Elma NewsLocal news for Elma, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Charles City - Elma Tornado Photo Gallery- May 16, 2008 Charles City, IA- Ken Carr survived the storms that ravaged Charles City on May 15th 1968. via KIMThttp://www.topix.net/city/elma-ia/2008/05/charles-city-elma-tornado-photo-gallery?fromrss=... Fatal twisters remembered, 40 years later- May 15, 2008 "They say 'Take shelter in the bathtub,' but we have not found the bathtub to this day" A post was slammed through the side of a garage at 204 10th Street in Oelwein by the force of the tornado that hit the town May 15, 1968. via The Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/elma-ia/2008/05/fatal-twisters-remembered-40-years-later?fromrss... Changing the Future of Construction Through Tornado Research- May 10, 2008 "Which is why in a tornado you see homes fail because part of the roof would blow off and once the air is able to get into the house, it is able to cause a lot more damage" Every year more than 1000 tornadoes across the kill more than 70 people and injure 1500 more with billions of dollars in damage. via KIMThttp://www.topix.net/city/elma-ia/2008/05/changing-the-future-of-construction-through-torn... |