VINTON, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) – It has been one year since an EF-2 tornado ripped through an apartment building in Vinton. One of the Karr Apartment residents Paula Nelson just moved into a new apartment a few weeks ago. She was forced to move out after the tornado. Every day she’s reminded of the tornado that…
UPDATE: NWS confirms Vinton damage caused by an EF-2 tornado
VINTON, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) — It was an EF-2. The National Weather Service confirmed Monday afternoon a tornado did in fact touch down in Vinton, early Sunday morning. NWS officials made that determination after surveying the storm’s damage to the southeast part of town. There, surveyors reported winds were up to 135 miles per hour. They…
Several structures damaged by small tornado in Vinton
VINTON — A small tornado hit the southeast side of Vinton shortly after 5 a.m., Sunday, badly damaging several apartment buildings and homes including The Imperial Apartments and the Abbe Center. Other structures heavily damaged included an apartment building owned by Brian Hamling at which a roof was ripped off one side of a two-story…