Twister Aftermath

In May a devastating tornado swept through the town of Parkersburg, Iowa taking six lives and wiping out a third of the town. Just a few months earlier my brother and his wife put an offer on a house in Parkersburg, but backed out after the inspection (providence?) My family drove to Parkersburg to see what damage the twister did. It was eerie to see one strip of the city bare of trees with only hollowed out basement remains. We were driving around trying to find the public high school until we realize it was gone completely! There was over 6 million dollars in damage and it was estimated that the tornado was 1 1/2 mies wide at the biggest part- crazy! These pictures don't really do justice, but give some idea.


This used to be an established, tree lined neighborhood


A pile of rubble on the outskirts of town