Large wedge tornado strikes parts of Wichita

[proud2BlibKansan]

WICHITA, KS (KCTV) - Damage has been reported in parts of Wichita after a tornado struck late Saturday night.

The Boeing facility is among the areas in which damage has been reported. Most of Wichita is without power as many residents huddle in their basements.

An emergency has been declared.

Initial reports indicted the airport had been damaged but that turned out to be unfounded.

http://m.kctv5.com/w/main/story/58790189/

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. We have DUers in Wichita

Let's hope they can check in soon.

[Shrek]

2. Just missed me

I'm just west of the airport and it went by to the east.

Some reports of open hangars and other damage at the airport.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Glad you're okay!

[demtenjeep]

4. we are okay

and have power

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Phew

You had me worried there.

[uppityperson]

6. google searching "tornado wichita" and news comes up with this thread.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. DU - best source of breaking news on the intertubes

LOL

[kysrsoze]

8. Seems to me, residents of Wichita must be feeling more uneasy each spring.

I think the same thing about The rest of the state and Oklahoma.

Is it me and I just missed prior years, or are we looking at a long-term, significant increase in risk of these massive outbreaks? I was stunned last year when there were reports of nearly 150 tornadoes in North Carolina, but it seems to be getting common.

[demtenjeep]

10. they had been talking about it since Wed so in one sense, we were calm and ready...then it hit

and that calmness goes away

[AverageJoe90]

11. I live near Dallas and I've been getting a similar feeling every passing spring.

The fact that Dallas hasn't been hit by a violent tornado in about 50 years astonishes me even today.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

12. It was weird watching this coming

and knowing that we'd be seeing video of devastation this morning. I guess if you live there you can only hope it's not headed for you.

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. It's creepy

The same storm that hit Wichita is predicted to come through here in a couple hours. Definitely hoping it's not headed for us.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

14. I hope you make it through unscathed.

[countryjake]

15. Jeeze, you stay safe!

Our news tonight showed pictures of big chunks of airplanes that had been blown into fields, from that factory that was destroyed in Wichita...I'll bet that's why they first thought that the airport had been hit.

I sure hope you've got a basement or cellar to hole up in!


These poor people:

A man listens for the sound of trapped people in the Pinaire mobile home park in Wichita,Kansas after a tornado cause massive destruction in the area on Saturday night April 14, 2012. Tornadoes were spotted across the Midwest and Plains on Saturday as an outbreak of unusually strong weather seized the region, and forecasters sternly warned that "life-threatening" weather could intensify overnight. (AP Photo/Travis Heying, Wichita Eagle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Severe-weather-bears-down-on-Midwest-Plains-147475865.html