| OK, surely I will have a new theme soon... some details: I actually was born in Kansas, my mom's name is actually Dorothy (no Toto, though). And I always wanted to see a twister but never did...until... |
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taz0mania
My family moved to Udall in 1972 and I lived there thru the early 90's. Here I was, 20, and had never seen a tornado (but really wanted to). I got my wish. I was 1/2 mile from this thing in SE Wichita when it rolled thru. Here's a link with quick
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taz0mania
weather.cod.edu... a few pics here tornadochaser.com... and here weatherpix.com...
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taz0mania
The 1955 Udall tornado is in the top 25 deadliest ever spc.noaa.gov... (good thing we weren't there then). Not sure why my parents decided to move there, but as a 1-year-old, didn't have much say. Enjoy.
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taz0mania
My brother helped to construct and maintain the museum dedicated to the tragedy as well as other (likely less-interesting Udall events). This site contains links to those tornado pics: tornadochaser.com...
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taz0mania
I should add: I have seen enough tornadoes now, thank you. About 14-some years ago and it still seems like it happened just a few hours ago. Chilling.
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April 26, 1991
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by taz0mania
Created October 18, 2005
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