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More about the Iowa Tornado:
Residents sift through tornado rubble
Published: 11/13/2005 10:55 AM
By: Associated Press - Associated Press
WOODWARD, IA - Jackie Seeman began sifting through the rubble of what was once her family's home Sunday, a day after a tornado swept through this central Iowa town, leveling as many as 40 houses.
Woodward was one of at least 10 Iowa towns hit by tornadoes on Saturday. Woodward and Stratford, where as many as 32 homes were destroyed and an elderly woman killed, were the hardest hit.
Seeman, 47, said she was in bed when her house collapsed around her.
''I heard a big whoosh and a big boom and then my house just came in on me,'' she said.
She and her husband Bill, who was grocery shopping in a nearby town when the storm hit, sorted through the debris and were delighted to find a few of their NASCAR collectibles. Their car was covered in rubble. Their boat was thrown hundreds of feet away by the storm.
''We'll probably stay here, although I'd like to go somewhere without a tornado,'' said Seeman as she began crying.
Dallas County Sheriff Brian Gilbert said there were no reports of serious injuries in Woodward, but search dogs were being brought in to search the rubble as a precaution.
''We are 98 percent sure we have accounted for everybody ...'' he said.
''It's amazing. If you've seen the damage here, we had homes that were just obliterated and they had people in them at the time it came through,'' Gilbert said.
Gilbert said roads to Woodward were being reopened Sunday to allow access to utilities, which were shut off following the storm.
The town of 1,200 people was nearly still Sunday morning as a cold, blustery wind replaced the unseasonably warm temperatures of the day before.
A few people drove around the areas damaged by the tornado while some residents, such as the Seemans, began to search for belongings.
Boats, lawnmowers and board games littered lawns. Debris hung from trees.
Sean Wolfe, whose Woodward home was destroyed, was walking his two dogs past the city's fire station Sunday morning.
He was at the Iowa State football game when he received a call from his brother that the storm had hit.
''I didn't wait for the game, I just came back here,'' he said.
When he returned, his home was gone.
''It's done,'' he said.
He was relieved that his dogs, which were in his garage, were unhurt.
''They're my kids,'' Wolfe said.
Travis Pugh, 21, of Granger, was helping his parents after their modular home in Woodward was blown off its foundation and across the street where it overturned.
He said his brother and a nephew were in the home but escaped moments before the storm struck.
Family pictures and his mother's wedding dress were among the items pulled from the debris, Pugh said.
His family was still in shock Sunday as they surveyed the damage.
''We're still trying to get with it,'' he said as tears formed in his eyes.
City Councilman Ron Schappaugh, 46, said a garage at his mother's home was damaged, but the home itself was mostly untouched.
''You could have been sitting in the dining room and you would have heard it all but you wouldn't have gotten hit,'' he said.
In Stratford, a town of about 746 people, residents were being asked not to return Sunday morning as crews worked to restore utilities, said Chris Segar, a communications supervisor with the Hamilton County sheriff's office.
''They are still trying to get gas restored and we're asking people not to return to town yet,'' Segar said. ''Later, we're hoping to get everyone back in.''
She confirmed that one person was killed in Stratford, but she did not know of any other reports of injuries.
Segar said volunteers were being sought to help serve meals and the Red Cross had set up a relief center to offer assistance to resident affected by the storm.
Tornadoes also caused minor damage in Pilot Mound, Ames, Madrid, Minburn, Luther, Gilbert, and Radcliffe, said Gary Foster, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines.
A tornado also touched down in Hospers, in northwest Iowa, officials with the Sioux County sheriff's office said.
http://www.crgazette.com/2005/11/13/Home/tornado.htm
Fatal Tornado
Woodward homes damaged
At least one death is reported after tornadoes swept across central Iowa on Saturday.
The twisters damaged homes in several towns and sent college football fans running from a stadium for shelter.
Authorities are evacuating part of Stratford, a town of about 746 residents, 50 miles northwest of Des Moines, because of a gas leak. Search and rescue teams found the body of an 82-year-old Stratford resident.
In Woodward, 30 miles to the south, 20 to 40 homes were severely damaged. Dalls County Sheriff Brian Gilbert says emergency crews had searched house-to-house and hadn't found any victims by evening.
The National Weather Service says it appears that at least three tornadoes touched down Saturday afternoon.
In Ames, football fans gathering for the Iowa State-Colorado game were cleared from the stands and told to take shelter in the nearby basketball arena as the tornado sirens sounded.
http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/1856471.html
Iowa picks up pieces after deadly tornado
03:16 PM EST on Sunday, November 13, 2005
By AMY LORENTZEN / Associated Press
WOODWARD, Iowa — Jackie and Bill Seeman sorted through the wreckage of their home Sunday to see what was spared by a tornado that killed one person and damaged dozens of homes.
They were delighted to find a few collectibles, but their car was covered in rubble and their boat had been thrown hundreds of feet away.
"We'll probably stay here, although I'd like to go somewhere without a tornado," Jackie Seeman said as she began crying.
Twisters swept across two counties north and west of Des Moines late Saturday afternoon, ripping up farms in the towns of Stratford and Woodward. At least one person was killed in Stratford.
Bill Seeman was shopping in a nearby town when the storm arrived but Jackie Seeman, 47, said she was in bed when her house collapsed around her.
"I heard a big whoosh and a big boom and then my house just came in on me," she said.
Dallas County Sheriff Brian Gilbert said no serious injuries were reported in Woodward, but search dogs were being brought in to check the rubble as a precaution. "We are 98 percent sure we have accounted for everybody," he said.
"It's amazing. If you've seen the damage here, we had homes that were just obliterated and they had people in them at the time it came through," Gilbert said.
Roads to Woodward were being reopened Sunday to allow access to utilities, Gilbert said.
In Stratford, a town of about 746 people, residents were asked to stay away to give repair crews room to work Sunday, said Chris Segar, a communications supervisor with the Hamilton County sheriff's office.
Segar said the Red Cross set up a relief center for residents affected by the storm.
High wind also broke windows on the outskirts of Ames, where tornado sirens had already sent college football fans gathered for the Iowa State-Colorado game running for shelter.
When Sean Wolfe, of Woodward, returned from the game, his home was gone. "It's done," he said.
However, his dogs were unhurt in his garage. "They're my kids," he said Sunday as he walked them past the town fire station.
Tornadoes also caused minor damage in several other towns, said Gary Foster, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines.
Tornadoes aren't common this late in the year. Iowa has had just 23 November tornadoes since 1950, according to weather service records.
The conditions were right, though, with unseasonably warm weather in the way of a fast-moving cold front, experts said. Last weekend, another tornado ripped through western Kentucky and Southwest Indiana, killing 22 people.
http://www.whas11.com/topstories/stories/111305cckkcwnatIowa.585ac196.html
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