2024

"Horrific." [...] "It’s just gut wrenching." [...] "I’ve always said Iowa is one big community, and we certainly see that in times of tragedy and we’re witnessing it again."

"The DOW scanned over Greenfield at heights of about 30-50 m (100-160 feet) above the ground every 7 seconds, measuring Doppler velocities. The tornado was unusually small and was narrowing as it passed through town. It was moving very fast, at nearly 45 mph (20 m/s). The DOW directly measured Doppler velocities as high as 263-271 mph (118-121 m/s). DOW measurements are used to calculate peak tornado wind speeds using methods described in Wurman et al (2021a) and an upcoming American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) formal standard for determining tornado wind speeds from proximate radar measurements. DOW scientists calculate peak ground relative wind speeds, in a very narrow swath to the immediate east of the path of the center of the tornado circulation, as high as 309-318 mph (138-142 m/s). Since the tornado was very small and fast moving, these peak winds were likely experienced for less than a second at specific locations in town."

""Had that tornado been any closer to our hospital or hit us directly, this entire building would be gone"."

"THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION" [...] Primary threats include... Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely; Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 90 mph likely; Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 4 inches in diameter possible. [...] "SUMMARY...An increasingly volatile environment and very strong atmospheric winds are expected to yield an outbreak of severe storms including tornadoes and widespread damaging winds across the region through the afternoon and early evening."

"[...] The tornado remained a multi-vortex circulation as it moved into the county producing high end damage for much of its remaining path. The tornado encountered several houses in the vicinity of Fontanelle Road and 320th Street. Many of the structures received at least EF2 damage with one house north of the intersection receiving up to EF4 damage with a sufficiently anchored structure destroyed and slumped into a debris field nearby. Additional EF4 damage was noted at a farmstead on Jordan Avenue south of 280th Street with the house destroyed and trees chewed down to only the largest trucks and portions of the bark removed. [...] Several structures over the next several blocks had up to EF4 damage from SW 3rd Street over the SE 3rd Street and South of Linn Street and north of Oak and Noble Streets. Most of these saw complete destruction of the house with much of the debris scattered in the area but not completely swept away. [...] Of note, according to media reports, a Doppler on Wheels (DOW) intercept research team measured a wind speed of just over 300 mph approximately 150 feet above ground level with this tornado."

"For the Greenfield tornado, Warn-on-Forecast yielded strong confidence in the probability of extremely strong near-ground rotation in the Greenfield area more than an hour before the tornado touched down. These results were shared with NWS forecasters in Iowa to assist in their work issuing warnings."

"Very prelim analysis of DOW data show >250 mph peak winds, possibly high as 290, at 44 m (144 ft) above ground in Greenfield, IA. Tornado very intense & also very small, so worst winds were in narrow swath."

"Impressive measurement! On the IF-scale, 250 mph measured below 60 m above ground level is IF4 on the IF-scale, 290 mph is IF5."

"As the 2024 #BEST field season ends, a glimpse into the data collection during the Greenfield, IA tornado. Peak wind speeds as high as 309-318 mph were calculated in a narrow region 100-160 feet ARL. These are among the highest wind speeds ever determined using DOW data."

""[...] without question a tornado capable of EF5 damage"."

"Jack Hawkins as Gumigoo"

"Lizzie Freeman as Pomni"

"Alex Rochon as Caine"

"Micheal Kovach as Jax"

"Amanda Hufford as Ragatha"

"Marissa Lenti as Gangle and Martha Mildenhall"

"Sean Chiplock as Kinger"

"Ashley Nichols as Zooble"

"Gooseworx as Bubble and the Moon"

"Es gab eine Zeit, da wurden Sarangispieler Gurus und Ustads genannt, weil sie so gelehrt waren, dass sie Sängern das ein oder andere beibringen konnten. Es war nicht überraschend, dass viele von ihnen Sänger wurden und sich unabhängig einen Namen machten."

"Es war mein Ziel, den Makel auszumerzen, den die Sarangi auf Grund ihrer sozialen Herkunft trug. Ich hoffe, ich war darin erfolgreich."

"Im Großen und Ganzen fehlt der gegenwärtigen indischen Filmmusik die seelenvolle Melodie, der erhabene Geist und der unwiderstehliche Charme ihrer lyrischen Intensität und sie hat nichts hindustanisches an sich."

"Der größte Segen, den man von Musik erhalten kann, liegt darin, dass sie einem Künstler enorme Genugtuung mit seinem Leben verschafft, unabhängig von der finanziellen Situation, in der er sich befinden mag."