Storm

I remember everyone being concerned because the storm had moved through residential areas, not through open fields as many Kansas tornadoes do. Unfortunately, our concerns were born out as our crews got into those areas affected by the storm. By Saturday morning we knew the extent of the death and destruction that had been wrought by this killer storm. It still makes me shiver to think back to the scenes we saw in Andover.  At the same time, it was amazing to see how people responded in the aftermath and got down to cleaning up and eventually rebuilding.

After every rain storm, Wichita crews head out to the city's dirt roads to fix potholes and ruts. There's 170 miles of dirt roads crews take care of. After each storm, officials say crews have about five days to grade the roads before they dry out. When that happens, the roads become too dusty and crews need to spray water down. Currently, the city has eight crews grading the dirt roads. They hope to have all 170 miles of roads grated and flattened by the end of the week. Wichita crews are working to grade dirt roads

The Southwestern College Wichita East Professional Studies Center will remain closed until further notice because of tornado damage from the April 14th storm. That's the campus at the corner of Pawnee and Rock Road. School officials were assessing damage last week. The center was in the direct path of the storm and a convenience store next door was also heavily damaged.  

For a fourth day in a row, severe weather blows through the Sunflower State. Saturday's storm system brough with it hail, heavy rain, strong winds, and some impressive photos from our viewers. Send your weather photos on stormshots@kwch.com

A family barely escaped an E-F4 tornado that touched down in rural Ellsworth County during Saturday night's storms. But the storm, took most everything they owned. Whether it was a large tree, or the smallest toy, nothing on the Patrick property was safe from the large tornado that bared down . "I've never seen a tornado before in my life," said home owner Zoey Patrick. "And I never want to again. " Patrick, her husband and children, escaped what used to be a two story home.

The Sioux Falls Storm joined Wichita as the final two teams standing in the United Conference playoffs with their 47-33 victory over Chicago on Saturday night.  Wichita defeated Rochester by a score of 45-33 on Friday. This will be the second conference title game appearance for the Wild while Sioux Falls has appeared in six conference championship games in their storied history.  Wichita and Sioux Falls have played three  times this season with the Storm winning two of those contests.

Of the Kansas' 105 counties, only three have not had a local, state, or federal disaster declaration in 2006 or 2007 according the State Adjutant General's Office. The disasters include a December ice and snow storm in western Kansas, a late freeze that damaged at least 75 percent of the state's wheat crop, the Greensburg tornado, flooding in early May, and recent flooding in southeast Kansas. "From winter to summer it has been one storm after another. I'm unaware of any time in our state's history we've had such a series of difficult circumstances," says Congressman Jerry Moran.

Thirty foot tall waves batter a cruise ship, knocking out radar and other forms of communication. Wichita resident, Dr. Richard Guthrie was on that ship. "The captain said he had made 191 trips to Antarctica. This had been the worst storm he had ever been in," he said. He said the trip was one that he was looking forward to because he "had been on every continent on the Earth, except Antarctica. I wanted to add the seventh continent so I could say, 'I've stood on every continent on Earth.

Two pit bulls that attacked a pony at O.J. Watson Park have been deemed "dangerous. " That's according to the Wichita Police Department. The city attorney has yet to file charges against the dogs' owners. But says the investigation is on going. Storm, a 4-year-old pony, was bitten on the throat and stomach on the morning of Saturday, June 11 while in a shelter at the park. Animal Services say Storm is getting better but still has a long way to go. ------- Police say two pit bulls attacked a pony who was part of the pony ride O.J. Watson Park.  It happened early Saturday morning.

A lot of people say it really caught them off guard in the midst of a brutal drought. It was a Sunday of cleaning up after an intense microburst thunderstorm ripped through the Hutchinson area leaving a trail of debris. Homes are damaged, trees are uprooted and electricity was knocked out.  Westar Energy crews worked through the day to repair snapped power poles.  Several people tell Eyewitness News the thunder and hard-driving rain woke them up early in the morning.  They say that for more than half an hour they listened to the storm bombard their homes.