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Maxheader

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7. I prayed baby!

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Wed May 29, 2019, 08:00 AM

May 2019

Town I grew up in...Watched this unfold from my home near wichita..with heart in throat..
Meteorologists never did explain this to my satisfaction..

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=bXPuXJm1Iaib_Qa4i7rABA&q=bennington+ks+tornado&btnK=Google+Search

Pissed me off...the channel 12 commentator kept saying radar would soon show blue echos reflecting
materials in the air..buildings..etc...Putting a jinx on my home for over 20 year..imho...

This pic is looking west..at the junction of hwy 18 and old 81..massive..

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Massive Tornado Damages Homes In Eastern Kansas; Storm Headed Into Clay County [View all] Sherman A1 May 2019 OP

Scary, scary stuff. Spring in tornado alley. FreeBe May 2019 #1

And then you hear the erie sirens wailing. n/t RKP5637 May 2019 #2

At 2 in the morning, lol. Ya, that. FreeBe May 2019 #3

Bad enough day ones ... but night in a car, horrible. I had that happen once and fortunately RKP5637 May 2019 #5

Right. FreeBe May 2019 #6

Local coverage. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #4

I prayed baby! Maxheader May 2019 #7

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