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Fierce storm batters boats, pummels historic park
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KTIV-TV, Sioux City, IA
KELO-TV, Sioux Falls, SD
Rumor Control
The photo below has started making the rounds on the e-mail
circuit...as soon as just a couple hours after the storm
Saturday. The e-mail claims this was taken over West Lake
Okoboji.
The claim is completely false. This photo was taken in
Florida in 1991. In addition, no evidence could be found
that a tornado of any type struck the lakes area Saturday.
If you are still not convinced that this photo was not from
Saturday's storm, stop by the Emergency Management Office in
the Courthouse. I have a poster with this very photo on it.
See also:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/floridatornado.asp
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Power poles snapped and toppled along 140th Street 4 miles
east of Lake Park. This stretch was just short of 1 mile of
downed poles and lines.
Power poles snapped and toppled 1/2 mile west of Montgomery
along 140th Street. This stretch of downed poles/lines was
approximately 1/3 mile long. These poles were less than two
years old.
The truck on the right side of the road was initially parked
between the two buildings on the left. The strong winds
pushed the truck down the driveway, across the road, through
the ditch and into the bean field on right.
193rd Avenue, looking south from 145th Street in Montgomery
Sunday morning (July 18).
This pole shed was destroyed in Montgomery. Tin from the
building was strewn at least 1/4 mile to the
south-southeast.
This house was struck by a falling tree in Montgomery.
These grain bins west of Spirit Lake were destroyed Saturday
night.
Looking east on 170th Street from 180th Avenue. There were
69Kv power lines on both sides of this road. Both lines were
downed by Saturday's winds.
Boats, docks and hoists were blown to shore along Terrace
Park on the south side of West Lake Okoboji.
This hundred-year-old cottonwood tree was toppled in Terrace
Park and the flag pole next to it was bent by Saturday
night's winds.
Downed trees block a street in the Triboji area Sunday.
Downed trees and power lines litter War Eagle Blvd. in
Triboji Sunday morning.
County road crews work to pull a tree out of the roadway on
Lakeview Drive in Triboji Sunday morning.
Remnants of downed power poles lined 140th Street west of
Montgomery Monday morning.
County Road crews and city crews spent Monday picking up
branches and limbs around the area. Here, county crews work
in the Triboji area.
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