~ Twisters swept across two counties Saturday late afternoon, ripping up farms and damaging dozens of homes in the towns of Stratford and Woodward.
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“Half the town’s gone,” Bob Smith said of the destruction in Stratford, a town of about 750 residents. ~ The tornado touched down about 5 p.m.In Woodward, 30 miles to the south, 20 to 40 homes were severely damaged when a tornado hit about half an hour later ~.
The storm’s winds also broke windows on the outskirts of Ames, where tornado sirens had already sent college football fans gathered for the Iowa State-Colorado game running for shelter.
Compared with other States, Iowa ranks number 6 for frequency of Tornadoes, 22 for number of deaths, 18 for injuries and 10 for cost of damages. Based on data from 1950 – 1995.
The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $715,347,712.00. The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 5.63.
News gets around.
Interactive Tornado.
Nobody saw Steve Green.
News gets around? No kiddin’! Were you suprised that Pakistan is keepin’ their eyes on the heartland of these United States? You’ve no doubt read where hurricanes were Allah’s tools… do you not expect that these tornadoes are seen with the same eyes?? It’s a small world after all brother…