Tornado hit my city (pics added)

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I was going to pm you to see how you were doing, glad you and all critters are ok!
IA City is like my hometown. I was born there and my mom and her family grew up there. How is City Park? My mom told me that College Green Park was hit, trees down and such. The appartment we lived in when I was born (don't remember it of course but my mom poins it out when we visit) is apparently not there and my mom's childhood historic house had it's 150 year old victorian carrage house-turned-garrage torn off the foundation and it's unsalvagable. My mom said her old college house (forgot what those are called) had part of the roof and a wall torn off so it looks like a doll house.
Sigh... I guess we're all just living by nature's rules after all I't just so hard to take. It gave my great g'ma quite a scare over in Cedar Rapids and that's the last thing she needs right now.

City park is fine, luckily nothing happened there but College Green Park was hit very badly. The gazebo and playground are there, but most of the trees are down. It's terrible seeing 50 and 60 year old trees die.

That's too bad about your mom's childhood house! I really feel for all the people who have to move because of this. Many of them are poor college kids, too, who probably didn't have any insurance on their stuff. I'm glad your grandma is ok, I'm sure she was terrified.

[zoey]

Woah, that is so freaky. I'm so glad that you and yours are okay!!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

How scary , glad to hear you are okay!!
Hey, they even showed pics on our Belgian television!!

[lizbud]

I'm glad you & your family are ok. It's amazing what damage wind &
rain can leave behind. Indianapolis has had strong storms & tornado
sighting for the last 3 Fridays in a row. Last Friday we had hail as big
as golf balls for about 20 minutes at my house. Anyone who didn't
park their car inside a garage had broken windows & dents & dings all
over it.It was truly scary.I took all the furkids to the basement and fed
the dogs dog bisquets to keep them quiet. Pictures of some
of the damage.....


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