A tornado ripped through this central Kansas town Saturday night, causing one death, damaging an estimated 300 homes and shearing the roof off a hospital. At least 26 people were injured, three critically, authorities said. Duane Koester said his house was the only one left standing in his neighborhood. It's down to rubble.
Trees are down to sticks.
I said 'That don't sound great, something's wrong. Ten seconds later it hit. Although television stations were warning of possible tornadoes and sheriff's deputies were watching for it, the town's sirens didn't sound until after the tornado hit, Barton County Sheriff Buck Causey said. City Manager Allen Dinkel said the tornado cut a swath about three blocks wide through much of the town. Dinkel and his wife arrived in town Saturday night after attending a wedding but weren't able to return to their house, which he was told had been damaged.