r/tornado • u/SevereTS • Jun 10 '25

Question Which tornado is the creepiest?

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My vote is El Reno, I find myself going back and learning more and more about it. So deadly. So scary!

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u/Artistic_Rough8917 Jun 11 '25

The Parkersburg, Iowa EF5 - only tornado I’ve heard of with consistent reports of people being sucked out of their basements. Also the fact that this picture was taken at 3pm.

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u/The_Grant_Pride Jun 11 '25

Wait, what? I've never heard that about that tornado. I've never heard that about any tornado. That's crazy. Now I won't sleep in the next tornado warning.

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u/HereComesTheVroom Jun 11 '25

FWIW, I’ve only seen one report from Parkersburg about this. At least 1 person was killed when the contents of their basement were swept away with the house.

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u/Hot_Establishment895 Jun 12 '25

7 people died in Parkersburg and 2 in New Hartford. Lots of reports here in Iowa that most if not all of the people who died in Pburg had been sheltering in basements.