It has been one year since an F4 tornado ripped through the area. Living in the midwest of America, particularly Kansas, I am used to weird weather and certainly used to severe weather. But, this is the first time I have had that big of a tornado come that close (within 3-4 miles) to where I happened to be at the time one came down.

Back in 1980 (or there abouts),we had a really bad storm that did a lot of damage. I don't remember if it was tornado or not but there was a lot of damage in the area. A neighbor had a tall, maybe 75 feet in height, metal windmill that was sheered in half. There were downed trees, power lines and some small buildings.

The power of Mother Nature is a mighty thing.