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Thread #101391   Message #2044167
Posted By: JohnInKansas
05-May-07 - 06:12 PM
Thread Name: BS: Spring Arrives in Kansas: A Blast
Subject: RE: BS: Spring Arrives in Kansas: A Blast
The report currently on my TV is saying the town was about a half-mile wide and a mile long. The funnel apparently was 3/4 mile wide and went dead center through the length of the town.

This afternoon, another cell strong enough to merit a "watch" followed almost exactly the same path, and cleared the former town about a half hour ago.

(They seem to be coming from Texas. If those folk don't exporting their trash to the rest of the country, they're liable to get a reputation.)

Latest death count is back to 9, last I heard. A couple of erroneous reports corrected, but a couple of others found. Injuries now up to around 76(?) in various hospitals, including 4 or 5 transported to Wichita. Extremely fortunate, or reflecting unusually good warning and response, that a town of 1600 got by with that few in either category.

We're (Wichita) about 110 miles east of there, and haven't seen anything worth noting, and nothing really expected; although we can expect to hear lots of warnings from the media for at least a couple of days now that everyone's properly nervous.

John