Day: November 13, 2005

~ Twisters swept across two counties Saturday late afternoon, ripping up farms and damaging dozens of homes in the towns of Stratford and Woodward.
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“Half the town’s gone,” Bob Smith said of the destruction in Stratford, a town of about 750 residents. ~ The tornado touched down about 5 p.m.

In Woodward, 30 miles to the south, 20 to 40 homes were severely damaged when a tornado hit about half an hour later ~.

The storm’s winds 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.

Compared with other States, Iowa ranks number 6 for frequency of Tornadoes, 22 for number of deaths, 18 for injuries and 10 for cost of damages. Based on data from 1950 – 1995.

The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $715,347,712.00. The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 5.63.

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