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Category Archives: Tama County
Aug
02
Chelsea Sesquicentennial
July 7, 2013: The backside of the “Vitame Vas do Chelsea” welcome sign is friendly, too. The white pickup can turn right on V18 or go straight ahead on the Lincoln Highway. Chelsea, the often-flood-beleaguered Tama County stop on the … Continue reading
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Jul
18
T69 north of D65 has been blacktopped
For the first time in decades, Tama County has (sort of) paved a new rural road. County Road T69, L Avenue, runs north-south just west of Dinsdale. It comes south from IA 175 as paved, but that stopped at the … Continue reading
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Jul
11
Composite map of Traer tornadoes’ paths
I know it doesn’t look great, but the NWS used two mapping services and I had to play with sizing. The slightly darker black line running north-south and then along the bottom left of the map is US 63. The … Continue reading
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Jul
10
Tama, Benton counties declared disaster areas
Full notification due after my earlier post. Tama County received both the disaster emergency and Iowa Individual Assistance Program qualification. Benton County only received the former.
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Jul
09
Tama County did not get a disaster proclamation
This is very interesting. Despite an EF2 tornado chewing up part of Traer with tree damage throughout town, and severe flooding on the Iowa River bad enough to close US 63 and swamp Chelsea (again), the list on the Iowa … Continue reading
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Jul
08
Second Traer tornado rated EF1
The National Weather Service makes quick work of storm damage surveys. It has a combined report for the July 6 Reinbeck and Traer tornadoes*, both rated EF1. I was going to make a composite map with the June 30 track, … Continue reading
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Jul
07
Please keep the ‘Wizard of Oz’ references to a minimum
July 6, 2014: A small tornado in Tama County was visible from the Morrison farm. The debris in the foreground is from a different tornado that hit Monday. Photo by Judy Morrison. The Traer area just had tornadoes roll through again. … Continue reading
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Jul
06
Well, at least the drought’s over
Field near Wolf Creek near Traer on Wednesday. The water went down substantially Thursday and Friday. Related news story.
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Jul
05
KCRG story on Traer damage, Berger farm
Video embedded and linked. My high school biology teacher, Lee Wiges, managed to get interviewed by both Channel 7 and Channel 9. IMPORTANT NOTE: The damage to the south end of Traer Manufacturing, the large building with the red girders … Continue reading
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Jul
03
Official NWS track of June 30 tornadoes
The official definition of the tornado track is much, MUCH narrower than the damage that is out there, I assure you. Apparently, it was “only” wind that sent three of the Bergers’ bins a quarter-mile away in three separate directions, … Continue reading
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