Tornados in Marshalltown

Saw some pretty intense footage from there. Crazy - in West Des Moines the skies were clear and sunny but if you looked East it was a whole different picture.

 

TNT Corals is good, thank you! There is a lot of destruction unfortunately. Main street and our major manufacturing companies took severe hits. The main street is blocked off to where you have to walk to view it. Major/emergency routes are open...or almost all.

Haven't heard much about the hospital and the evacuations there. Emergency services are spread throughout town...cell phone service is sketchy. Will take at least 2 or 3 weeks for cleanup. Rebuilding is unknown. Residents and work crews, and emergency response teams are responding as quickly as they can. Thank God no one was killed. The Animal Clinic, Dr Drager and his staff, are open during no open hours....everyone is doing their best!

Where Rod works, JBS Swifts, they are providing food (pork) and they were hit hard also. Everyone is doing all they can! Thanks Roman fir your post!!

 

I was hoping all was well with you, I thought you were out of the path as far as your home. I did not think about the work place. So many people are temporarily out of work because of the tornadoes.

 

The hospital received some roof damage, broken windows and some mechanical equipment on the roof was tossed around. I think the evacuations were done because of the uncertainty of restoration of utilities which would impact the comfort of patients. The power and gas are back on now, the roof has been temporarily covered. The last mechanical piece should be returned to it's position on the roof tomorrow. I think the end of the week is the goal for reopening.

 

Thank you Maureen!