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November 10th 2002 Van Wert County Tornadoes

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Van Wert County

 

Picture taken from inside a home on Lincoln Highway of tornado approaching Van Wert     Picture taken from inside a home on Lincoln Highway of tornado approaching Van Wert     Picture taken from inside a home on Lincoln Highway of tornado approaching Van Wert     Picture taken from inside a home on Lincoln Highway of tornado approaching Van Wert   

Picture taken from inside a home on Lincoln Highway of tornado entering Van Wert

Debris near Van Wert     Debris near Van Wert     Debris near Van Wert     Semi truck blown over near Van Wert   

 Damage near Van Wert     Semi truck dropped on factory roof     Semi truck dropped on factory roof     View towards where the screen used to be in Twin Cinemas theater   

 Twin Cinemas parking lot     Damage near Van Wert     Pole speared into drivers side of car     Damage near Van Wert   

 Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert     Movie film pulled from the theater projector by the tornado   

 What happens to a vehicle caught in a tornado     Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert   

 Inside Twin Cinemas     Damaged vehicle near Van Wert     Twin Cinemas     Twin Cinemas   

 Cars dumped into the very seats that had been occupied by children watching the matinee just minutes earlier     Twin Cinemas     Twin Cinemas     Damage near Van Wert   

 Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert   

 Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert   

 Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert   

Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert     Damage near Van Wert   

Twin Cinemas     Twin Cinemas     Twin Cinemas     Destroyed home near Van Wert

Collapsed factory, with American flag     Damaged home near Van Wert     Factory damage near Van Wert     Business damage near Van Wert

Damaged home near Van Wert     Crumpled railroad crossing guard     Semi trucks heaped into a pile     Aerial view

Aerial view of Twin Cinemas     Aerial view     Aerial view     Aerial view

Aerial view     Aerial view     Aerial view     Aerial view

Aerial view of the tornado's path...note the spiral markings!     Aerial view of the tornado's path...note the spiral markings!     Aerial view of the tornado's path...note the spiral markings!     Aerial view

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Incredible swirl marks in a Van Wert County field     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Clean-up in a Van Wert County field

Perseverance     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County

Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Damage in Van Wert County     Twin Cinemas, Van Wert

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overhead view     overhead view     overhead view

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November 10 2002 Tornadoes
7506 East 850 North
Syracuse, Indiana  46567

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