A typical Memorial Day weekend was in the works across the state. It was a Sunday, many people were running around, graduation parties were taking shape, people were outside enjoying the warm weather that encompassed the state that day. Meanwhile the atmosphere was about to unleash a monster that would be the first catastrophic tornado to hit the state in …
Washington Tornado 1998
Tornado Watch View Text 821 WWUS32 KDSM 152131 SLSIA IOWA AREAL OUTLINE FOR TORNADO WATCH 358 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 429 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 1998 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 358…VALID UNTIL 1100 PM CDT… INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF IOWA… NORTHEAST EAST CENTRAL SOUTHEAST SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE… BETTENDORF BURLINGTON CEDAR …