Jason Oyler
10-29-2006, 11:17 PM
Topeka Tornado of 1966
The Topeka Tornado of 1966 was one of the worst tornadoes in Kansas history.
On June 8th, 1966, Topeka, Kansas was struck by an F5 rated tornado. It started on the southwest side of town, moving northeast, passing over a local landmark named Burnetts Mound. According to a local Native American legend, this mound was thought to protect the city from tornadoes [1]. It went on to rip through the city, hitting the downtown area and Washburn University. Total dollar cost was put at $100 million making it, at the time, one of the costliest tornadoes in history. Even to this day, with inflation factored in, the Topeka tornado stands as one of the costliest on record.
Contractors made the mistake of ignoring the warnings that messing with Burnetts Mound would come back to haunt them. Its said that the Indians had put a curse on the ancent burrual gounds. To this day we have not built another thing on Burnetts Mound. In fact all construction has been band form the Hill.
This true story is way better than mine. Sorry for the wait :xo:
The Topeka Tornado of 1966 was one of the worst tornadoes in Kansas history.
On June 8th, 1966, Topeka, Kansas was struck by an F5 rated tornado. It started on the southwest side of town, moving northeast, passing over a local landmark named Burnetts Mound. According to a local Native American legend, this mound was thought to protect the city from tornadoes [1]. It went on to rip through the city, hitting the downtown area and Washburn University. Total dollar cost was put at $100 million making it, at the time, one of the costliest tornadoes in history. Even to this day, with inflation factored in, the Topeka tornado stands as one of the costliest on record.
Contractors made the mistake of ignoring the warnings that messing with Burnetts Mound would come back to haunt them. Its said that the Indians had put a curse on the ancent burrual gounds. To this day we have not built another thing on Burnetts Mound. In fact all construction has been band form the Hill.
This true story is way better than mine. Sorry for the wait :xo: