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Sturdy but Sideways

2020-10-20 By Roger Edwards

Sturdy but Sideways

Across the Great Plains, many small structures are built sturdily, but are either poorly attached to their foundations or utterly unanchored.  Then a severe wind hits, and all that good workmanship which went into the building is wasted!  This is a great example from the north side of the Haysville-Wichita tornado of 16 May 1991, which I had witnessed.  Although parts of one wall and the roof broke away, the structure as a whole fared much better than a brick house on the same lot that experienced F3 damage.  However, this scene alone was rated weak F1 because of no anchoring at all of a small, wooden building to its concrete foundation.

3 E Clearwater KS (17 May 91) Looking NNW
37.5043, -97.4453

Filed Under: Unusual Weather Damage Tagged With: Clearwater, damage, Great Plains, Kansas, tornado

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Welcome to SkyPix, an online photo book of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards. As in a printed coffee-table book, every image has its own page with a unique story. After all, meaningful photography is much more than just picture-taking; it is visually rendering a moment in place and time from a perspective like none other. As a scientist and an artist, I hope my deep passion for the power and splendor of our skies and waters shines through in these pages. If you are a cloud and weather aficionado, outdoor enthusiast, outdoor or nature photographer, art lover, or anyone who craves learning, enjoy...

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