NE Iowa EF5 Tornado - 5/25/08

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So this weekend I had a pretty close call, even though i had no idea how close until the next day. These are some pics i took of the aftermath of an EF5 tornado that tore a 43 mile long path through my old stomping grounds.

This pic is almost exactly 6.2 miles away from where my parents, my kids and I were all at.



here's what appears to be a camaro that didn't make it:



this was in a building. after the building left, we assumed the grater rolled 3 times. you can see in the ground where it was on it's roof before resting here.



the axle way out in the field on this pic belonged to a county truck that was parked next to the road grater above. lurch115 has some info on some of the other parts that were found, but at the time, this axle was the only thing that could be found of it.



this graveyard was lined by trees on the west and north sides. Now, 2 trunks remain standing.



not sure what this is:



poor truck:



another chevy that didn't make it: