A tornado struck Manhattan, Kansas June 11, 2008 at 11:00 PM. Entering west of the city, it went on a wild destruction spree through a neighborhood exploding houses and splintering trees, and then on to businesses across Seth Child’s Road destroying Little Apple Toyota Honda, flattening Waters True Value Hardware store, careened into another neighborhood, and then on to Kansas State University.
I was able to walk around among the traffic, workers, helpers, news people, and lookers to get photographs in some areas. The National Guard was there to protect from looters and guard certain areas closed off. The debris and destruction was astounding and sobering. I truly felt for those who lost their homes. I was only able to photograph the west end of Manhattan and not Kansas State University. From news accounts, there was no loss of lives in Manhattan. May recovery and well-being be swift for all of those affected in this tornado devastation.
The tornado was officially classified as an F-4 in Manhattan, Kansas, and Kansas State University suffered $20 million in damage. To read the news accounts and see photos reported in The Manhattan Mercury, click:
http://news.themercury.com/2008/06/Tornado/
The photos posted are in a medium size so a good number can fit into rows in this post. To see the larger size, click on a photo.
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Preston Surface
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I feel for all these people. We were skirted by tornadoes, but the flooding has been horrific. The interstate between Madison and Milwaukee has been closed for several days due to flooding, but it’s too far for me to use gas just for some photos. I’d like to see the area though.
Hi Bo. They have been doing some serious cleanup as the weather has been dry since the storm. Hopefully it will dry up your way too. Thanks for your comment and stopping by.
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