Tornadoes rip through Iowa towns

[dixiegrrrrl]

Emergency crews early Sunday sifted through the wreckage left behind by a wave of tornadoes that swept across Iowa before midnight.
The National Weather Service in Des Moines reported tornado sightings by storm chasers and trained spotters in as many as 11 towns and cities northern and west central Iowa over a four-hour period Saturday night.

At least three of the twisters, including the Mapleton tornado, caused significant damage, according to Frank Boksa, a National Weather Service meteorologist.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/10/iowa.severe.weather/?hpt=T1

[Lasher]

1. Nowhere near the Iowa eagles' nest, it appears.

They're OK.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x853997

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. I am waiting to hear from one of my best friends in Iowa.

the night is long and dark until I do.

[Lasher]

3. Sorry Dixie, hope this turns out OK.

I guess your friend lives in western Iowa where the tornadoes hit?

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Some of her family does.

[Mnemosyne]

4. Hoping you hear something good very soon.

:hug:

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Thank you.

Seems like we are forever sending each other "are you ok?" emails.
Her area was badly hit by the floods last year.

[Mnemosyne]

10. Very welcome, dixie. Any word yet? I pray it is good. n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. Oh my, where did day go.....yes, word is good for all concerned.

Thank god for emails.

[Mnemosyne]

12. I am so glad to hear it! Thanks! :) n/t

[exboyfil]

5. I drove through a piece of this last night coming

back from Minneapolis. It was mostly East of me, but still quite a show. Wrestled with stopping for the night but proceeded home. I was kind of in it before I knew what was happening.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

9. Scary. I read one of the tornadoes was about a quarter mile wide

Coming back to wisconsin from South Dakota 2 years ago , we drove from Sioux City to Dubuque on Hwy 20, just to do something different than I-90. Out in the sticks for long stretches, with nowhere to stop for shelter, with alarming storm clouds and tornado warnings in every direction. It was tense.

[liberal N proud]

8. That is not too far from my home town

I will have to check on my dad later this am.