MCGREGOR, Iowa - River Junction

Major 2 · July 20, 2017, 08:51:39 AM

Anyone know if Jim & Linda are OK ?

Mcgregor is closed to trafic, and main street is badly damaged

Will Ketchum · July 20, 2017, 11:12:10 AM

I sent him an e-mail. I did get their ad yesterday.

Pete

Fingers McGee · July 20, 2017, 11:32:39 AM

OK, I'll bite. What happened in McGregor??? Haven't seen anything on the news here.

Major 2 · July 20, 2017, 11:45:55 AM

Tornado....trashed downtown mainstreet

Pitspitr · July 20, 2017, 12:55:35 PM

News report says nobody was hurt. News footage doesn't look like their buildings, but is hard to tell.

Major 2 · July 20, 2017, 02:43:31 PM

Quote from: Pitspitr on July 20, 2017, 12:55:35 PM
News report says nobody was hurt. News footage doesn't look like their buildings, but is hard to tell.

One photo is from the corner of 3rd Street ...looking toward the damage
3rd does not look hit ...RJ is at 312 Main Street.

bear tooth billy · July 20, 2017, 04:17:16 PM

The tattoo shop that got demolished was one block farther west, those old
brick buildings probably don't give much without crumbling. They have professional tree
services in today, and are not letting the public into town

BTB

Books OToole · July 21, 2017, 10:12:55 AM

The one photo of the tattoo shop seems to show Jim's buildings in the background and they appear intact.

Books

bear tooth billy · July 21, 2017, 04:02:45 PM

I got some info from our reenactment club. The stores had windows blown out and some structural
damage. As of today, they still don't have electricity.

BTB

Captain Rob Page · July 21, 2017, 07:17:43 PM

Glad everyone is OK. Books, I saw that photo of the tattoo shop, and it looked like the River Junction buildings in the background.

Will Ketchum · July 23, 2017, 12:13:55 PM

I finally got a reply back from Jim. here's what he said, "Petey
We're OK. Store damage, but we are now operational. Tell people to order to help with clean up costs.
Jim"
(he's the only one I allow getting away with calling me "Petey" That goes back over 40 years.)

Will Ketchum

Major 2 · July 25, 2017, 07:51:40 AM

Thanks Pete....Dakota Ike was planning on going over there last week ....and canceled because of the Town being closed...

He wanted to get a Spam-Am hat etc. I'll tell him Jim is back in Bidness

Good Troy · October 24, 2017, 02:32:39 PM

Quote from: Major 2 on July 25, 2017, 07:51:40 AM
Thanks Pete....Dakota Ike was planning on going over there last week ....and canceled because of the Town being closed...

He wanted to get a Spam-Am hat etc. I'll tell him Jim is back in Bidness

I saw Dakota Ike at BSS Memorial, and he had a nice new hat!

Major 2 · October 24, 2017, 05:21:22 PM

Yep,