Insane Weather

ZLTFUL
ZLTFUL Posts: 5,654
edited July 2018 in The Clubhouse
So the weather was a bit insane this afternoon here.
Started out sunny and clear but around 2:15 some clouds rapidly began to form....
At around 2:45 around 2 miles from my house some shots were taken of what the weather was doing...
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Those 2 mischievous little guys ended up hitting Bondurant, a suburb of Altoona (where we live).
There were several homes damaged and cars and a camper overturned about 1.5 miles directly north of us.

Here is a picture someone took from a plane inbound to the DSM airport..
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Shortly after that, the cell that hit north of us developed into a much heartier storm and hit the Vermeer plant in Pella about 20 minutes SE of us.
It was a direct hit and several of their building (5,6, and 7) were nailed. They had a shift on site at the factories which cover a 1 square mile area.
Fortunately, there were only 7 people injured and all 7 have already been released from area hospitals.
Aerial photos can be seen here of the damage:
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gallery/news/2018/07/19/photos-aerial-view-of-iowa-tornado-damage-at-pellas-vermeer-corp/37004673/

As well as a series of videos from the Weather Channel:
https://weather.com/storms/severe/video/a-long-duration-tornado-moves-through-pella-iowa

At around the same time as the Pella damage, Marshalltown about 30 minutes NE of us got nailed as well as a tornado went through the middle of downtown and sideswiped the city hall building taking the top of the tower off.
The emergency management services tower was completely destroyed as well knocking out communications to most of the town of 25-30k people.

https://www.facebook.com/ABCNews/videos/10157479142563812/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gallery/news/2018/07/19/drone-photos-of-marshalltown-buildings-damaged-by-iowa-tornado/37004857/

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    Time to head for the cellar.
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  • mrloren
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    And my grandparents moved from Huxley to San Diego why.. and they said they didn't like winters.
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,654
    edited July 2018
    Added some more links...was a crazy day.

    Our house got some wind but the skies weren't even cloudy according to my wife who was home at the time.

    Some of the videos compiled...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6j-rqiBPQw
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  • ZLTFUL
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    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited July 2018
    Glad to hear everything is ok at your place we had a few storms here in the QCA tornadoe watch all that happened here was a lot of rain. Saw a lot of pictures on the local news, looks like Marshalltown got hit pretty hard as did a few places south of here. Looks like you dodged a bullet.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,460
    A tour boat was sunk by winds in Missouri.... 11 dead so far and the count is rising.

    Prayers for all affected by the storms, for those injured, and especially those lost.
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    WOW... Stay safe all and our thoughts are with everyone affected..
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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,149
    edited July 2018
    Glad you're all safe! Awesome photos. Would have been scary on that plane looking out at two tornados. Sure hope my favorite bakery in Pella is okay! https://www.jaarsmabakery.com
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    Glad you guys are safe. I will be praying for the people in your town.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,220
    Those pictures are crazy. I watched a tornado destroy the other side of my small town when I was about 10 years old. Those things are no joke.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    Dodged a bullet Ryan... Good vibes to those that got hit by it.

    .....and Jaarsma Bakery is insanely good!!
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,654
    Russ, Landon's neighborhood was spared but it was less than 1/2 a mile from his place where this picture was taken...
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,119
    We had hail the size of ice cubes yesterday. Damaged some of our cars. Wonder if my roof is ok?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,000
    Conradicles wrote: »
    We had hail the size of ice cubes yesterday. Damaged some of our cars. Wonder if my roof is ok?

    Was Russ in town ? I mean...he resides mostly in Iowa now and look whats happened to them .
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,230
    Sheeeeeeeze!
    Those storms are insane!
    Amazing photos.

    I hate the damage and injury, or worse, but can't help but be in awe of storms like these systems.

    Isn't there some funding initiative to get storm cellars for residents in some of the areas prone to tornadoes? I thought I saw something about it on The Weather Channel a while back.
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  • warren
    warren Posts: 756
    Holy moley, it’s Black Adam’s work!! Schazm!
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    Whoa! Stay safe ya’ll.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    Crazy! Incredible pictures.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,194
    Pretty cool shot of...

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    No, it's not 7 tornadoes. That's what I thought at first and then I asked myself....how can that happen like this? It can't. It was a succession of shots with the same tornado. Pretty cool nonetheless.

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,182
    WOW.
    Is this storm season or what?

    I'm glad you're all right!

    Thoughts and prayers go out to those families tragically affected by those 2 tornadoes.

    This and Florida getting hammered now and it/the storm there!
    It's supposed to go toward New Orleans and build strength. :#
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    edited September 2018
    We had lightning strike about 100 feet from our house today. Felt my hair standing on end, and I had time to run and unplug my sound system after I realized what it was. Good thing too, the power went out and when it came back my Dad’s Pioneer Elite SC-25 wouldn’t power up. Just a flashing blue light. We let it sit unplugged for an hour, and it came back to life, although now it’s doing weird stuff, like randomly switching inputs. At least it works :)
    Anyway, I got side tracked. The lightning struck about 100 feet away from our house, and I felt the ground shudder, the walls rattled, and my ears were ringing. Rather intense.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,182
    I too have had my hair raised on my body and my tongue :p tingled like I had a 9volt battery touching it.
    I was working in a well. :o

    I climbed out and a bolt came down about a 100 ft. away also. I don't remember the crack or boom but that bolt of electrical energy is forever burned into my memory. I can picture it as I type this.

    I just had a bolt hit close to the house a few weeks ago. My cat was sitting in my lap at the time. Well I'm lucky the cat only scared my leg as she bolted off of my lap fearing for her life!
    I'm shocked nothing got blown up here.

    I've had quite a few close lightning strikes shake this house this year. Each one are scary events for sure! You can sometimes hear them getting closer and closer and then...BAM :s
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,000
    Yep, lightning works in mysterious ways. One hit about 100 ft away from the house in the woods, toasted my old Monster power conditioner and a cable box. The TV and receiver, dvd player were spared. One and done with those MOV power conditioners when it comes to lightning strikes. That made me buy a PS Audio unit.

    Next strike was closer, blew out a section of landscaping wall around one of my ponds. About 15 ft. wide and 4 ft. high. Those landscaping blocks were almost 100 ft away in my neighbors yard.

    The distance between that wall, and where my cable comes into the house is less than 20 ft. The PS Audio unit didn't blink, everything was saved, and the same unit continues it's duties today.
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