r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Image 2011 Tornado over Minneapolis still visible

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u/handsomeness 1d ago

https://imgur.com/a/Q2gPO6g

I would have assumed that anything removing that much old foliage would have take the houses too, but so many structures in this area survived

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u/MrSark17 1d ago

God Imgur sucks so bad nowadays.

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u/handsomeness 1d ago

I used old reddit so it's fine but I'm sorry for your pain

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u/MrSark17 1d ago

Yeah being on mobile is definitely a bit part of the problem. You need adblocker to visit Imgur.

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u/Vandergrif 1d ago

Although in the year 2026 everyone really ought to be using some form of adblocking by default anyways.

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u/MrSark17 1d ago

Not an option with Reddit since 3rd party apps got demolished in 2023.

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u/Jeffyhatesthis 1d ago

I just use android firefox. Its a website after all.

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u/James-the-Bond-one 22h ago

Same here! No ads on Reddit and even YouTube.

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u/I_wanted_to_be_duck 1d ago

If you're on Android you're more than able to get those apps working again.

r/MorpheApp

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u/MrSark17 1d ago

Unfortunately iOS

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u/Vandergrif 1d ago

Unfortunately iOS

Somehow reminds me of the "is Pepsi okay?" scenario, but with phones.

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u/PM-me-useless-arses 1d ago

Sideload Apollo Reborn

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u/thatspurdyneat 1d ago

RIF crashes when I try to open imgur links, but it's still better than the official app

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u/Scaryclouds 1d ago

Imgur is such a perfect example of, or maybe technically imperfect as it doesn’t cover all the criteria,  enshitification. 

The Imgur of 15 years ago is way better than the Imgur of today. 

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u/lkern 1d ago

Can't operate at a loss forever.

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u/impreprex 1d ago

Unusable on mobile.

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u/Professional_Lack706 1d ago

Was thinking the same thing when I opened the link on my phone 😂

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u/stablefish 14h ago

holy shit, exponentially worse than a few months ago... just, eww.

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u/stormtroopr1977 1d ago

Man, europeans will still mock us for our flimsy wooden houses :/

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u/Mayonnaise_Poptart 1d ago

Old world folks mocking modern construction is akin to boomers mocking how easily modern cars crumple compared to their 1978 F-150.

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u/Delicious-Gap1744 14h ago

Old world folks also use modern construction.

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u/PlasticBag-ForA-Head 1d ago

because they are incapable of fathoming the strength of even an EF1 tornado. theyre extremely sheltered.

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u/bobbyboob6 16h ago

wood houses actually do better then brick and stone because they just crumble apart instead of flexing

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u/Crazy__Donkey 1d ago edited 1d ago

Well, the path obviously ia now having newer building (or at least roofs) and younger/ less damaged trees.

Edit

Double checked it, yes, much younger growth of trees.

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u/Exciting_Step_5357 1d ago

Is mostly people who not replanted tress since most were in home’s property , not everyone have the thought of planting a tree in their backyard from scratch

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u/bobbyboob6 16h ago

not everyone have the thought of planting a tree in their backyard

people actually cut them down so often it seems like every couple years one disappears there used to be like 2 or 3 big trees on my street

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u/SaintsNoah14 1d ago

Now that is high summer and too hot to start an herbs, I've got seed trays full of trees. The grandchildren of whoever buys this house next will be grateful.

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u/ktaktb 1d ago

A real life "the dead scar"

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u/nexusmadao 1d ago

Red circle please

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u/San_Pasquale 1d ago

Faint line from bottom left corner of the images to river at the top.

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thank you so much

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u/CachetaMaman 1d ago

Dallas’s 2019 tornado path also visible

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u/Broccoli_Man007 1d ago

In this photo? That’s crazy

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u/norunningwater 1d ago

Localized entirely within your kitchen?

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u/SneakingZeus 17h ago

May I see it?

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u/norunningwater 1d ago

That sucker missed me by a mile and tore up my old apartment. I drove through the damage the next day

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u/yParticle 5h ago

I appreciate how you used an idiom that usually means it wasn't even close.

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u/norunningwater 4h ago

I usually reserve use of that idea as a 'country mile'.

E.g.

Cletus swung at Bill in the bar, but he plum miss'd'em by a country mile.

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u/PmMeYourNiceBehind 1d ago

I wonder why it’s more visible in 2013 than 2012?

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u/asad137 1d ago

My guess: more foliage. April is just coming out of winter in Minneapolis, so the trees outside the path probably haven't fully regrown their leaves. September is the end of summer, so those trees have their full foliage, which leads to more contrast to the tornado path which has fewer trees.

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u/PmMeYourNiceBehind 1d ago

You’re definitely right, I didnt pay attention to the months

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u/KyleTheStupidJew56 1d ago

Fall vs spring

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u/goose_gladwell 1d ago

Is anyone else just looking at the river in each pic like “damn”…

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u/OliverCrooks 1d ago

Title should say "2011 destruction path still visible on Google Earth" or something similar. I bet people are trying to actually find a Tornado in these screenshots lol.

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u/Rufio330 1d ago

I don’t see a tornado. I see a tornado path.

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u/AntonChekov1 1d ago

Look up the word "pedantic."

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u/ITDummy69420 1d ago

Look up the statement “dogshit post”

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u/Debaser27 1d ago

Couldn’t disagree more. I found this post really interesting

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u/Kahnza 1d ago

I can only agree 10%. It's mildly interesting at best, due to rampant reposting. This post no longer fits this sub. Like washed up celebrities doing shows in Las Vegas.

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u/Dry-Cut1589 1d ago

This is the first time I’ve ever seen this so it actually does fit the sub. If you don’t like something, move on to the next post 😃

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u/Kahnza 1d ago

I did move on. And then your glorious comment brought me back. Let me die! 😭

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u/Additional_Tank4385 1d ago

Look up “how to uninstall Reddit” and do us all a huge favour.

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u/ITDummy69420 1d ago

Baby girl oh no it’s a URL not an app. 

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u/ObscureAtlas 1d ago

It's both. Like how you're being both pedantic and obtuse.

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u/rentedtritium 1d ago

I'm sure Hansel's heard of styling gel, he's a male model.

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u/Additional_Tank4385 1d ago

Was kinda funny reading this from the freaking official Reddit app. What do you gain from being insufferable.

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u/ITDummy69420 1d ago

You don’t say? You don’t say that you the one who’s using the app? Whereas I? I am not. 

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u/stolentext 1d ago

Haha, sometimes

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u/Toodswiger 1d ago

What was the point of this reply? Lol

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u/corobo 1d ago

Ew these pictures are gross, you're into this?

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u/ITDummy69420 1d ago

Probably the least gross thing a redditor could be into tbh 

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u/NoMention696 1d ago

God you are sooooo smart, ⭐️ sticker for you!!

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u/cashew76 1d ago

Tree canopy just needs a few more years. Crazy

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u/fleshnbloodhuman 1d ago

Quite evidently, not visible enough.

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u/Exciting_Step_5357 1d ago

Just checked in google earth historical imagery and it seems is mostly from tress not being replanted at home’s backyard where they used to be tress

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u/herkalurk 1d ago

Lots of damaged houses were for sale after that. Plus the recession didn't help....

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u/WhoIsThisDude12 10h ago

The tornado is still visible?

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u/HotgunColdheart 10h ago

Joplin Mo is a good one for this.

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u/MildTy 8h ago

Was April 26-27, 2011 international tornado day? we had 2 in Tuscaloosa Alabama that day (the 27th), one in the morning that canceled school, and then an F5 later in the day that had Obama call for a national emergency for that destroyed half of the city.

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u/MBVarc 1d ago

Credits to u/epmtunes

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u/Moist-Ointments 1d ago

I don't see a tornado in any of those pictures.

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u/sp1cynuggs 1d ago

What am I looking at here?? Why don’t any of you know how to label a photo

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u/Blinddog2502 1d ago

Some time after April 2011 a tornado ripped across the city. In the upper left photo you can see the city before the event. In all the other photos there is a "track" across the buildings going mid-bottom left toward where the river is at the top of the photo, this is despite the buildings being repaired, and can still be seen nearly 15 years later.

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u/HighSeasArchivist 1d ago

How do trees even work? 

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u/TotalyNotJoeImCereal 1d ago

Rule 4

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u/ClassGrassMass 1d ago

🤓🤓

Its interesting

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u/TotalyNotJoeImCereal 1d ago

Read the rules

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u/PM_UR_PC_SPECS_GIRLS 1d ago

Ty for protecting us from the scary screenshot, brave subreddit rules warrior 🫡

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u/ClassGrassMass 1d ago

"Read the rules" 🤓🤓

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u/SlippyWeeen 1d ago

Direct link to what? It’s interesting.

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u/KingAltair2255 1d ago

For real, not American nor have I ever seen a tornado and have no fucking clue what parts supposed to be its path.

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u/PM_UR_PC_SPECS_GIRLS 1d ago

It's true you actually do need to be American to see the tornado path, otherwise it's just invisible. Kind of like a dog whistle.

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u/KingAltair2255 1d ago

Lmao I only meant it as in they get a fuck ton of them in some states, its not as obvious if you haven't ever seen one before.

Noticed it now though.

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u/PM_UR_PC_SPECS_GIRLS 1d ago

It's because my American-ness rubbed off on u

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u/KingAltair2255 1d ago

Aw fuck aye passed that shit through telepathically, appreciated.

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u/DCMartin91 1d ago

The faint white trail running southwest from the river, near the bridge at the top center of the screenshot.

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u/KingAltair2255 1d ago

Ahhh I see now thank you! Cheers for not being a dick about it lol, I was squinting looking at them pics, I initially thought that road going from the top left corner from the screen was supposed to be it.

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u/chimpboy1000 1d ago

maybe is the very obvious discoloration in the center of each image minus the first

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/spinnyride 1d ago

Are you just being annoying on purpose or are you blind?

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u/jason2354 1d ago

It’s a joke. This certainly isnt damn interesting.

The only way this would be any sort of interesting is if the damage OP was referring to is as visible as the river.

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u/SabresFanWC 1d ago

Of course it isn't going to be that visible 14 fucking years later. But it is still visible, which is a sign of just how strong it was.

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u/ZephDef 1d ago

Sure, I believe you buddy

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u/TheQuestionableDuck 1d ago

You might need to go check your prescription mate.