Terrible tragedy in Parkersburg. I love all the discussion about if it was an F3, F4, whatever. What does it matter? Yeah I know the windspeed factors in to the damage, but in hindsight if an F2 tornado did all that damage is it any less impressive than if it was an F5?
Do you think that just because some folks are discussing what level of tornado could have done that to that town, it means that folks don't care?
My reason for bringing that into the post I made was because in all my years living in Iowa, I have never seen that level of devastation, and the only thing that it compares to was some damage I have seen from F4's in KS.
And also sharing thoughts with folks as to just how much of a monster an F4 is, and how amazing it is that as few people died as they did.
But that doesn't lessen the impact. I would bet that 80% are one or two degrees removed from knowing someone that was affected by that tornado.
And when I see stuff like this, I apply it to my own life, what if that happened to me and my loved ones, and it brings me pause, I pray for the folks affected directly and indirectly, and I also analyze the storm because I am in awe of the power of something like that. I think that many of us do that. If you don't, that's fine, but check yourself.
'Impressive' is not the term I would use to define the damage from a tornado. You used that word, which is certainly inappropriate unless you are in an office in OKC and you and your colleagues don't know anyone there...then you are just cold.