And here is the main reason why we don't live in Why-OWA any more!

Today marks the two year anniversary of the Iowa City tornado. Below are two videos (one news, one home movie) that sum up what happened. We were suppose to move to NC in July 2006, but after the tornado we decide to move that date up and headed out of town on May 21.




Pause this one at 2:03 to see the size of this thing. It got close enough to my three story apartment building to shake us good and hard.

********Here's a Recent News Article about a few more tornados that struck down in the area two days ago*******

Tornado sirens wailed Thursday night between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. after a tornado allegedly was spotted about 15 miles northwest of Iowa City.

John Haase, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said at 9:30 p.m. that the Iowa City area had been doused with three quarters of an inch of rain on Thursday. The rain began around sunrise and trailed off in the afternoon before picking up again Thursday evening.

There was some strong winds and hail as well.

The timing of the first tornado warning of the year probably was not lost on many Iowa City residents. Almost two years ago, on April 13, 2006, a tornado tore through Iowa City, heavily damaging many homes and businesses.

The day began, however, as a typical, albeit chilly, spring day.

Although the amount of rainfall was much higher than the tenth of an inch normal for this time of year, the winds during the day might have been the bigger problem. Haase said sustained winds during the day whipped through the area at 35 miles per hour and gusts hit highs of almost 50 miles per hour.

"It was really howling," Haase said.

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office said they didn't have any reports of storm-related damage Thursday night.

What a smart and cute little doxie - we've gotta get Dru one of these!