News : We'd love to get the autograph of the man who threw this one....

Along with the serious damage from the tornado that hit Vinton on July 17, there were some other unique effects left behind by the 130 mph winds. At the Marvin Lindsey baseball complex, the storm destroyed a small storage shed, as well as parts of the fences of three fields, as well as a batting cage and the protective netting behind home plate on the large field. Also, the wind hurled this baseball so forcefully that it became stuck half-way through a chain-link fence. See a summary of the scientific aspects of the Vinton tornado, and other storms that day in our area, from the National Weather Service HERE.