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Updated: 11:57 AM Jun 16, 2008
Storms Cause Train Derailment
Unusual damage is reported after two supercell storms roar through southeast Kansas. Posted: 11:57 AM Jun 16, 2008Email Address: news@kake.com |
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Unusual damage is reported after two supercell storms roar through southeast Kansas.
Harper County Emergency Management Director Mike Loreg said the wind was so powerful that it caused a train derailment near Crystal Springs. He says 15 cars were moved off the tracks.
Loreg said there has been one report of a touchdown of a rope-like tornado. There has been reports of minor damage to a few buildings and businesses. This round of potentially-dangerous weather is not over for Kansas, several severe thunderstorm warnings have been posted around the state this morning.
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