Another Snopes Tornado

[fplowman]

It has come to my attention that this very picturesqe supercell with a pronounced low hanging meso is being described in the news as a tornado.

It was posted at another "internet hangout" where I hangout. lol

I had to edumacate them a little bit.

Supposedly this was in Iowa on the 11th. I was on the Salina, Chapman, Manhattan storms.

Does anyone know the true origin here? Im sure someone here was on this particular storm if it was in fact in Iowa the other day or otherwise.

 

[Mike Peregrine]

Yeah - it showed up in another thread in here and was posted on CNN's i-report (the world's most reliable source for unreliable information). It was mailed to me FOUR TIMES today ... yes, four times in one day. By people wanting to share with me how incredible it was that this is what hit the boy scout camp. And I'm just not even going to respond to these emails anymore because people refuse to believe me when I tell them that isn't the storm that hit the camp ... either that, or I guess it just makes them feel bad that they were gullible enough to send an inaccurate photo.

In fact, I'm thinking of taking old tornado photos and FLOODING i-report with them every time a tornado hits anything and makes news.

 

[fplowman]

In fact, I'm thinking of taking old tornado photos and FLOODING i-report with them every time a tornado hits anything and makes news.

Now that right there is funny stuff. I don't care who you are.

 

[Mike Hollingshead]

Good lord that stuff goes around fast. I've already been e-mailed about that image being from the boyscout camp storm. Thank god it's not one of "katrina" ones anyway. I think everyone has those figured out by now.

For it to be from that storm I think that town would have to be "River Sioux" not even a town, just a little area of houses between I29 and Little Sioux. There's a railroad track there. Thing is they'd have to be looking west to see the crossing like that, and based off google earth nothing seems to match up to fit the image like that. Don't think it was dark enough for the street light to be on(well ok guess the storm could make it come on) or the light on that shop. The structure would have done some crazy improving to look like that 5-10 minutes after I left it...but the couplet sure as hell did.

 

[Darren Addy]

I was hoping someone would ask this question as I got it twice today. I'd love to know who took it and where (really).

 

[Todd Friskey]

Hey guys. I was getting ready to ask ST members about this photo going around the internet, titled "Little Sioux Boy Scout camp twister". You guys were already on it. I think the supercell (meso) could have been photoshopped into the pic? Hopefully, the real origin of this will come out.

 

[Mike Peregrine]

The i-report responses say it was Mitchell Co. Iowa - - I trust this information as much as the original, however - until someone can establish it for certain.

 

[Josh Richardson]

While I wonder about the validity of it, here is the 1st place I saw the pic.

http://www.kimt.com.edgesuite.net/weather/photos/6102008hailwallcloud/

That is a link to some pictures sent into our local news station here in Mason City IA. This gives a name and time of photo taken, it is pic #11. Supposedly this is from the storms that rolled through the area on the 10th.

 

[Dustin Wilcox]

The i-report responses say it was Mitchell Co. Iowa - - I trust this information as much as the original, however - until someone can establish it for certain.

Than it was not the Boy Scout Tornado, Mitchell Co is in NCTRL IA about 200 miles to the NE of the area the tornado hit...

 

[Mike Peregrine]

While I wonder about the validity of it, here is the 1st place I saw the pic.

http://www.kimt.com.edgesuite.net/weather/photos/6102008hailwallcloud/

Now that one is looking more trustworthy - - names and sources are good things.

 

[Josh Richardson]

Now that one is looking more trustworthy - - names and sources are good things.

LOL, thats what I thought but after the way its been circulating I thought...who knows. I remember seeing this pic right after those storms on the 10th and remembering it was pretty impressive and then all of sudden I see people claiming it was the Little Sioux TOR a couple days later....

 

[Ryan McGinnis]

The AP has this on their sat-fed picture wire now, so I suspect it's a legit picture of some kind. I have my doubts, however, that it's a tornado on the ground, as the caption suggests.

 

[Jim Saueressig]

IPTC

* Record Version = 1
* Object Name = APTOPIX Severe Weather Iowa Tornado
* Urgency =
* Category = A
* Supplemental Category = WEA
* Special Instructions = PHOTO TAKEN TUESDAY JUNE 10, 2008.
* Date Created = 2008/06/10
* Time Created = 20:04:14+00:00
* By-line = Lori Mehmen
* By-line Title = STR
* City = Orchard
* Province/State = IA
* Country/Primary Location Name = USA
* Original Transmission Reference = IALM101
* Credit = AP
* Source = AP
* Caption/Abstract = A huge tornado funnel cloud touches down in Orchard, Iowa, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 9:04 p.m. The Globe Gazette and Mitchell County Press News reported that Lori Mehmen of Orchard, took the photo from outside her front door. Mehmen said the funnel cloud came near the ground and then went back up into the clouds. Besides tree and crop damage, no human injuries were reported. (AP Photo/Lori Mehmen)
* Writer/Editor = CRB**NY** RR**NY** JHC**NY**

 

[Josh Richardson]

Ok, so the link I gave was where it was originally submitted.

 

[fplowman]

IPTC
* Credit = AP
* Source = AP
* Caption/Abstract = A huge tornado funnel cloud touches down in Orchard, Iowa, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 9:04 p.m. The Globe Gazette and Mitchell County Press News reported that Lori Mehmen of Orchard, took the photo from outside her front door. Mehmen said the funnel cloud came near the ground and then went back up into the clouds. Besides tree and crop damage, no human injuries were reported. (AP Photo/Lori Mehmen)
* Writer/Editor = CRB**NY** RR**NY** JHC**NY**

Kind of strange.. As I dont understand the news Biz. When going into Manhattan on the 11th we were listening to local radio. They were in their studio saying we dont know whats going on. Power is out, but the AP satellite wire says....

Im thinking the AP ( Associated Press ) a NATIONAL/WORLD press agency is feeding the local radio station details about a storm on the street in front of them or a town they reside in? And they are reporting it? Give me a F@#$in break. Get out on the street and do some real reporting for Christs sakes.