Ferocious tornado strikes Andover, Kansas, causing severe damage
Source: Washington Post
By Ian Livingston
An outbreak of severe storms swept through the eastern half of Kansas and Nebraska Friday, unleashing tornadoes, destructive wind gusts and massive hail in both states.
A major tornado developed just before sunset in the eastern Wichita suburbs before entering the city of Andover, where it caused substantial damage. There were no immediate reports of injuries, but many homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) declared a state of emergency in the storm’s aftermath.
Social media footage of the twister showed a fast-moving, violent tempest shredding across Andover like a buzz saw. Among the heavily damaged structures was a YMCA where cars where flung into the building, which partially collapsed.
A powerful tornado tosses debris into the air near Andover, Kansas, on Friday. (Gage Shaw)
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/04/29/andover-tornado-kansas-outbreak/
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Gotta feel for those people! 
to Andover.
We had hard rain, hail, lightning, and high wind last night. It was wild!
ETA: almost exactly 21 years ago (4/26/91), Andover was hit by an F5 twister that killed 17 people and injured 225. It was one of the strongest tornadoes ever recorded.
Trying to do simple arithmetic before coffee is a bad idea..... I'll head for the pot now.
And the tornado itself was incredible. An amazing formation, unlike many we've seen in recent years.
That was a Wizard of Oz kind of tornado.
Quit a bit of damage, no deaths thank God.
From my backyard lookin west around 8 pm..
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Much damage, I assume.
We had a tornado hit our big neighborhood two decades ago. It was spun off of the mighty Hurricane Isabel. The tornado took 100's of big trees down & many roofs off. It could've been worse; thankfully, there were no deaths.
