Last Tuesday, Lori Mehmen looked out her front door in Orchard, Iowa and this is what she saw. She had a digital camera handy, and somehow managed to take this photo before crapping her pants and taking cover. This, my friends, is why always having a camera nearby is helpful. Oh, and no one was injured during this tornado, fortunately.
Gizmodo
Tags: Camera, digital, Disaster, Footage, Gizmodo, Iowa, Lori Mehmen, NY Times, Orchard, picture, Severe Weather, Tornado, Tornadoes
June 16, 2008 at 11:11 pm |
This… is an amazing photograph.
June 17, 2008 at 1:52 pm |
It’s an amazing photograph. And I would be terrified, too. But it’s not a tornado.
http://www.meteorologynews.com/2008/06/14/fake-tornado-photograph-falsely-attributed-to-boy-scout-camp-storm/
June 20, 2008 at 2:12 pm |
Here is a video of that same thing, just South of Orchard: