It’s freaking hot under those mattresses, even at 10:30 at night.
Someone said my ears would pop from the tornado pressure.
We already knew it had destroyed nearby Chapman, Kansas.
Now it was here in Manhattan, still on the ground.
Everyone had their cellphones turned on.
“It’s in the SW Miller Ranch area.”
“The True Value store is gone.” Gone?
It’s on campus. “It hit Fiedler Hall.”
Why would anyone attend a cheerleading camp in Kansas?

June 11th Tornado Information with Photos (noaa.gov)
Tornado Track Through Manhattan, Kansas (noaa.gov)
Kansas State University Damage (K-State.edu)

“There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

Quotation from Albert Einstein