page_title: Chapman, Kansas
section_title: 2008 tornado
hierarchical_section_title: Chapman, Kansas / History / 2008 tornado
caption_attribution_description: English: Damage at Chapman High School. Major damage was reported throughout the town of Chapman, Kansas, where about 80% of the structured sustained some form of damage with numerous structures being destroyed. The event happen on the evening of June 11, 2008. Courtesy NWS Topeka
context_page_description: Chapman is a city in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,393.
context_section_description: On the evening of June 11, 2008, a ½ mile wide tornado swept through Chapman.  The tornado moved from the southwest side of town, through the central business district, and then on out of town.  Many buildings and structures in the town suffered extensive damage; most of the downtown area was obliterated and over 60 homes were destroyed.  At least one person was confirmed dead in early reports.  The American Red Cross estimated that seventy-five percent of homes suffered major damage and/or were destroyed.  School buildings and churches suffered extensive damage and at least 200 people were displaced from the town.
  Sharon Watson, public affairs director for the Kansas Army National Guard, said the damage was "very reminiscent of Greensburg," a small city in southwestern Kansas that was similarly damaged during the May 2007 Tornado Outbreak.
caption: Heavy tornado damage at Chapman High School on June 12, 2008 (NWS Topeka)
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