Posted on 06/11/2008 5:39:24 PM PDT by silentknight
A possible tornado has struck the Litle (spelling from site?) Sioux Scout Camp in Iowa. Very large response is being reported by media. Large number of injuries.
Weaver Hall at KState took heavy damage - parts of the roof and outer walls sheered off, windows blown out, a restricted laboratory on the 3rd floor destroyed.
Emergency services confirming reports of significant damage to KState campus and businesses in Manhattan.
I’ve been on the phone with my best friend the past two hours. Two of her nephews were at the scout camp. We just got word that they were at a high school....I guess that’s where the non-injured are being picked up by parents. Her sister was on her way there right this minute to pick them up!!!!
Thank you, God. Thank you for your prayers, Freepers!
Tornado touched down 5 miles west of Wettmore about 12:05 a.m.
That’s wonderful news Danette! I’m so glad for your friend. I can’t imagine how worried and terrified they must’ve been.
Prayers definitely continuing, and will for some time. There are a lot of people out there right now in need of them.
I’m so relieved. The “wait” has been very draining. I’m staying up to pray right along with all of you tonight.
Reporter now saying it’s WEBER Hall, not WEAVER Hall as I previously typed. Sorry about that.
Thank you for keeping on with the news for this nightmare.
Stay safe my friend.
I didn't want to post this earlier because it wasn't public information at the time...CGG I assume this is what you were talking about, terrible tragedy to add to your prayer list:
Wednesday, 11 June, 2008 09:52 PM
(Curlew, IA)--Palo Alto county sheriff's officers say a rural Curlew man was killed by lightning this [Wednesday] morning.
Sheriff Dennis Goeders says 20 year old Galen F. Smith was found unresponsive around 9:30 this morning.
Ambulance crews took Smith to the Palo Alto county hospital where he was pronounced dead. Smith was a mechanical engineering student at Iowa State University.
Authorities say he was helping his father in the yard at the time of the strike.
He was helping with chores as he was home from college for the summer. This was not a bad storm at the time; more of a random strike. A great kid; simply terrible.
Source: http://kicdam.com/skin/blurb.php?sectionId=176&contentId=2199925
Flood warning in SE Kansas and tornado warnings continue.
http://www.wunderground.com/wxradio/index.html
Bump Dat!,,,
(NWS)~~~Des Moines area is now at the Front!,,,RED!...!
Line to Waterloo,,,RED!,,,Flash~Flood Warnings all along
that line ,,, SW to NE,,,Whole State!...Prayers Up!...
(NWS)~~~Des Moines~Marshalltown~Waterloo~Watch-Out!~SW~NE
TRAIN~A~COMIN’!...
State of Kansas Scanner Feeds
Saline & Dickinson Counties Police, Fire
http://justus.addr.com/scanner/
Topeka Police, Fire
http://www.scannerlink.com/
Wichita Police
http://scanner.tiphoto.net/
Wichita Police, Sedgewick County Sheriff & KHP
http://www.scanwichita.com/
Wichita NOAA
http://www.wunderground.com/wxradio/index.html
Above from:
http://scannerfeeds.us/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=16
State of Iowa Scanner Feeds
Cedar Rapids ATC
http://www.liveatc.net/
Council Bluffs Police, Fire
http://myworldpage.net/
Des Moines Police, Fire
http://www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/departments/POL/
Des Moines Fire
http://www.firefeeds.com/
Dubuque Police, Fire
http://www.dbqtech.com/police.php
Dubuque ATC
http://www.liveatc.net/
Dubuque Railroad
http://www.trainlibrary.com/
Mason City area Police, Fire
http://www.globegazette.com/ (Text Tags)
Mason City NOAA
http://207.108.37.243/nwsr
Waterloo NOAA
http://www.wunderground.com/wxradio/index.html
From:
http://scannerfeeds.us/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=15
Not sure but am hearing the medics for? on this one and police:
[seems to be business as normal]
http://myworldpage.no-ip.org:8000/
Manhole covers are popping up and water shooting out 2 1/2 foot high...Some roads barely passable.......police scanner on end of right side panel:
http://www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/departments/POL/
This is a live audio stream of the Dubuque, IA police and fire.
Working, but not much being said...
http://www.dbqtech.com/police.php
News
site: Mason City water not drinkable until Friday, floods:
bookmark
It hurts to loose a loved one and when they are the special ones, it is even more difficult to deal with it.......I am sorry that this has happened.
My prayers for all of you, may God grant you the strength to deal with it all.
http://www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/departments/POL/
The police radio scanner, says the roads are flooding, basements are filling with water and the kids are out and keeping the police busy.
Buzzardville has knee deep water.
Third and Walnut, flooded and manhole covers are popping.
You should be able to listen on the internet, I am managing to do so on a dial up connection.
Top left of this page for other states:
http://scannerfeeds.us/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=6
Third and Walnut, flooded and manhole covers are popping.
~~~
Good Catch,,,The sewer system is flooding and may back-up/
Flood houses,,,
Flash~Flood Warnings all across the state~SW to NE~
Some of the kids will be out with the 4X4s and Saws,Helpin’.
~SCOUTS~...~GODspeed~...
Some of the kids will be out with the 4X4s and Saws,Helpin’.<<<
Some will help, yes, many will.
These were getting stuck in the flood waters and the cops were taking time to rescue them.
At least one group of kids were taken out, the car was left where it sat.
BTTT
..but this young man did well and I'm glad his father and brother are there with him...
..In the end, he said 'the Grace of God prevented even worse damage'...and I knew he meant it.
Now I'm in tears....
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