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TORNADO HITS BANK: CAUGHT ON CAMERA

Here is some impressive surveillance camera footage from the First State Bank in Parkersburg, Iowa where an EF-5 tornado hit last week. This shows just how powerful a tornado can be.

This is also a good illustration as to why you would want to be in an interior room in your basment. You want to have as many walls between you and the tornado as possible. For more tornado safety tips, CLICK HERE.

Ray Petelin,
WSEE Storm Team Meteorologist

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