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Bedford/Leesville Tornado pics
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We were in 2 tornadoes 7 years ago this Memorial day weekend. We were camping at what I think is Lake Monroe Village. It was our one and only time there but I think that was the camp ground.
During the day on May 30th 2004, we went down to Marengo Cave. This was absolutely the safest place we could have possibly been when the tornado hit. We were forgotten while we were down. The lights were all out and our guide left us so he could go find out what was going on. We were down there for about an hour before anyone came back to let us know what was happening. It was pitch black down there. When we got out and back to the parking lot, we could see the devastation of what took place. Our back window was shattered and all from a smallish piece of styrofoam stuff. We eventually made it out of Marengo to get back to our camper. Most of the roads were closed and it was a mess. 80% of the town was wiped out.
While we were on our way back to the camper all residents were apparently notified except for us that there was a tornado warning and that they should seek shelter in one of the buildings. We were in our camper. Our daughter was asleep and Scutter and I were watching a movie and playing cards. It was very ominous outside. The camper started shaking and I knew immediately what it was. He grabbed our daughter and we were running toward the ranger station. While we were running across this giant open field, tables, chairs, umbrellas and everything else was blowing across the field perpendicular to the way we were running. It was scary and I NEVER want to be in another one again. My next house WILL have a basement. Right now, we have no safe place to go in our house.
Those pictures are REALLY cool though. I don't mind seeing them as long as I'm not involved.
Since then, Marengo cave has made some changes because of this incident.
During the day on May 30th 2004, we went down to Marengo Cave. This was absolutely the safest place we could have possibly been when the tornado hit. We were forgotten while we were down. The lights were all out and our guide left us so he could go find out what was going on. We were down there for about an hour before anyone came back to let us know what was happening. It was pitch black down there. When we got out and back to the parking lot, we could see the devastation of what took place. Our back window was shattered and all from a smallish piece of styrofoam stuff. We eventually made it out of Marengo to get back to our camper. Most of the roads were closed and it was a mess. 80% of the town was wiped out.
While we were on our way back to the camper all residents were apparently notified except for us that there was a tornado warning and that they should seek shelter in one of the buildings. We were in our camper. Our daughter was asleep and Scutter and I were watching a movie and playing cards. It was very ominous outside. The camper started shaking and I knew immediately what it was. He grabbed our daughter and we were running toward the ranger station. While we were running across this giant open field, tables, chairs, umbrellas and everything else was blowing across the field perpendicular to the way we were running. It was scary and I NEVER want to be in another one again. My next house WILL have a basement. Right now, we have no safe place to go in our house.
Those pictures are REALLY cool though. I don't mind seeing them as long as I'm not involved.
Since then, Marengo cave has made some changes because of this incident.
Not Bedford, but I took these of an F5 in Hesston, KS in 1990 from the 3rd floor fire escape of the dorms. It made it as far as the soccer goal posts in the pics, then moved two blocks north and ripped through town.
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more info on that storm here... "Monster on the Prairie, Hesston, Kansas 1990 Tornado", Newton Amateur Radio Club
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more info on that storm here... "Monster on the Prairie, Hesston, Kansas 1990 Tornado", Newton Amateur Radio Club
I live and work right outside of Marengo. I was deployed then but have seen the pictures and what it did to our family farm and the town itself and that was terrible!We were in 2 tornadoes 7 years ago this Memorial day weekend. We were camping at what I think is Lake Monroe Village. It was our one and only time there but I think that was the camp ground.
During the day on May 30th 2004, we went down to Marengo Cave. This was absolutely the safest place we could have possibly been when the tornado hit. We were forgotten while we were down. The lights were all out and our guide left us so he could go find out what was going on. We were down there for about an hour before anyone came back to let us know what was happening. It was pitch black down there. When we got out and back to the parking lot, we could see the devastation of what took place. Our back window was shattered and all from a smallish piece of styrofoam stuff. We eventually made it out of Marengo to get back to our camper. Most of the roads were closed and it was a mess. 80% of the town was wiped out.
While we were on our way back to the camper all residents were apparently notified except for us that there was a tornado warning and that they should seek shelter in one of the buildings. We were in our camper. Our daughter was asleep and Scutter and I were watching a movie and playing cards. It was very ominous outside. The camper started shaking and I knew immediately what it was. He grabbed our daughter and we were running toward the ranger station. While we were running across this giant open field, tables, chairs, umbrellas and everything else was blowing across the field perpendicular to the way we were running. It was scary and I NEVER want to be in another one again. My next house WILL have a basement. Right now, we have no safe place to go in our house.
Those pictures are REALLY cool though. I don't mind seeing them as long as I'm not involved.
Since then, Marengo cave has made some changes because of this incident.
To the OP nice pics! Rep for you.
I absolutely love tornadoes. Watched through the living room window as a small one took out some porch railing. The neighbors trampoline was picked up (it was anchored pretty good) and set upside down in their front yard. Use to drive around with my scanner trying to "chase" them back in high school. I found one and drove through it, it would've rated as an F0. Mostly just ended up some paint chips from small rocks and saw some tree limbs broken but other than that there was no damage.
