Debbie and I were in Wichita for some business and got caught coming back to Topeka. We hid out in a drive-thru car wash bay. I can't begin to describe this event except to say we were fearing for our lives. You could hear these babies coming in like missiles with a screaming sound and then a thud as they hit the ground. We watched as cars were destroyed in front of our eyes. We were lucky to find overhead shelter. The hailstones were literally the size of softballs and bigger. We saw one of the tornadoes of the many that day (a different one than the hailstorm one) but at the time we were hiding out in a mall and just peeked out to watch. The one we saw (and I got a picture of actually) is the one that torn the hell out of the Air Force base. I watched it take apart a building with my own eyes. Later, almost in Topeka, we were out on the plains and were amazed at watching the lightning zoom all the way from one horizon on the left to the other horizon on the right. I WISH I'da had a picture of THAT.
Give me hurricanes over tornado storms every time. That Andover storm is one I'll never forget.
They had a big one like that up north of us in Nebraska once. My friend's dad had a classic Cadillac in the garage. The hail went through the garage roof and totaled out the car. Also went through the roof and attic ceiling and they could see sky in the living room. Lucky no one was killed, really.
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Date: 2007-04-12 03:14 pm (UTC)(Not as impressive, but better for my car. :)
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Date: 2007-04-12 04:57 pm (UTC)Debbie and I were in Wichita for some business and got caught coming back to Topeka. We hid out in a drive-thru car wash bay. I can't begin to describe this event except to say we were fearing for our lives. You could hear these babies coming in like missiles with a screaming sound and then a thud as they hit the ground. We watched as cars were destroyed in front of our eyes. We were lucky to find overhead shelter. The hailstones were literally the size of softballs and bigger. We saw one of the tornadoes of the many that day (a different one than the hailstorm one) but at the time we were hiding out in a mall and just peeked out to watch. The one we saw (and I got a picture of actually) is the one that torn the hell out of the Air Force base. I watched it take apart a building with my own eyes. Later, almost in Topeka, we were out on the plains and were amazed at watching the lightning zoom all the way from one horizon on the left to the other horizon on the right. I WISH I'da had a picture of THAT.
Give me hurricanes over tornado storms every time. That Andover storm is one I'll never forget.
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Date: 2007-04-12 07:40 pm (UTC)