2008 Parkersburg–New Hartford tornado

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During the afternoon of May 25, 2008, a large, deadly, and long-tracked EF5 tornado moved through Butler and Black Hawk Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa, producing a damage path 40.97 mi (65.93 km) long over the span of one hour and 10 minutes. This tornado particularly affected the town of Parkersburg, Iowa, northwest of the Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area, destroying 288 homes in the southern half of the town. Within Parkersburg limits, the Aplington–Parkersburg High School was destroyed, receiving an EF4 rating. To the east, New Hartford was also affected, where an estimated 88 homes were destroyed. The tornado killed nine (seven in Parkersburg and two in New Hartford), injured at least 70, caused approximately $75 million in damages, and reached estimated winds of 205 mph (330 km/h) based on the destruction of multiple well-engineered and well-anchored homes in and around Parkersburg. Historically, it was the second tornado to be rated EF5 since the implementation of the Enhanced...

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