The tornado that tore through Eureka late last month came from a storm that intensified so rapidly no warning was issued, officials say. “It spun up so fast that we didn’t have quite enough time to get the tornado warning out in time,” said Andy Kleinsasser, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wichita.…
8 injured as Kansas town gets direct hit from tornado for second time in 2 years
Residents in a small Kansas town were surveying damage Wednesday after the community took a “direct hit” from a tornado for the second time in two years. Eight people were hurt, two critically, when the latest twister struck the southeastern Kansas town of Eureka Tuesday night. Kansas Adjutant General’s Office spokeswoman Jane Welch said 175…
Tornadoes cause serious damage in Kansas
EUREKA, Kan. – Tornadoes ripped through southeast Kansas late Thursday, causing widespread damage in a small town, though no injuries have been reported. The National Weather Service said Friday that preliminary data show that an EF2 tornado on Thursday night struck Eureka, a town of roughly 2,600 residents about 60 miles east of Wichita. The…