TOPEKA–May 20 will be a day of some note for the small Kansas town of Codell in Rooks County. It was on that date exactly 100 year ago that an F3 tornado passed just east of the town. What makes this particularly memorable is that the year before, May 20, 1916, an F2 tornado passed…
Tornado survivors discuss ‘legacy’ of the storm
Topeka residents Linda Canady, Garry Cushinberry recall the terrifying twister: Fifteen-year-old Linda Canady had heard the tornado sirens before, but when they started screaming on June 8, 1966, she could feel this time was different — the threat was real. She grabbed a chair, book, blanket, candle and some matches and rushed with other family…
Central Kansas tornado rated EF-4
ABILENE, Kan. (KAKE) – A tornado that tore through Dickinson County Wednesday evening destroyed eight homes and heavily damaged 15 to 20 more. The National Weather Service in Topeka said the tornado was an EF-4, estimating its peak wind at 180 miles-per-hour. It formed about five miles northwest of Solomon and dissipated approximately three miles…