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Pet Cat Found 3 Months After E-F3 Tornado

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:33 pm
by SamSagnella
I saw this on CNN.com, and went looking for a local article; pretty amazing story.
Green Bay Press-Gazette: Frazzled feline finds its way back to Oconto Co. home after tornado

About the tornado:
-June 7, 2007 in Shawano, Menominee, Langlade, and Oconto Counties
-Long-tracked E-F3 with max winds in the 140-160mph range.
-On the ground for more than 40 miles and was over 1/2 mile wide (>880yds) at it's peak width.
-$15M in damage; 14,000 acres of trees felled.
-Many may remember the image of the tornado track as seen from space (below) - amazing.
WFO GRB: June 7, 2007 Tornadoes and Monster Hail

High-Res MODIS image of Wisconsin Tornado Track

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:42 pm
by O Town
Awww, its always nice to hear a good story come out of something bad. I am glad Smokey has found her owner again. :D
Those satellite images of the path are incredible, as was the hail. :eek:

Re: Pet Cat Found 3 Months After E-F3 Tornado

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:07 pm
by Stephanie
What a great story. :D

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:51 am
by TexasStooge
Awesome story indeed! :D