sLEEPY oNE
05-05-2003, 05:27 PM
Luckily the storms missed my town of Gardner by about 30 minutes or so north. While there were tornadoes everywhere around us, it was perfectly sunny and there were very few clouds here. It was very freaky. It was definitely the hottest day of the year so far that day!
Unfortunately, the Kansas City area wasn't as lucky. They were hit by 2-3 tornadoes, one of which being an F3. The F3 went right through a neighborhood, and has proven to be fatal. All together in this area there were 4 tornadoes (2 of which I believe are going to be classified as F3's or F4's), and the death count was up the 38 the last time I checked. Tornadoes never touch down in this area, let alone stay on the ground for 30 minutes. One tornado would touch down, and it would produce enough force to start the creation of one right behind it. Basically they were coming one after another. :(
As soon as I saw a tornado being covered on TV (live), I was in my car doing 95 up to the area to take pictures of the damage. I am always taking pictures, so to be actually able to document one of the worst storms in the history of this area (maybe the worst.. not sure) made me go for it. I talked to a lot of people that had their houses destroyed by the tornado, and I must say I have so much respect for all of them. Not one person was complaining, moaning, or anything like that. They all said they were lucky to be alive, and that their houses could be replaced. Character like that is simply amazing, and has made me look at people in a completely different light.
Here are my pictures that I took (87 in all divided up into 4 albums):
http://community.webshots.com/user/monsoonser2
Unfortunately, the Kansas City area wasn't as lucky. They were hit by 2-3 tornadoes, one of which being an F3. The F3 went right through a neighborhood, and has proven to be fatal. All together in this area there were 4 tornadoes (2 of which I believe are going to be classified as F3's or F4's), and the death count was up the 38 the last time I checked. Tornadoes never touch down in this area, let alone stay on the ground for 30 minutes. One tornado would touch down, and it would produce enough force to start the creation of one right behind it. Basically they were coming one after another. :(
As soon as I saw a tornado being covered on TV (live), I was in my car doing 95 up to the area to take pictures of the damage. I am always taking pictures, so to be actually able to document one of the worst storms in the history of this area (maybe the worst.. not sure) made me go for it. I talked to a lot of people that had their houses destroyed by the tornado, and I must say I have so much respect for all of them. Not one person was complaining, moaning, or anything like that. They all said they were lucky to be alive, and that their houses could be replaced. Character like that is simply amazing, and has made me look at people in a completely different light.
Here are my pictures that I took (87 in all divided up into 4 albums):
http://community.webshots.com/user/monsoonser2