Long-Term Community Recovery Report, Parkersburg, Iowa, December 2008

At approximately 5pm on May 25, 2008, City of Parkersburger was struck by a powerful EF5 tornado, estimated to be three-quarters of a mile wide. As it moved across the southern half of the City, the tornado cased severe damage, destroying at least twenty businesses and over two hundred fifty homes a...

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Format: Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Tornado
Natural Disasters
Business and industry
Beaver Creek
Online Access:http://publications.iowa.gov/13131/
http://publications.iowa.gov/13131/1/44627722.pdf
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spelling ftiowapo:oai:publications.iowa.gov:13131 2023-05-15T15:41:03+02:00 Long-Term Community Recovery Report, Parkersburg, Iowa, December 2008 2008-12 pdf http://publications.iowa.gov/13131/ http://publications.iowa.gov/13131/1/44627722.pdf en eng http://publications.iowa.gov/13131/1/44627722.pdf (2008) Long-Term Community Recovery Report, Parkersburg, Iowa, December 2008. Rebuild Iowa Office Tornado Natural Disasters Business and industry Newsletter NonPeerReviewed 2008 ftiowapo 2022-07-11T11:43:19Z At approximately 5pm on May 25, 2008, City of Parkersburger was struck by a powerful EF5 tornado, estimated to be three-quarters of a mile wide. As it moved across the southern half of the City, the tornado cased severe damage, destroying at least twenty businesses and over two hundred fifty homes along with city Hall and Aplington-Parkersburg High School. Numerous other homes, businesses and civic buildings were damaged. Approximately two weeks later, Beaver Creek was among the many Iowa streams to flood. While Parkersburg was not affected significantly by flooding, a number of properties were damaged, including Beaver Meadows Golf Course and a City park with athletic fields. Journal/Newspaper Beaver Creek State Library of Iowa: Iowa Publications Online (IOP)
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Natural Disasters
Business and industry
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Natural Disasters
Business and industry
Long-Term Community Recovery Report, Parkersburg, Iowa, December 2008
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Natural Disasters
Business and industry
description At approximately 5pm on May 25, 2008, City of Parkersburger was struck by a powerful EF5 tornado, estimated to be three-quarters of a mile wide. As it moved across the southern half of the City, the tornado cased severe damage, destroying at least twenty businesses and over two hundred fifty homes along with city Hall and Aplington-Parkersburg High School. Numerous other homes, businesses and civic buildings were damaged. Approximately two weeks later, Beaver Creek was among the many Iowa streams to flood. While Parkersburg was not affected significantly by flooding, a number of properties were damaged, including Beaver Meadows Golf Course and a City park with athletic fields.
format Journal/Newspaper
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title_short Long-Term Community Recovery Report, Parkersburg, Iowa, December 2008
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(2008) Long-Term Community Recovery Report, Parkersburg, Iowa, December 2008. Rebuild Iowa Office
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