Here are some
                        pictures of the
                        tornado in our
                        backyard tonight. 
                        Mike took them while
                        I was in the basement
                        with the kids. 
                        Thankfully, it stayed
                        about one mile away
                        from our house in
                        rural Inwood.  We
                        think the same
                        tornado started about
                        25 miles south in
                        Sioux Center and
                        followed a path until
                        near Inwood where it
                        dissipated.  I have
                        not heard any reports
                        of injuries, but
                        there are many farms
                        that are torn apart
                        along its path.  We
                        should have taken
                        pictures of the
                        debris spread around,
                        also farm equipment
                        and trucks overturned
                        and smashed,
                        buildings and power
                        lines down, trees
                        uprooted – pretty
                        powerful stuff!

                         

                        Ruth