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Tornado hits Marshalltown, Iowa  Severe thunderstorms tracked across Iowa this afternoon with several tornadoes touching down across the state.  of the strongest storms of the day tracked through Marshalltown, Iowa, located northeast of Des Moines, with multiple reports of tornadoes across the area.  At 4:46 p.m. CDT Thursday, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a rare tornado emergency as a confirmed tornado was approaching Marshalltown.  Shortly after the storm passed through the town, a NWS trained weather spotter reported "catastrophic damage, including vehicles missing, vehicles overturned, and scores of buildings gone" near Marshalltown.  Channel 8 reported over 7000 homes and businesses are without electricity across the state. |
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7/19/2018 4:43 pm |
It all missed us
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7/19/2018 4:44 pm |
Another Tornado hit near Bondurant but no pictures from there yet.
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7/19/2018 4:45 pm |
It was calm and just cloudy for us with a little rain
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7/19/2018 4:45 pm |
We looked outside and wondered why our Tornado alarm was going off it was so nice here.
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7/19/2018 6:48 pm |
now it's our turn to get hit.......... just came in it's starting to rain and the sky looks funny.
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I sure hope you can avoid the tornadoes. Funny looking sky is a precursor to severe and unpredictable weather. Stay safe guys. Head to the basement with the mutts if "funny" turns to "ominous". We had just less than 1/2" of rain yesternight, with lots of thunder and lightning. The historic hotel here in the village burned to the ground today, and they are thinking it may have been struck by lightning, with the fire smoldering in the wiring inside the walls, before erupting into full engulfment. There was one family living in the hotel, but they escaped unharmed.
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7/19/2018 8:03 pm |
I don't think I could deal with earthquakes myself... nowhere to run nowhere to hide. With tornadoes we just duck down in out shelter and ride it out.
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7/19/2018 8:07 pm |
I sure hope you can avoid the tornadoes. Funny looking sky is a precursor to severe and unpredictable weather. Stay safe guys. Head to the basement with the mutts if "funny" turns to "ominous". We had just less than 1/2" of rain yesternight, with lots of thunder and lightning. The historic hotel here in the village burned to the ground today, and they are thinking it may have been struck by lightning, with the fire smoldering in the wiring inside the walls, before erupting into full engulfment. There was one family living in the hotel, but they escaped unharmed.
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7/19/2018 8:12 pm |
You still have time to set up a decoy Trailer Park!!! Tornadoes always hit them first!
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i've lived in earthquake country all my life, never prepared for those suckers, the 89 quake was by far the worst, here's hoping you guys can dodge that tornado, stay safe! 
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I wish all the best for the people who are affected by this, prayers for them and for any that may have not survived.
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7/20/2018 5:40 am |
So strange to have seen this last night on your blog, Brett. I am just seeing it in the news this morning. Are the news agencies following your blog, too?
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7/20/2018 7:15 pm |
i've lived in earthquake country all my life, never prepared for those suckers, the 89 quake was by far the worst, here's hoping you guys can dodge that tornado, stay safe!
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7/20/2018 7:17 pm |
I wish all the best for the people who are affected by this, prayers for them and for any that may have not survived.
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7/20/2018 7:19 pm |
A good luck charm around your neck??? At posting the Pella Tornado had not been re[ported for me to get in the blog. Both were pretty substantial.
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7/20/2018 7:21 pm |
So strange to have seen this last night on your blog, Brett. I am just seeing it in the news this morning. Are the news agencies following your blog, too?
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