MN, IA, and KS Du'ers Check In Here! Tornadoes in N. Iowa and St. Paul, MN area

[Whoa_Nelly]

DU'er Debi posted about her home in northern Iowa being hit :hug:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x7766878

And in Hugo, a suburb of St. Paul, MN, one killed and 20 missing.

:hug: :grouphug: :hug: to all our DU friends in these areas.

on edit:
Included KS because the NWS had put out a warning for that state as well.


MN story:
Official: Storm kills 1 in Minnesota; 20 missing

By JOSHUA FREED – 14 minutes ago

HUGO, Minn. (AP) — Severe thunderstorms packing large hail and possible tornadoes rumbled across the nation's midsection on Sunday, killing at least one person and damaging dozens of homes.

At least 20 people were missing after a swift storm blew through the St. Paul suburb of Hugo, damaging about four dozen homes, City Administrator Mike Ericson said.

<snip>
Hugo Public Works Director Chris Petree said his family took shelter in the basement before the storm lifted his house off the ground and completely wiped out the second floor.

"I put my daughter down first, my wife on top of her and then I bear-hugged on top of them," Petree said.

As he huddled in his basement against a foundation wall with his wife and 2 1/2-year-old daughter, Petree said they heard the thunderous sound of their house coming off the ground.

more at: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jW-BndswWuhgPAPXOK4Q6TCQsANQD90T0JI82

[greenbriar]

1. KS checking in

day four of this crap

we have dodged the tornados in our city so far but had a massive hail storm 3 am today

clouding up again



SICK of this!!!!!!!!!!!

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. Yow! 3 AM? Must have been loud!

Your home OK?
:hug:

Here's the latest AccuWeather map
Looks like Michigan is getting hit today as well

[greenbriar]

3. Very LOUD have some shingles on the ground

going to try to get insurance to put a new roof on


we actually got up turned on the tv to watch the weatherman

and got dressed to go to the basement if we needed too

[Whoa_Nelly]

4. Just saw your GD post re: another tornado warning!

:hug:
Stay safe!

[greenbriar]

5. the warning is one county above us..we are just in watch

hopefully it stays that way



I HATE TORNADOS

I hate kansas in the spring

[electron_blue]

6. The cells/tornado that got Hugo went through our area before that, but thankfully

no damage. A little scary, though. We made 2 trips to the basement today.

[Whoa_Nelly]

7. Thanks for checking in!

:hug:

[BuelahWitch]

8. Another Kansan checking in

:hi: So far it's pretty calm. We've got a watch till 4 am tho.

[greenbriar]

10. what county are you in?

we are segwick

[BuelahWitch]

12. I'm in Douglas county

Lawrence, specifically.

[Fox Mulder]

9. MN here.

We didn't get anything here in Sauk Centre. x( All the storms were SE of here.

[Critters2]

11. A tornado watch here (Illinois) until 3 am.

Just watched the Parkersburg, IA video on WHO-TV website. The town is just demolished, 7 killed. So sad. Here's the site:

http://www.whotv.com/Global/category.asp?C=5533&nav=menu100_1

[Wapsie B]

13. My parents were faced with the same storm cell

Debi dealt with yesterday. Luckily, they had no damage.