http://www.metafilter.com/tags/meterology Posts tagged with 'meterology' at MetaFilter. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:03:13 -0800 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:03:13 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/72271/May%2D25%2Dtornado%2DParkersburg%2DIowa <a href="http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dmx/?n=parkersburg">The (U.S.) National Weather Service has released its report on a strong tornado that occured in Iowa the evening of May 25th.</a> On the evening of May 25th, 2008 a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado">tornado</a> rated at <a href="http://www.spc.noaa.gov/efscale/">EF5</a> (estimated wind speed was around 205 MPH!!) obliterated half of the town of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkersburg%2C_IA">Parkersburg, Iowa</a>. <a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880603051">Eight</a> people have died, and 70 were injured. <a href="http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/dmx/parkersburg/Parkersburg-Storm-Damage-Survey.pdf">Here is a PDF</a> containing incredible pictures of the damage (taken by employees of the NWS during their survey). <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/timmythecameraguy/sets/72157603341070139/">there</a> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/faithbringshope/">are a</a> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dtll/">bunch more</a> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/mizidymizark/sets/72157605375849668/">pictures</a> on flickr, as well. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.72271 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:03:13 -0800 disaster ef5 fujita iowa meterology noaa nws parkersburg tornado weather ArgentCorvid