Amazing tornado from western Minnesota!

Storm chaser Bill Doms captured this impressive, photogenic tornado in western Minnesota on August 7, 2010! This tornado caused significant damage to a farmstead near the town of Campbell, but thankfully there were no injuries reported. At one point there were two other funnels present as the larger tornado completed its rope-out! LINK: Youtube

Raw Video: Possible Oklahoma Tornado

Severe storms have caused some damage and spawned some tornadoes in Oklahoma. The National Weather Service says there two reports of tornadoes in Grant County, one near Medford and another southwest of Wakita. (May 10) LINK: Youtube

Scale model of a war-torn WWII town built and photographed by brain-damaged beating victim

Mark Hogancamp was beaten into a "brain-damaging coma" by five men outside a bar. After he awoke, he devoted himself to building "Marwencol," a 1/6th scale WWII town, in his back yard: "Mark populated the town he dubbed 'Marwencol' with dolls representing his friends and family and created life-like photographs detailing the town's many relationships and dramas. Playing in the town and photographing the action helped Mark to recover his hand-eye coordination and deal with the psychic wounds from the attack. Through his homemade therapy, Mark was able to begin the long journey back into the 'real world', both physically and emotionally - something he continues to struggle with today."

The level of detail is amazing, and heart-wrenching, and sometimes just plain weird and disturbing. But it's also wonderful -- both as a display of sheer craft and dedication, and as a monument to a difficult and painful recovery.

Marwencol (Lookforthewoman), Via: Boingboing

Pink Floyd-Brain Damage/Eclipse

Roger and the boys reunited... LINK: Youtube

Vendetta - Brain Damage

Vendetta - Brain Damage, German thrash. LINK: Youtube

A Tornado was reported near downtown Minneapolis Today

A tornado was reported near downtown Minneapolis, moving north.


This video won't be here long cause it is updated daily, but if you go there asap you can see the tornado. LINK

Here also is another video I came across. LINK


There was damage reported to a church near the Convention Center.

Locations in warning include Brooklyn Center, New Brighton, Arden Hills, Fridley, Brooklyn Park, Mounds View, Spring Lake Park, Circle Pines, Lexington, Champlin, Oak Park, and Blaine. LINK

Minneapolis police, fire and inspections are making house-to-house checks for possible victims. The city also has structural inspectors checking out to several locations for structural evaluations.

As of 2:17 p.m. Xcel Energy is reporting 4,600 power outages in the Twin Cities metro area. There is also more photos at this. LINK