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05/05/2003 Archived Entry: "TORNADOES RIP MISSOURI, KANSAS"

TORNADOES RIP MISSOURI, KANSAS

"Wyandotte, Leavenworth counties hit; twisters slash across Northland.

All across the devastated Kansas City metropolitan area, the emotions were the same. Shock. A sense of loss. But also a feeling of being lucky to be alive.
Information, resources for storm victims | Midwest update: Twisters kill 19 in Kansas and Missouri; 8 more feared dead | National update: 34 feared dead across three states

» Tornadoes spin shock, sense of loss across KC area
» Emergency crews scramble to help damaged areas
» Twisters' impact widespread, devastating in some areas
» Sunday's tornadoes could rank among biggest storms in area's history
» Hospitals prepared for worst but relieved that human toll wasn't higher
» Storms cause heavy damage at several schools
» Agencies ready to provide food, shelter
» Insurance adjusters begin figuring storm damage
» Aaron Barnhart: Television coverage of storms may have saved lives
» Storms crashed into moisture-laden winds to create Sunday's tornadoes"

Taken from Kansascity.com; Kansas City's home page.