An Incredible Storm

Damage assessment crews have been out surveying the damage left behind by last weekend's severe weather outbreak in the southeast part of the US, and they've discovered that the tornado had a damage path of 149 miles. It actually started near Tallulah, LA, and then continued to Sturgis, MS with and EF scale rating up to 4 in some areas. That would be about the same distance from Wichita to Dodge City or Wichita to Russell. Can you believe it?

Tornado damage always looks the same, no matter where it happens. But the smaller details are fascinating, such as the one posted here of the plastic that was rammed through a light pole. Although never good, the winds in a tornado do amazing things like shoving a piece of straw through wood or some other very hard object. We've all seen those bizarre pictures, but each time a big tornado happens, we still want to see for ourselves what it left behind.

Severe weather will be back on Thursday. Those areas in central and eastern Kansas will have the best chance of seeing the stronger storms, so stay tuned.