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Topeka Tornado June 8 1966

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

TOPEKA TORNADO JUNE 8, 1966

NATHAN CROWDER-5

THE PATH

AUBURN TO EAST TOPEKA , 22 MI. LONG
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7:00

ON GROUND 34 MIN. OVER 1/4 WIDE
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"FOR GOD'S SAKE, TAKE COVER" -BILL CURTIS WIBW TV

SIRENS SAVED LIVES, PRODUCED A LARGE TORNADO IN MANHATTAN
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TOTAL DAMAGE

F5, $104 MILLION, 7TH COSTLIEST, CAPITOL DOME DAMAGED

MORE DAMAGE

300 MPH WINDS, DRIVE DEBRIS THROUGH TREES
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BURNETTES MOUND

WENT OVER BURNETTES MOUND THAT WAS SAID TO PROTECT THE CITY
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TOTAL NUMBERS

1,500 INJURED, 17 KILLED, 3,000 HOMES DAMAGED 820 HOMES DESTROYED

WASHBURN UNIVERSITY

BUILDINGS COMPLETELY DESTROYED CLASSES HELD IN MOBILES
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CHURCHES AND PEOPLE REACHING OUT TO HELP!

NEW CARS, NEW HOUSES, NEW BELONINGS