A water tower survived an F5 tornado in Barneveld, Wisc., in 1984 because air flowed smoothly around it.

Forty years ago, on June 8, 1984, an F5 tornado struck the small village of Barneveld, Wisconsin, leaving only the water ...

A streamlined water tower survived the F5 Barneveld, Wis., tornado in 1984 because air flowed sloomthly around it. Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His weather forecasts can be seen ...

Three and a half decades ago, nine people died and 200 were injured when a tornado slammed into the ... Barneveld’s water tower was marked by blue paint about halfway up, possibly from a ...

(WKBT) -- F5 tornadoes are rare in Wisconsin ... Still, one thing remained standing--the towns water tower. Village council member Mike Peterson is raising funds to rebuild the memorial that ...

The F5 Tornado’s path covered 71 miles at times ... one car was thrown up on the water tower,” Davis said. That car was a ’55 Chevy. No one could tell from the mangled mess, but Bobbi ...

Researchers are now looking at things like irrigation systems, roads, utility poles, and water towers to make the ... Oklahoma tornado was rated an F5, while the Greenfield, Iowa tornado was ...