I live in central Iowa, and Saturday, most of the state was under Tornado Watch, and at one point, 5 counties were under warning (including mine). A tornado touched down in my town and destroyed 1 house and damaged others. Also took down trees and power lines..
There was also a football game going on that day, and they had to evacuate the whole stadium. I guess our team is called the Iowa State CYCLONES for a reason, LOL
This pic is the tornado that went through Ames (my town); It was right by my parents house and they could see it from their windows..
wow. i grew up in the midwest, but have never been scared of tornadoes until i saw that picture. i couldn't imagine one being that close to me. craziness.
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If you want to be something in life, You ain't gonna get it unless, You give a little bit of sacrifice, Oohh, sometimes before you smile you got to cry.." -The Roots
Well, here's the freaky thing too: This tornado destroyed only one house in my city, and the family that lived in that house had JUST shut their basement door when the tornado hit it.