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Greensburg Kansas Tornado |
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DanWi
Orange Level Access Joined: 18 Sep 2009 Location: wttn Points: 1705 |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2021 at 12:10pm |
With the tornadoes that hit southern Illinois and Kentucky and surrounding areas I thought about looking back and it was 14 years ago in May when that town was destroyed. Sure doesn't seem that long ago.
Edited by DanWi - 27 Dec 2021 at 12:11pm |
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Hubert (Ga)engine7
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Jackson Cnty,GA Points: 6126 |
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Tornadoes can do a tremendous amount of damage with very little warning. Fourteen years is not that long ago.
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Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God.
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tadams(OH)
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Tornadoes come fast and leaves fast and do a lots of damage. I was driving semi up I 71 from Louisville, Ky. to Cincinnati, Oh. when that tornado went up through there and hi Xenia, OH. We could see it bouncing along to our night and they was telling everyone to get off the road. My buddy was ahead of me and we went on in to a trucks stop south of Cincinnati before we stopped, listen to the radio talking about it hitting Xenia.
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DanWi
Orange Level Access Joined: 18 Sep 2009 Location: wttn Points: 1705 |
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Were any forum members affected by the latest tornadoes?
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Dennis J OPKs
Silver Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Overland Park, Points: 386 |
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There are probably forum members more aware of present-day Greensburg than I am. The town was 98% destroyed by an EF5. We drove through there some time afterwards & re-construction was well under way. As I recall the Deere dealership was one of the first to commit to staying & rebuilding. I think the population is holding its own. People don't often mention the Joplin tornado which had a high casualty number.
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FloydKS
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: S E Kansas Points: 7897 |
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As Dennis says, Greensburg is doing OK... one of their 'name to fame' is the largest/ deepest hand dug well, and it was, or the buildings were re-built new so it is still a great tourist trap / attraction.. The John Deere dealer is going strong... movie theater is going, as far as I know along with an old time fountain with sasparilla, I think.
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Holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die
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fixer1958
Orange Level Joined: 13 Feb 2010 Location: kansas Points: 2435 |
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Wife lived in Topeka Ks when she was a kid at the time of this Tornado.
Edited by fixer1958 - 28 Dec 2021 at 2:55pm |
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Dennis J OPKs
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I was in the AF Reserve @ Forbes AFB in Topeka at the time of that tornado. One of the Dr. officers in our medical unit filmed the approach of that tornado from the stairwell of his apartment bldg. Probably not one of his wiser decisions. No videos in those days. I was commuting to meetings from the KC area. I don't think his bldg. was hit but it was too close.
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DanWi
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Joplin tornado was 10 years ago in May with 160 dead.
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