In 1974 when I was 7 years old, a very bad Tornado hit my home town of Ankeny, IA. At the time Ankeny, a suburb of Des Moines IA, had a population of about 15,000. It pretty much leveled most of the SE side of town where we lived. The only 2 deaths where an older couple that lived a 1/2 block from us. The National Guard came in for weeks and did not let anybody in/out.
It was pretty amazing seeing how the tornado basically jumped over some houses with very little damage, but then would completely level the next few houses.
I remember it like it was yesterday, and pray I don't have to experience the noise/experience every again.
ps: great picture
