact details regarding track and strength.
I found the AP slide show of storm damage from the Parkersburg IA, and Hugo, MN area tornadoes, and the pictures are truly devastating. You can view all 50+ pictures at this location:
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