WATCH: NewsCopter9 Pilot Captain Bobby Ratliff reflects on Washington tornado on 25th anniversary
Published: May. 15, 2023 at 4:59 PM CDT
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Meteorologist Joe Winters spoke with NewsCopter9 Pilot Captain Bobby Ratliff to reflect on the 1998 Washington, Iowa, tornado. Captain Bobby Ratliff spotted the tornado and showed it live to KCRG-TV9 viewers during First Alert Storm Team coverage of the severe weather outbreak.
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