Was this the Cordova tornado? I seem to remember seeing this video way back in 2011 right after the event, then had trouble finding it a couple years later.
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Was this the Cordova tornado? I seem to remember seeing this video way back in 2011 right after the event, then had trouble finding it a couple years later.
There was another video showed this mountain climbing process of Cordova tornado from furthur distance.
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Again, can't understand why this wasn't rated EF5. Amazing how long it's been since we've had an EF5-rated tornado.
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Parkersburg, Iowa of 2008 is another impressive tornado that thankfully got the rating of EF5 that it deserved. Notable pics:These two are of a well-built house that was less than a month old. The woman died in the basement, despite doing what you're supposed to do. Note the cracked concrete in the bottom of the right photo. Rebar was found snapped at this location. That's right, SNAPPED. Like a toothpick.
Assorted pics of ground and grass scouring and vegetation damage:
A snapped steel and concrete reinforced pole:
Debris granulation. A quarter placed for scale:
Assorted pics of ground and grass scouring and vegetation damage:
A snapped steel and concrete reinforced pole:
Debris granulation. A quarter placed for scale:
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I have heard from others this may have been among one of the most violent tornadoes in US history. It certainly was stronger than the Greensburg, KS EF5 tornado which happened a little more than a year earlier.
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The industrial damage and granulation is what I think pushed it to EF5. Well that and the cracking of reinforced concrete structures. Greensburg got more publicity, but this thing was the most violent tornado documented until 4/27/11, that's for sure.
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It kind of reminds me of the damage from the Smithville, MS tornado but the Parkersburg, IA tornado moved at 40 mph while the Smithville, MS tornado moved 70 mph. I wouldn't say quite the most violent up till 4/27/2011 but it was up there with tornadoes such as Andover and Bridge Creek.
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I will tell you another thing about the Parkersburg, IA tornado. It was initially rated EF3 or greater. Seeing that statement made me laugh so hard. I said to myself I know this tornado was an EF5.
a collection of tree damage inside Pakersburg. Just as violent as someone can expect to see in an EF5 tornado. Even it didn't strike Pakersburg, it will still be rated EF5 based on insane damage around New Hatford.
A comparsion of number of surveyed DIs of several F/EF5 tornado that strike town/city. I can add here that there was 96 places rated EF4 and 17 places rated EF5 of Pakerburg EF5.
source:https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/full/10.1175/WAF-D-14-00039.1
source:https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/full/10.1175/WAF-D-14-00039.1
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I think I meant to say "most violent in the decade or so up until 4/27/11" my bad. Still probably one of the most violent of the 2000s, no doubt.
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Yes, Parkersburg is often overlooked in the conversation but I think one of the most impressive of the relatively small club of official EF5s. I was chasing that day but only made it to southwest Wisconsin (flying blind other than occasional calls to a nowcaster, no in-car data back then), where I basically just let the now non-tornadic storms roll over me at Lancaster.
Rainbow, Lancaster, WI 5/25/2008 by Andy, on Flickr
Post-storm sky, Lancaster, WI 5/25/2008 by Andy, on Flickr
Those videos of Cordova are really spectacular. The perfectly sculpted and widely visible low-level supercell structure is certainly rare for Dixie Alley. Many of the storms that day were unusually visible/photogenic (apart from trees) by the region's standards. Even Hackleburg, which was probably the closest to a Dixie"standard" murky rain-wrapped wedge, had periods where it was quite visible from certain angles.
Rainbow, Lancaster, WI 5/25/2008 by Andy, on FlickrPost-storm sky, Lancaster, WI 5/25/2008 by Andy, on FlickrThose videos of Cordova are really spectacular. The perfectly sculpted and widely visible low-level supercell structure is certainly rare for Dixie Alley. Many of the storms that day were unusually visible/photogenic (apart from trees) by the region's standards. Even Hackleburg, which was probably the closest to a Dixie"standard" murky rain-wrapped wedge, had periods where it was quite visible from certain angles.
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Pretty much everything about that day was rare. Truly one of those "once-in-a-century" or "once-in-a-millenium type events".Yes, Parkersburg is often overlooked in the conversation but I think one of the most impressive of the relatively small club of official EF5s. I was chasing that day but only made it to southwest Wisconsin (flying blind other than occasional calls to a nowcaster, no in-car data back then), where I basically just let the now non-tornadic storms roll over me at Lancaster.
Those videos of Cordova are really spectacular. The perfectly sculpted and widely visible low-level supercell structure is certainly rare for Dixie Alley. Many of the storms that day were unusually visible/photogenic (apart from trees) by the region's standards. Even Hackleburg, which was probably the closest to a Dixie"standard" murky rain-wrapped wedge, had periods where it was quite visible from certain angles.
Also, this footage of the Rainsville structure is also pretty incredible. Not as perfect but still impressive nonetheless:
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I think that's the earlier Section-Pisgah-Trenton (GA) tornado, rather than the Rainsville EF5 (which would also have been visible from, and closer to, this location). Uploader gives the time as 4:47 PM, I believe the Rainsville EF5 was closer to 7PM.
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I think the Harper County, Kansas tornado on May 12, 2004 and Parkersburg, IA tornado on May 25, 2008 were probably the most violent of the 2000s. The Elie, MB F5 on June 22, 2007 was really violent as well but I never noticed very little to no scouring if it did any. Then you have the Greensburg EF5 tornado and a number of E/F4 tornadoes as well as a couple of E/F3 tornadoes. The Westminster, TX tornado was the most grossly underrated tornado in the 2000s. That tornado should have been rated at least high-end F4.
That house in the first pic isn't where the rebar was snapped. It was at an older home closer to downtown Parkersburg.
A few others from Parkersburg. The most impressive damage occurred at a golf course subdivision at the east edge of town. There were very large, well-built homes that literally vanished. Note the complete lack of recognizable debris patters at a few of these homes in the last pic. This was NOT due to debris cleanup.
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I'm not sure, as one of the comments mentioned living next to someone on Lingerfelt Road and that this was the tornado that demolished their house, which is why I thought it was the Rainsville one. But you're probably right, I'm just not sure.