Blogging the tornado

Damage at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Court Street in Iowa City, from the Press-Citizen.

As Iowa City begins its recovery effort from the tornados that hit last night, a number of area bloggers have been offering firsthand accounts of their experiences. It's good to hear that so many folks made it through OK. I'm still waiting for my Audioblogger posts to show up here. In the meantime, read and watch the stories of other Iowa Citians:

Daily Iowan (YouTube video)
PATV (the only station offering local coverage into the night)
Kenyons
Bells and Blades
The Yin Blog
Draegonhawke
Mouse's Lilypad
Socchan
Callirhoe
2 Hot Chiks

Here's a particularly well-made and rather accurate portrayal of the way things went down: Appropriate Safety Actions (Video by Josh Eklow)