Today is the 45th anniversary of the worst October tornado to hit the state of Iowa. Belmond was devastated as a tornado killed 6, injured 172 and wiped out 75% of the businesses and over 100 homes.
This was a major storm that could have taken more people if it would have moved into town about 1/2 hour earlier when 100s were sitting on main street watching a homecoming parade.
That same day a tornado swept over Clive, Urbandale and Saylorville. No injuries were reported in those towns.
The backside of the storm left 4 inches of snow on the ground in Sioux City.
Pretty amazing to see the film of the devastation on Youtube. There are some pretty amazing accounts of the storm in the comments below the video.
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If it was in 1966...wouldn't this be the 45th anniversary, not 35th?
I thought the same thing, that would have made me 24 and I know I was a teenager. It is the 45th anniversary.
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