9/8/05: NOW: IA

[Andrew Khan]

That really does not look like F0 damage...are you sure it was an F0?

 

[mikegeukes]

Previous September Tornadoes in Story County, IA
F2 09-16-65
F1 09-05-04

NWS Des Moines Public Information Statement:
F1 09-08-05

ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE F0 ON THE FUJITA SCALE...A LOW END F1 RATING WAS ASSIGNED TO THE STORM BASED ON THIS CREDIBLE OBSERVED WIND AND A MODERATE SIZED HEALTHY TREE UPROOTED NEAR AGRONOMY HALL AND LEANING ON THE BUILDING.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_story...fo=dmx&sid=1283
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KDMX/0509090009.nous43.html

Mike

 

[Kurt Hulst]

Yeah i thought i hadnt seen the report down below but i also wasnt looking very hard, my bad.

 

[Jayson Prentice]

That was my bad on the rating there, it was a low end F1 tornado. As the report above shows...

 

[Andrew Khan]

Thank you for making this clear.

 

[mikegeukes]

Blurry ISU Web Cam Pic of Tornado, Source: NWS Des Moines and KCCI-TV

More information on the tornado
http://www.theiowachannel.com/news/4949765/detail.html

Mike

 

[Andrew Khan]

I can see the tornado, however bad the quality may be...that's enough for me.

 

[Scott Lincoln]

It's definitely hard to make out on that image. Too bad the camera was dirty at the time. I can guarantee though that the tornado was seen by at least 3 meteorology students. It was picking up debris and swirled around for about 5 seconds before fizzling out.

Iowa State people really work fast to clean stuff up. I was able to get many pictures of the damage and map it out before they had all the roadways and sidewalks cleared. Kinda ironic that it hit the Agronomy building, where our meteorology classes are held!

http://www.slincoln.com/images/sep_8_05_ca...amage/index.htm