Topeka Tornado Part One: Burnett's Mound
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- "And Hell Followed with It", Burnett's Mound Part One
This video describes the events of June 1966 when an EF5 Tornado hit the city of Topeka, Kansas. Narrated by author Bonar Menninger and Phil Thompson.
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Thanks. I lived on 34th street and was ten when it hit. It was an amazing experience for a kid and the pictures bring back so many memories. It was so loud. Looking at the mound after you could see houses demolished, but nothing on the scale of what was on the other side of the overpass. Our damage was small though the garage separated from the house. We had friends stay with us after from the other side of the overpass. As kid, despite the horrors, it was a big adventure, multiple families living together was fun and we made forts from the debris. Small memories - pre-storm the sky was the most unusual color of green. After it was white from powdered drywall dust evidently. it hit during the annual playing of The Wizard of Oz. I think a lot of people had their TVs on for that reason and got advance warning.
+Russell Schussler Thank you for sharing! That detail about The Wizard of Oz is very interesting.
Just discovered your videos by accident. I'm a Topeka resident who was born a year after the tornado. Thank you for the education and remembrance of a tragic but important part of Topeka history.
As ridiculous as this may sound, I believe the tornado was karmic retribution for building the water tower on Burnett's Mound, which was supposed to be a sacred burial mound. How odd that a tornado would touch down not far from the southwest city limits, make a direct path through the city from southwest to northeast, get to Billard Airport and dissipate right outside northeast city limits. If you think about that for a moment, that's eerie.
From what I was told growin up they said that the Mound would protect Topeka IF they didn't build on it..... Well they did and along came the tornado.... I went to Burnetts Mound before I left Topeka and its quite a view.... Still see some foundations around.... I cant imagine what my grandparents with my 3yr old (at the time) mom went through....
Heaven forbid but tornadoes can make a return visit. Its good the people now are educated even better about what these storms can do. Tornadoes remind me of evil giant serpents hell bent on destroying. The can even wiggle like a giant snake.
This guy's book was really good. One of the best books about a historical storm I've ever read.
I've read the book and was very captivated by the stories of everyone. Being from KC, I haven't heard much about Burnett's Mound. Is it still widely referenced or talked about?
2:49 Chevy II wagon. Cool little car!
did anyone else catch the irony of the picture at 4:06? the painting on the tall building says "a refuge in the storm"...
(5years later) ...yes i did catch that
Yes but the building itself is totaly untouched, so it was faithful to its claim :)
(9 years later, better late than never )