IN OTTAWA COUNTY...THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GRANITE ROAD AND 190TH ROAD 3 MILES SOUTH OF THE OTTAWA STATE FISHING LAKE ABOUT 1140 PM. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHWARD...AND LIFTED APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES LATER AT RIFLE ROAD BETWEEN 200TH AND 210TH ROADS. BASED ON THE DAMAGE PATH...THE TORNADO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE A MAXIMUM OF 100 YARDS WIDE.
NUMEROUS HOMES...CABINS...OUTBUILDINGS AND SMALL COTTAGES WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED ALONG THE TORNADO PATH. ONE FATALITY OCCURRED ON THE 700 BLOCK OF 190TH ROAD WHERE A CAMPING TRAILER WAS DESTROYED. AS THE TORNADO TRAVELED NORTH ALONG 190TH ROAD...MANY STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED. WELL BUILT HOMES LOST THEIR ROOFS AND NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED AND DAMAGED. A MOBILE HOME THAT WAS ANCHORED TO THE GROUND WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY THE TORNADO. THE STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THAT EF-2 SCALE DAMAGE OCCURRED AT THIS LOCATION. WIND SPEEDS OF 111 TO 135 MPH WINDS ARE ESTIMATED WITH THIS SCALE OF DAMAGE.
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The dispatcher SUCKS
ncrebel100 2 years ago
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was terrified. I was out there visiting a friend.
johnblessing 3 years ago
I was listening to this traffic the night it went down. Grew up less than 1/4 from the cabin row and knew a lot of people. Really had me concerned. Geared up and moved that way; father and his fiancée at on scene almost seconds after it hit (lived on other side of lake).
Was a horrible deal but glad to see what can happen when small town folks come together.
SODeputy 4 years ago
I live in Bennington
My good friend's mom died because of it
my FCA leader's house was totaled.
My friend Josh took most of those photos
and idk why that picture of the camper is on there
it wasn't even in the tornado
a bunch of my friends tore it all up
regniernolan 4 years ago
good video
Heyde1979 4 years ago
Legend813a: Amazing catch. Good job, good vid. What kind of antenna?
riot1975 4 years ago 2