("Greg Farris" wrote)
Wow - great story! You convey the feeling very well. Saw one of those in
Minneapolis back in the early '80's. Right in the city.


There are a lot of stories like yours because that '81 tornado made a path
right through BOTH cities, and a number of suburbs, too. It was a Saturday
or Sunday afternoon.

My brother-in-law's parent's house didn't even have a broken window, house
next door was leveled. (Roseville).

In '84 my gal came out of a health club very near Apache Plaza, with her
sisters, to find Beirut in the parking lot - her car spared. She said they
zigged and zagged around all of the destruction and upturned vehicles - and
got the heck out of there. There was a snowstorm the next day.
http://apacheplaza.com/tornado.html

I'm amazed you're having 85 degree evenings in Iowa City in mid April.
Is this typical?

Record High of 84 in Minneapolis yesterday (Thursday).


Montblack