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Tornado bends railroad tracks in Kokomo

November 19, 2013 Jay Farlow
Photograph of bent track rail in Kokomo

Mike SeidelVerified account ‏@mikeseidel

This is not an optical illusion! The force of the tornado and debris mashed the railroad tracks together in Kokomo.

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W9LW is my FCC-assigned, amateur (ham) radio call sign. I'm Jay Farlow and I've been a ham since 1973. I've been a volunteer storm spotter for the National Weather Service SKYWARN program since the 1970s. I've also been a volunteer EMT and firefighter and member of a disaster medical assistance team. I served on the leadership team of Associated Churches Active in Disaster, a ministry of Associate Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County. I'm a former broadcast journalist. Currently, I work as an independent public relations consultant. Learn more about w9lw at www.qrz.com/db/w9lw.

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